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Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 89.051

RULEMAKING

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1001 (S.B. 1150), Sec. 2, eff

(a) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to regulate and monitor inactive wells under this chapter.

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commission shall consider:

(1) the risk to public safety or the environment;

(2) wellbore and wellhead integrity, including the ability to monitor casing pressure; and

(3) regional risk considerations, including penetration of corrosive or over-pressured formations and completion in zones containing hydrogen sulfide.

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