Tex.
Nat. Resources Code Section 91.504
Providing Information About Payment Deductions and Adjustments, Heating Value, or Lease Identification
(a)
If the payor does not explain on the check stub, attachment to the payment form, or other remittance advice, or by a separate mailing, deductions from or adjustments to payments, the payor must provide an explanation by certified mail not later than the 60th day after the date the payor receives a request from the royalty interest owner. The royalty interest owner must send the request by certified mail.(b)
If a royalty interest owner requests information by certified mail concerning the heating value of the gas produced or sold from the lease, property, or well in which the owner has an interest, the payor must, not later than the 60th day after the date the payor receives the request, provide by certified mail:(1)
a copy of the Form G-1 filed with the commission; or(2)
a check stub or separate statement that includes the information.(c)
A royalty interest owner who received a payment from a payor during the preceding calendar year may request in writing by certified mail that the payor provide a report listing the following information for the preceding year:(1)
each lease, property, or well identification number;(2)
each lease, property, or well name;(3)
the field name;(4)
the county and state in which the property is located; and(5)
the commission lease identification number or commingling permit number or any other identification number under which the production for the lease, property, or well is being reported to the state.(d)
A payor who receives a request for information under Subsection (c) shall provide the information by certified mail not later than the 60th day after the date the payor receives the request.(e)
At least once every 12 months, a payor shall provide the following statement to each royalty interest owner to whom the payor makes a payment:
Source:
Section 91.504 — Providing Information About Payment Deductions and Adjustments, Heating Value, or Lease Identification, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.91.htm#91.504 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
