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

Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.551: DEFINITIONS.

(a) In this subchapter:
(1) "Well" means a well drilled for any purpose related to exploration for or production or storage of oil or gas or both oil and gas, including a well drilled for injection of fluids to enhance hydrocarbon recovery, disposal of produced fluids, disposal of waste from exploration or production activity, or brine mining.
(2) "Electric log" means a wireline survey, except dipmeter surveys and seismic wireline surveys, run in an open hole or a cased hole of a well for purposes of obtaining geological information.
(3) "Drilling operation" means a continuous effort to drill or deepen a well bore for which the commission has issued a permit.
(4) "Operator" means a person who assumes responsibility for the regulatory compliance of a well as shown by a form the person files with the commission and the commission approves.
(b) In this subchapter, "operator" includes a predecessor or successor operator.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1001 (H.B. 484), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1001 (H.B. 484), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

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 M. ELECTRIC LOGS

(a) In this subchapter:

(1) "Well" means a well drilled for any purpose related to exploration for or production or storage of oil or gas or both oil and gas, including a well drilled for injection of fluids to enhance hydrocarbon recovery, disposal of produced fluids, disposal of waste from exploration or production activity, or brine mining.

(2) "Electric log" means a wireline survey, except dipmeter surveys and seismic wireline surveys, run in an open hole or a cased hole of a well for purposes of obtaining geological information.

(3) "Drilling operation" means a continuous effort to drill or deepen a well bore for which the commission has issued a permit.

(4) "Operator" means a person who assumes responsibility for the regulatory compliance of a well as shown by a form the person files with the commission and the commission approves.

(b) In this subchapter, "operator" includes a predecessor or successor operator.

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1001 (H.B. 484), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1001 (H.B. 484), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

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