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Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 122.001 (2026)
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Sec. 122.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.
(2) "Fluid oil and gas waste" means waste containing salt or other mineralized substances, brine, hydraulic fracturing fluid, flowback water, produced water, or other fluid that arises out of or is incidental to the drilling for or production of oil or gas.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 209 (H.B. 2767), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Cactus Water Servs., LLC v. Cog Operating, LLC (Tex. 2025).
Cactus Water Servs., LLC v. Cog Operating, LLC (Tex. 2025). “” TEX. NAT. RES. CODE §§ 122.001–.002. Whether the statute changed the law—permissibly or not—or merely codified it is a matter of some debate.”
Basic Energy Servs., LP v. PPC Energy, LP & Priest Petroleum Corp. (Tex. App. 2024). “” Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 122.001 (2). Section 122.”
Cactus Water Servs., LLC v. Cog Operating, LLC (Tex. 2025). “” TEX. NAT. RES. CODE § 122.001(2). Thus, the fluid addressed by the statute arises once the oil or gas is separated from it by the lessee or its agent.”
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 122.001(2): 2 cases
Cactus Water Servs., LLC v. Cog Operating, LLC (Tex. 2025). “” TEX. NAT. RES. CODE § 122.001(2). Thus, the fluid addressed by the statute arises once the oil or gas is separated from it by the lessee or its agent.”
Cactus Water Servs., LLC v. Cog Operating, LLC (Tex. 2025). “” TEX. NAT. RES. CODE §§ 122.001–.002. Whether the statute changed the law—permissibly or not—or merely codified it is a matter of some debate.”
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