Rulemaking

Sec. 89.051. RULEMAKING. (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. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1001 (S.B. 1150), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER D. COSTS OF PLUGGING WELLS