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Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.404 (2026)

Nonpayment Of Oil And Gas Proceeds Or Interest

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Sec. 91.404. NONPAYMENT OF OIL AND GAS PROCEEDS OR INTEREST. (a) If a payee seeks relief for the failure of a payor to make timely payment of proceeds from the sale of oil or gas or an interest in oil or gas as required under Section 91.402 or 91.403 of this code, the payee must give the payor written notice by mail of that failure as a prerequisite to beginning judicial action against the payor for nonpayment.

(b) The payor has 30 days after receipt of the required notice from the payee in which to pay the proceeds due, or to respond by stating in writing a reasonable cause for nonpayment.

(c) A payee has a cause of action for nonpayment of oil or gas proceeds or interest on those proceeds as required in Section 91.402 or 91.403 of this code in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the oil or gas well is located.

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 966, ch. 228, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: ConocoPhillips, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., L.P., & Lois Strieber, Individually & as of the Est. of Jerry Strieber v. Ralph Wade Koopmann, Karen Marie Koenig, & Lorene H. Koopmann, 542 S.W.3d 643 (Tex. App. 2016).
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ConocoPhillips, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., L.P., & Lois Strieber, Individually & as of the Est. of Jerry Strieber v. Ralph Wade Koopmann, Karen Marie Koenig, & Lorene H. Koopmann, 542 S.W.3d 643 (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “See TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN § 91.404(c) (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.”
Charles G. Hooks, III v. Samson Lone Star, Ltd. P'ship, N/K/A Samson Lone Star Llc, 457 S.W.3d 52 (Tex. 2015). “Hooks III (“Hooks”) 1 sued Samson Lone Star Limited Partnership, now known as Samson Lone Star, LLC (“Samson”), in 2006, 2 alleging, among other things, breach of contract and failure to pay royalties under Texas Natural Resources Code section 91.404.”
Bright & Co. v. Holbein Fam. Mineral Trust, 995 S.W.2d 742 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 91.404(c) (Vernon 1993).”
Yzaguirre v. KCS Resources, Inc., 47 S.W.3d 532 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex.Nat.Res.Code Ann. § 91.404(c) (Vernon 1993).”
Russell v. Panhandle Producing Co., 975 S.W.2d 702 (Tex. App. 1998). “Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 91.404(c) (Vernon 1993).”
Michael I. Leavitt, Successor Testementary Tr. of the Bert Earl Gassaway Testamentary Trust & Successor Indep. Adm'r With Will Annexed of the Est. of Marie Anderson Gassaway v. Ballard Expl. Co., Inc., 540 S.W.3d 164 (Tex. App. 2017). “” TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN. § 91.404(a) (West 2011).”
ConocoPhillips Co. v. Ramirez, 534 S.W.3d 490 (Tex. App. 2017). “Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 91.404 (West 2011).”
Gloria Garcia v. Genesis Crude Oil L.P. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 8× “5 TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCES CODE § 91.402 ...”
Gloria Garcia v. Genesis Crude Oil L.P. (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “See TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN. §§ 91.404; 91.406 (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.”
Brad & Randi Aery, & the House Intervenors Lloyd House, Robert Eugene House, Magdalen House, Judith Ann House, Wayne House, Jimmy R. House, Edna Pawelek Ulbrich, Peter Pawelek, Jesse Pawelek, Ruby Pawelek Schumacher, Elizabeth Pawalek Reigh, Roy Mitch v. Hoskins, Inc. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “8 TEX. NAT. RES CODE ANN. §91.404 (West 2005) .”
Devon Energy Corp., Devon Energy Prod. Co., L.P., & Devon Gas Servs., L.P. v. Iona Energy, L.P. (Tex. App. 2020). “011 ; Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 91.404 . 11 15.”
WTX Fund, LLC v. Ray Holt Brown, Patti Holt Elkins, Janie H. Giddiens Trust, Bobby Van Holt Revocable Living Trust, Jay F. Holt, John Thomas Holt, Cheryl Jones, Debra Lynn Morgan Revocable Trust, Judy K. Wadsworth & Susan G. Wesson Revocable Living Trust (Tex. App. 2020). “WTX sought a declaratory judgment to determine the respective rights as between 4 See TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN. § 91.404. 5 In briefing to this Court, WTX asserted that Y-Royalty Partners obtained its interests from three granddaughters of Hamilton Roach, who had inherited those…”
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— Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.404(a) — 2 cases
Michael I. Leavitt, Successor Testementary Tr. of the Bert Earl Gassaway Testamentary Trust & Successor Indep. Adm'r With Will Annexed of the Est. of Marie Anderson Gassaway v. Ballard Expl. Co., Inc., 540 S.W.3d 164 (Tex. App. 2017). “” TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN. § 91.404(a) (West 2011).”
Gloria Garcia v. Genesis Crude Oil L.P. (Tex. App. 2015). “5 TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCES CODE § 91.402 ...”
— Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.404(b) — 1 case
Gloria Garcia v. Genesis Crude Oil L.P. (Tex. App. 2015). “5 TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCES CODE § 91.402 ...”
— Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.404(c) — 8 cases
ConocoPhillips, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., L.P., & Lois Strieber, Individually & as of the Est. of Jerry Strieber v. Ralph Wade Koopmann, Karen Marie Koenig, & Lorene H. Koopmann, 542 S.W.3d 643 (Tex. App. 2016). “See TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN § 91.404(c) (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.”
Bright & Co. v. Holbein Fam. Mineral Trust, 995 S.W.2d 742 (Tex. App. 1999). “See Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 91.404(c) (Vernon 1993).”
Yzaguirre v. KCS Resources, Inc., 47 S.W.3d 532 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex.Nat.Res.Code Ann. § 91.404(c) (Vernon 1993).”
Russell v. Panhandle Producing Co., 975 S.W.2d 702 (Tex. App. 1998). “Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 91.404(c) (Vernon 1993).”
Gloria Garcia v. Genesis Crude Oil L.P. (Tex. App. 2016). “See TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN. §§ 91.404; 91.406 (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.”
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