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 D. PREVENTION OF POLLUTION |
Sec. 91.1132. PRIORITIZATION OF HIGH-RISK WELLS
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The commission by rule shall develop a system for:
(1) identifying abandoned wells that pose a high risk of contaminating surface water or groundwater;
(2) periodically testing high-risk wells by conducting a fluid level test or, if necessary, a pressure test; and
(3) giving priority to plugging high-risk wells with compromised casings.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.