Tex.
Nat. Resources Code Section 85.055
Allowable Production of Gas
(a)
If, on written complaint by an affected party or on its own initiative and after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the commission finds that full production from wells producing gas only from a common source of supply of gas in this state is in excess of the reasonable market demand, the commission shall inquire into the production and reasonable market demand for the gas and shall determine the allowable production from the common source of supply.(b)
The allowable production from a prorated common source of supply is that portion of the reasonable market demand that can be produced without waste.(c)
The commission shall allocate, distribute, or apportion the allowable production from the prorated common source of supply among the various producers on a reasonable basis and shall limit the production of each producer to the amount allocated or apportioned to the producer.(d)
When, as provided in Subsection (b) of Section 85.046 (Waste) or Subsection (b) of Section 86.012 (Definition of Waste) of this code, as amended, the commission has permitted production by commingling oil or gas or oil and gas from multiple stratigraphic or lenticular accumulations of oil or gas or oil and gas, the commission may allocate, distribute, or apportion the production of such commingled separate multiple stratigraphic or lenticular accumulations of oil or gas or oil and gas as if they were a single common source of supply; provided, however, that:(i)
such commingling shall not cause the allocation of allowable production from a well producing from any separate accumulation or accumulations to be less than that which would result from the commission applying the provisions of Section 86.095 (Zoning Common Reservoirs) of this code to such accumulation or accumulations; and(ii)
the allocation of the allowable for such commingled production shall be based on not less than two factors which the Railroad Commission shall take into account as directed by Section 86.089 (Factors in Determining Allowable) of this code.
Source:
Section 85.055 — Allowable Production of Gas, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.85.htm#85.055 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
