{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-89.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.051","heading":"RULEMAKING.","body":"(a) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to regulate and monitor inactive wells under this chapter.\n(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commission shall consider:\n(1) the risk to public safety or the environment;\n(2) wellbore and wellhead integrity, including the ability to monitor casing pressure; and\n(3) regional risk considerations, including penetration of corrosive or over-pressured formations and completion in zones containing hydrogen sulfide.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1001 (S.B. 1150), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 89. ABANDONED WELLS","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.89.htm#89.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"d4ac0ffbe6929f3bca61e922d3bd2e6a2d474e02c4195a1111b36150ffc8087a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-89.050","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-89.081"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}