Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.044
RIGHT TO ENTER ON LAND
Texas · Texas Natural Resources Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.044, RIGHT TO ENTER ON LAND, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/695836
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(a) The commission or its employees or agents, the operator, or the nonoperator, on proper identification, may enter the land of another for the purpose of plugging or replugging a well that has not been properly plugged.
(b) A prospective operator who has been authorized under Section 89.047 to conduct a surface inspection of a well, on proper identification, may enter the land of another for the sole purpose of conducting the inspection.
(c) Except as necessary to prevent injury to the public health, a person authorized to enter land under this section may not take an action that would prevent the owner of the surface estate of the land from accessing the land.