{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-122.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 122.002","heading":"OWNERSHIP OF FLUID OIL AND GAS WASTE TRANSFERRED FOR TREATMENT AND SUBSEQUENT BENEFICIAL USE.","body":"Unless otherwise expressly provided by an oil or gas lease, a surface use agreement, a contract, a bill of sale, or another legally binding document:\n(1) when fluid oil and gas waste is produced and used by or transferred to a person who takes possession of that waste for the purpose of treating the waste for a subsequent beneficial use, the waste is considered to be the property of the person who takes possession of it for the purpose of treating the waste for subsequent beneficial use until the person transfers the waste or treated waste to another person for disposal or use; and\n(2) when a person who takes possession of fluid oil and gas waste for the purpose of treating the waste for a subsequent beneficial use transfers possession of the treated product or any treatment byproduct to another person for the purpose of subsequent disposal or beneficial use, the transferred product or byproduct is considered to be the property of the person to whom the material is transferred.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 209 (H.B. 2767), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 147 (H.B. 3246), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE D. REGULATION OF SPECIFIC BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 122. TREATMENT AND RECYCLING FOR BENEFICIAL USE OF FLUID OIL AND GAS WASTE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.122.htm#122.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"7f42832d18248d2b43be1a4e9720e85e1ef034d87247fe5130b7d04d4e3e1917","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-122.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-122.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}