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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.085

This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.085, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.

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§ 86.085. DETERMINATION OF DEMAND AND VOLUME.

Official statutory text

On or before the last day of each month, the commission or a person authorized by the commission shall determine:

(1) the lawful market demand for gas to be produced from each prorated reservoir during the following month; and

(2) the volume of gas that can be produced without waste from each prorated reservoir and each well in the reservoir during the following month.

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