Tex. Nat. Resources Code Section 89.044
Right to Enter on Land


(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 (Orphaned Well Reduction Program) 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.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2554, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5256, ch. 967, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5407, ch. 1002, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 267 (H.B. 2161), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2006.

Source: Section 89.044 — Right to Enter on Land, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.­89.­htm#89.­044 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 89.044’s source at texas​.gov