Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.020

This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.020, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.

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§ 81.020. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF CHIEF SUPERVISOR AND HIS DEPUTIES.

Official statutory text

(a) The chief supervisor and his deputies shall supervise the plugging of all abandoned wells and the shooting of wells and shall follow the rules of the commission relating to the production and conservation of oil and gas.

(b) The chief supervisor shall gather information and assist the commission in the performance of its duties under this title.

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