Tex.
Prop. Code Section 56.001
Definitions
(1)
“Mineral activities” means digging, drilling, torpedoing, operating, completing, maintaining, or repairing an oil, gas, or water well, an oil or gas pipeline, or a mine or quarry.(2)
“Mineral contractor” means a person who performs labor or furnishes or hauls material, machinery, or supplies used in mineral activities under an express or implied contract with a mineral property owner or with a trustee, agent, or receiver of a mineral property owner.(3)
“Mineral property owner” means an owner of land, an oil, gas, or other mineral leasehold, an oil or gas pipeline, or an oil or gas pipeline right-of-way.(4)
“Mineral subcontractor” means a person who:(A)
furnishes or hauls material, machinery, or supplies used in mineral activities under contract with a mineral contractor or with a subcontractor;(B)
performs labor used in mineral activities under contract with a mineral contractor; or(C)
performs labor used in mineral activities as an artisan or day laborer employed by a subcontractor.
Source:
Section 56.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.56.htm#56.001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
