{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.016","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.016","heading":"CONFINING GAS TO ORIGINAL STRATUM.","body":"(a) If gas located in a gas-bearing stratum known to contain gas in paying quantities is encountered in a well drilled for oil or gas in this state, the gas shall be confined to its original stratum until it can be produced and used without waste.\n(b) Gas-bearing strata shall be adequately protected from infiltrating water.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2561, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 91. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE","SUBCHAPTER B. DUTIES RELATING TO OIL AND GAS WELLS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.91.htm#91.016","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"50c8243cfc6e21e083e36c42c78e316fc7467cc91b196ada1892de84b9bc6b27","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.015","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-91.017"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}