The commission shall pool only the acreage which at the time of its order reasonably appears to lie within the productive limits of the reservoir.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 102.018
ACREAGE SUBJECT TO POOLING
Known as the Mineral Interest Pooling Act
The act spans §§ 102–102 (20 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Buttes Resources Co. v. Railroad Commission (1987)
Most recently applied in Railroad Commission of Texas v. Bishop Petroleum, Inc. (May 1987)
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2573, ch. 871, art
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.