{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-102.015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 102.015","heading":"PROHIBITED PROVISIONS IN OPERATING AGREEMENT.","body":"A pooling agreement, offer to pool, or pooling order is not considered fair and reasonable if it provides for an operating agreement containing any of the following provisions:\n(1) preferential right of the operator to purchase mineral interests in the unit;\n(2) a call on or option to purchase production from the unit;\n(3) operating charges that include any part of district or central office expense other than reasonable overhead charges; or\n(4) prohibition against nonoperators questioning the operation of the unit.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2572, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE C. POOLING AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS","CHAPTER 102. POOLING","SUBCHAPTER B. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURE FOR POOLING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.102.htm#102.015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"73cda4ee4a3e3bcab4cef3db55837d60df68bbf20ef05e1e096c3dd1213cd60c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-102.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-102.016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}