Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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 |
Sec. 91.015. PREVENTION OF WASTE
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Operators, contractors, drillers, pipeline companies, and gas distributing companies that drill for or produce oil or gas or pipe oil or gas for any purpose shall use every possible precaution in accordance with the most approved methods to stop and prevent waste of oil, gas, or both oil and gas in drilling and producing operations, storage, piping, and distribution and shall not wastefully use oil or gas or allow oil or gas to leak or escape from natural reservoirs, wells, tanks, containers, or pipes.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2561, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.