Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.052
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.052, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 88.052. PROHIBITED PASSAGE FROM CONTROL OF PRODUCER WITHOUT MEASUREMENT AND RECORD OF AMOUNT.
Official statutory text
No person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may permit the oil or gas produced to pass beyond the possession or control of that person to the possession or control of any other person without first accurately measuring the amount of the oil or gas and making and preserving an accurate record of the amount.
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