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Tex. Prop. Code § 56.001 (2026)

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Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(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.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3565, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: Cont'l Casing Corp. v. Samedan Oil Corp., 751 S.W.2d 499 (Tex. 1988).
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Cont'l Casing Corp. v. Samedan Oil Corp., 751 S.W.2d 499 (Tex. 1988). · cites it 2× “This is a summary judgment case involving the claim of a lien against mineral property under Texas Property Code sections 56.001 et seq.”
Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. v. Heritage Consol., L.L.C. (In Re Heritage Consol., L.L.C.), 765 F.3d 507 (5th Cir. 2014). · cites it 3× “Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 56.001 (4). Contractors and subcontractors are treated interchangeably under the mineral lien statute, with two notable exceptions: First, subcontractors must give notice to the mineral owner when filing material liens, whereas contractors have no notice…”
Bandera Drilling Co. v. Lavino, 824 S.W.2d 782 (Tex. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 56.001(1) (Vernon 1984).”
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc. v. Union Bank of California, N.A. (In Re Cornerstone E & P Co.), 436 B.R. 830 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2010). “In the Summary Judgment Opinion and Order, the Court also granted the Baker Hughes Plaintiffs a summary judgment with respect to their entitlement to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees from Cornerstone under Chapter 56 of the Texas Property Code governing liens against mineral…”
Trevor Rees-Jones, Tr. for Atkins Petroleum Corp. v. Trevor Rees-Jones, Tr. for Apache Servs., Inc., 799 S.W.2d 463 (Tex. App. 1990). “No notice as provided for in Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 56.021(b) and § 56.023 (Vernon 1984) was given to these Appellants.”
Meg Petroleum Corp. v. Halliburton Servs. (In Re Meg Petroleum Corp.), 61 B.R. 14 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 1986). · cites it 2× “The Application of Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 56.001 The Court finds that the express terms of Tex.”
Holley v. NL Indus./NL Acme Tool Co., 718 S.W.2d 813 (Tex. App. 1986). “See: Tex.Prop.Code § 56.001, et seq. Had the legislature intended to include oil and gas drilling contracts within the protections offered by Chapter 162 of the Property Code, it could have easily done so.”
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc. v. Union Bank of California, N.A. (In Re Cornerstone E & P Co.), 435 B.R. 390 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2010). “Whether the Baker Hughes Plaintiffs are entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees from Cornerstone under chapter 56 of the Texas Property Code governing liens against mineral property on account of those M & M Lien Claims arising under Tex. Prop.Code § 56.001, et seq. The…”
Amir Foad John Aflatouni AKA Jonathan Aflatouni v. Enclave at Grapevine, L.P., a Texas Ltd. P'ship (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Opinion by: PER CURIAM Opinion [*500] This is a summary judgment case involving the claim of a lien against mineral property under Texas Property Code sections 56.001 et seq.”
Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Pub. Accounts of the State of Texas & Ken Paxton, Attorney Gen. of the State of Texas v. Gulf Copper & Mfg. Corp. (Tex. 2017). · cites it 2× “10 Tex. Prop. Code § 56.001(1) .............”
MDC Energy, LLC v. Crosby Energy Servs., Inc. (S.D. Tex. 2024). · cites it 2× “TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 56.001; see also Noble Expl.”
Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P v. Heritage (5th Cir. 2014). · cites it 3× “Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 56.001 (2). A mineral subcontractor is a person who “furnishes or hauls material” or “performs labor” under a contract with a mineral contractor.”
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— Tex. Prop. Code § 56.001(1) — 2 cases
Bandera Drilling Co. v. Lavino, 824 S.W.2d 782 (Tex. App. 1992). “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 56.001(1) (Vernon 1984).”
Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Pub. Accounts of the State of Texas & Ken Paxton, Attorney Gen. of the State of Texas v. Gulf Copper & Mfg. Corp. (Tex. 2017). “10 Tex. Prop. Code § 56.001(1) .............”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 56.001(2) — 2 cases
Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. v. Heritage Consol., L.L.C. (In Re Heritage Consol., L.L.C.), 765 F.3d 507 (5th Cir. 2014). “Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 56.001 (4). Contractors and subcontractors are treated interchangeably under the mineral lien statute, with two notable exceptions: First, subcontractors must give notice to the mineral owner when filing material liens, whereas contractors have no notice…”
Bandera Drilling Co. v. Lavino, 824 S.W.2d 782 (Tex. App. 1992). “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 56.001(1) (Vernon 1984).”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 56.001(3) — 1 case
Bandera Drilling Co. v. Lavino, 824 S.W.2d 782 (Tex. App. 1992). “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 56.001(1) (Vernon 1984).”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 56.001(4) — 1 case
Bandera Drilling Co. v. Lavino, 824 S.W.2d 782 (Tex. App. 1992). “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 56.001(1) (Vernon 1984).”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 56.001(4)(A) — 1 case
ELG Oil, LLC & ELG Util., LLC v. Stranco Servs., LLC (Tex. App. 2019).
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