In recognition of past, present, and imminent evils occurring in the production and use of gas as a result of waste in this production and use of gas in the absence of correlative opportunities of owners of gas in a common reservoir to produce and use the gas, the provisions of this chapter are enacted for the protection of public and private interests against these evils by prohibiting waste and compelling ratable production.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 86.001
DECLARATION OF POLICY
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Railroad Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co. (1992)
Most recently applied in Railroad Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co. (December 1992)
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2531, ch. 871, art
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