Texas Administrative Code

(a) Oil allowable yardsticks. (1) 1947 allowable yardstick. The following schedule allowable shall be assigned all wells according to depth of the reservoir and proration unit size authorized by the commission upon expiration of the discovery allowable, if discovery of the field …

(a) Permit required. Any person who engages in fluid injection operations in reservoirs productive of oil, gas, or geothermal resources must obtain a permit from the commission. Permits may be issued when the injection will not endanger oil, gas, or geothermal resources or cause …

An allowable transfer will not be authorized for a well converted from oil production to saltwater disposal; however, an operator may make application to use the well for dual-purpose waterflood and saltwater disposal if injection is into an oil productive zone, and it is shown t…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Capacity oil allowable--The allowable assigned from time to time by the director of the Oil and Gas Division or the di…

(a) Any oil well producing with a gas-oil ratio in excess of 2,000 cubic feet of gas per barrel of oil produced shall be allowed to produce daily only that volume of gas obtained by multiplying its maximum daily oil allowable, as determined by the allocation formula applicable to…

(a) Requirements for spacing, density, and units. An application for a permit to drill, deepen, plug back, or reenter any oil well, gas well, brine production well, or geothermal resource well shall be made under the provisions of §§3.37, 3.38, 3.39, 3.40, and/or 3.82 of this tit…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a procedure by which an operator can obtain Railroad Commission approval and certification of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects pursuant to Texas Tax Code, § 202.052 , § 202.054, and § 202.0545. (b) Applicability. (1) This…

(a) A completed potential test form shall be filed with the Commission not later than the deadline for filing completion reports under § 3.16 of this title (relating to Log and Completion or Plugging Report). If the operator fails to file a potential test in an acceptable form pr…

(a) The daily allowable production of any lease or property shall not include production based upon the daily potential production of the field or area in which such well is located unless such well is actually on production, and such lease or property shall share in the total al…

(a) Oil wells. (1) Unless otherwise provided for in this section, each operator of producing oil wells shall annually test each producing oil well for a 24-hour period during the test period specified on the well status report form and shall record all oil, gas and water volumes …

(a) Gas processing plant report. As soon after the first day of each calendar month as practicable, and never later than the 25th day of each calendar month, the operator of each plant manufacturing or extracting liquid hydrocarbons, including gasoline, butane, propane, condensat…

(a) When the full well stream from a gas well is moved to a plant or central separation facilities, and the liquid hydrocarbons produced by two or more wells are commingled without being measured or metered from each gas well, the operator of each well so producing shall periodic…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Identifiable liquid hydrocarbons--Volume of scrubber oil/skim hydrocarbons that is received at a gas plant/produced wat…

(a) Applicability. This section is applicable to reclamation of tank bottoms and other hydrocarbon wastes generated through activities associated with the exploration, development, and production (including transportation) of crude oil and other waste materials containing oil, as…

(a) Certificate of Compliance and transportation authority. (1) Each operator who seeks to operate any well subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission shall file with the commission's Austin office a commission form P-4 (certificate of compliance and transportation authority) …

(a) General. The commission may, from time to time, require oil and gas pipeline companies to make reports to the commission showing wells connected with their lines during any month, the amount of production taken therefrom, names of parties from whom oil and gas are purchased, …

(a) Authority will be granted to multicomplete a well in separate reservoirs that are not in communication without the necessity of notice and hearing on each separate application; provided, that an application for multiple completion on the form prescribed and the required accom…

On or before the 15th day of each calendar month, the operator of each refinery, processing plant, blending plant or treating plant, and/or other plant situated within the state that processes or manufactures a product, except those gas processing plants for which another form is…

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Chief administrative officer--Chief Clerk of the Land Office or his or her designee. (2) Commissioner--Commissioner of the General Lan…

The procedures in this subchapter are exclusive and required prerequisites to suit under the Civil Practice & Remedies Code, Chapter 107, and Texas Government Code, Chapter 2260. Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.62 The provisions of this §3.62 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976…

This subchapter does not waive the Land Office's sovereign immunity to suit or liability. Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.63 The provisions of this §3.63 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 47, November 22, 2019, TexReg 7186 , eff. …

(a) Definitions. (1) In this section, the term "energy emergency" means any event that results in firm load shed or has the potential to result in firm load shed required by the reliability coordinator of a power region in Texas. An event that has the "potential to result in firm…

(a) Applicability. (1) In accordance with Texas Natural Resources Code § 86.044 , this section applies to a gas supply chain facility that is: (A) included on the electricity supply chain map created under Texas Utilities Code § 38.203 ; and (B) designated as critical in § 3.65 o…

Whenever hydrocarbon, brine or geothermal resource fluids are encountered in any well drilled for oil, gas, brine, or geothermal resources in this state, such fluid shall be confined in its original stratum until it can be produced and utilized without waste. Each such stratum sh…

(a) Each operator of a pipeline or gathering system, other than an operator excluded under § 8.1 (b)(4) of this title (relating to General Applicability and Standards), subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, shall obtain a pipeline permit, to be renewed annually, from the…

Unless the parties agree otherwise, each party shall be responsible for its own negotiation costs, including, without limitation, fees of attorneys, consultants, and experts. Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.71 The provisions of this §3.71 adopted to be effective August 25, 2003, 28…

(a) If the parties do not resolve a claim of breach of contract in its entirety through negotiation or mediation in accordance with this subchapter on or before the 270th day after the Land Office receives the notice of claim, or after the expiration of any extension agreed to by…

(a) No pipeline or other carrier shall be connected with any well subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission until the operator of the well provides the pipeline or other carrier with a certificate from the Commission that the rules in this title have been complied with. This …

Unless the parties agree otherwise in writing, each party is responsible for its own mediation costs, including without limitation, document reproduction costs and fees of attorney, consultants, or experts. The mediator's fees and associated costs shall be divided equally between…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Violation--Noncompliance with a Commission rule, order, license, permit, or certificate relating to safety or the prev…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Adjacent estuarine zones--This term embraces the area inland from the coast line of Texas and is comprised of the bays, inlets, and est…

(a) The following words and terms when used in this section shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Basic sediment pit--Pit used in conjunction with a tank battery for storage of basic sediment removed from a production vessel or fro…

(a) Forms. Forms required to be filed at the Commission shall be those prescribed by the Commission. A complete set of all Commission forms required to be filed at the Commission shall be kept by the Commission secretary and posted on the Commission's web site. Notice of any new …

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings unless, the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Affected person--A person who, as a result of the activity sought to be permitted, has suffered or may suffer actual i…

(a) Scope and purpose. (1) This section contains the regulations for: (A) brine production projects and the associated brine production wells for the extraction of elements, minerals, mineral ions, salts, or other useful substances, including, but not limited to, lithium, lithium…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a procedure by which an operator can obtain commission certification of a wellbore as a two-year inactive well or three-year inactive well in order to qualify for the tax exemptions provided for in the Tax Code, §§ 201.053 , …

(a) The purpose of this section is to provide a means for a producer or purchaser to increase production and takes from wells in a field in response to an increase in demand caused by unforeseen events. This section outlines the commission's mechanisms for both determining that a…

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Cargo manifest--One or more documents that together contain the information required by subsection (c) of this section. That part o…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Correlative interval--The depth interval designated by the field rules or by new field designation on Form P-7 (New Fi…

Any person who disposes of saltwater or other oil and gas waste by injection into a porous formation not productive of oil, gas, or geothermal resources shall be responsible for complying with this section, Texas Water Code, Chapter 27, and Title 3 of the Natural Resources Code. …

(a) Terms. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Free oil--The crude oil that has not been absorbed by the soil and is accessible for removal. (2) Sensitive areas--These are…

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) 401 certification--A certification issued by the commission, under the authority of the Federal Clean Water Act, §401, that a feder…

(a) Definitions. The following terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Affected person--A person who, as a result of actions proposed in an application for a storage facility permit or for amendment …

(a) Definitions. The following terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Affected person--A person who, as a result of actions proposed an application for an underground gas storage project permit or a…

(a) Definitions. The following terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Affected person--A person who, as a result of actions proposed in an application for a storage facility permit or amendment or m…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish standards for management of hazardous oil and gas waste. (b) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Acti…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Cathodic protection well--Any well drilled for the purpose of installing one or more anodes to prevent corrosion of a …