Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.003
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.003, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 115.003. DEFINITION OF UNLAWFUL OIL; PRESUMPTION.
Official statutory text
(a) For purposes of this chapter, oil is unlawful if the oil is:
(1) produced in this state from a well in excess of the amount allowed by a commission order or otherwise in violation of a law of this state or commission order; or
(2) transported in violation of a law of this state or commission order.
(b) It is presumed that oil is "unlawful oil" for purposes of this chapter if the oil is retained in storage for more than six years without being used, consumed, or moved into regular commercial channels.
(c) The presumption under Subsection (b) may be rebutted by proof that the oil:
(1) was produced from a well within the production allowable then applying to that well;
(2) was not produced in violation of a law of this state or commission order; and
(3) if transported from the lease from which it was produced, was not transported in violation of a law of this state or commission order.
(1) produced in this state from a well in excess of the amount allowed by a commission order or otherwise in violation of a law of this state or commission order; or
(2) transported in violation of a law of this state or commission order.
(b) It is presumed that oil is "unlawful oil" for purposes of this chapter if the oil is retained in storage for more than six years without being used, consumed, or moved into regular commercial channels.
(c) The presumption under Subsection (b) may be rebutted by proof that the oil:
(1) was produced from a well within the production allowable then applying to that well;
(2) was not produced in violation of a law of this state or commission order; and
(3) if transported from the lease from which it was produced, was not transported in violation of a law of this state or commission order.
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