Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.1132: PRIORITIZATION OF HIGH-RISK WELLS.
Where this section sits in the code
- NATURAL RESOURCES CODE
- TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS
- SUBTITLE B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS
- CHAPTER 91. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE
- 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.
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