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Tex. Water Code § 27.001 (2026)

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Sec. 27.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Injection Well Act.

Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2003–2023 · leading case: NGL Water Solutions Eagle Ford, LLC v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas & Blue Water Disposal (Tex. App. 2019).
NGL Water Solutions Eagle Ford, LLC v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas & Blue Water Disposal (Tex. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “See generally Tex. Water Code §§ 27.001–.157; Railroad Comm’n v.”
R.R. Comm'n of Texas v. Apache Corp. (Tex. App. 2023). “See TEX. WATER CODE ANN. §§ 27.001–.105. Operators may apply for permits from the Commission to dispose of oil and gas waste by injecting it into non-producing zones and formations already containing water unfit for domestic and other uses.”
Iskandia Energy Operating, Inc. v. SWEPI LP D/B/A Shell W. E&P (Tex. App. 2023). “See TEX. WATER CODE ANN. §§ 27.001- .207. 2 of water by injecting it back into the DMG formation at a 1:1 ratio.”
FPL Farming, Ltd. v. Texas Nat. Resource Conservation Comm'n & Env't Processing Sys., L.C. (Tex. App. 2003). “See Tex. Water Code Ann. §§ 27.001 -.151 (West 2000 & Supp.”
Stanley H. Rosenthal v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas & K-3 Resources LP (Tex. App. 2009). “See Tex. Water Code Ann. § 27.001 (West 2008).”
Stanley H. Rosenthal v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas & K-3 Resources LP (Tex. App. 2009). “See Tex. Water Code Ann. § 27.001 (West 2008).”
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