Tex. Nat. Resources Code Section 122.002
Ownership of Fluid Oil and Gas Waste Transferred for Treatment and Subsequent Beneficial Use

Unless otherwise expressly provided by an oil or gas lease, a surface use agreement, a contract, a bill of sale, or another legally binding document:

(1)

when fluid oil and gas waste is produced and used by or transferred to a person who takes possession of that waste for the purpose of treating the waste for a subsequent beneficial use, the waste is considered to be the property of the person who takes possession of it for the purpose of treating the waste for subsequent beneficial use until the person transfers the waste or treated waste to another person for disposal or use; and

(2)

when a person who takes possession of fluid oil and gas waste for the purpose of treating the waste for a subsequent beneficial use transfers possession of the treated product or any treatment byproduct to another person for the purpose of subsequent disposal or beneficial use, the transferred product or byproduct is considered to be the property of the person to whom the material is transferred.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 209 (H.B. 2767), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 147 (H.B. 3246), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 122.002 — Ownership of Fluid Oil and Gas Waste Transferred for Treatment and Subsequent Beneficial Use, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.­122.­htm#122.­002 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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