Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 89.042

COMMISSION ORDER TO PLUG

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Cain v. State (1994)

Most recently applied in Wells Fargo Bank v. Goldzband (March 1997)

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2553, ch. 871, art

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(a) If the commission finds that the well was not properly plugged, it shall order the operator to plug the well according to the rules of the commission in effect at the time the order is issued.

(b) If the operator cannot be found or is no longer in existence or has no assets with which to properly plug the well, the commission shall order the nonoperators to plug the well according to the rules of the commission in effect at the time the order is issued.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.