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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.1132: PRIORITIZATION OF HIGH-RISK WELLS.

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  1. NATURAL RESOURCES CODE
  2. TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS
  3. SUBTITLE B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS
  4. CHAPTER 91. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE
  5. SUBCHAPTER D. PREVENTION OF POLLUTION

The commission by rule shall develop a system for:

(1) identifying abandoned wells that pose a high risk of contaminating surface water or groundwater;

(2) periodically testing high-risk wells by conducting a fluid level test or, if necessary, a pressure test; and

(3) giving priority to plugging high-risk wells with compromised casings.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:28Z. Source file · JSON

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