Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.057
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.057, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 85.057. RESTRICTION ON UNEXPLORED TERRITORY.
Official statutory text
The provisions of this chapter that were formerly a part of Chapter 2, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 4th Called Session, 1932, as amended, shall not be construed to grant the commission any authority to restrict or in any manner limit the drilling of wells to explore for oil or gas or both in territory that is not known to produce either oil or gas.
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