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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.015

PREVENTION OF WASTE

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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.015, PREVENTION OF WASTE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/695875
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Operators, contractors, drillers, pipeline companies, and gas distributing companies that drill for or produce oil or gas or pipe oil or gas for any purpose shall use every possible precaution in accordance with the most approved methods to stop and prevent waste of oil, gas, or both oil and gas in drilling and producing operations, storage, piping, and distribution and shall not wastefully use oil or gas or allow oil or gas to leak or escape from natural reservoirs, wells, tanks, containers, or pipes.