Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.1132
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.1132, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 91.1132. PRIORITIZATION OF HIGH-RISK WELLS.
Official statutory text
The commission by rule shall develop a system for:
(1) identifying abandoned wells that pose a high risk of contaminating surface water or groundwater;
(2) periodically testing high-risk wells by conducting a fluid level test or, if necessary, a pressure test; and
(3) giving priority to plugging high-risk wells with compromised casings.
(1) identifying abandoned wells that pose a high risk of contaminating surface water or groundwater;
(2) periodically testing high-risk wells by conducting a fluid level test or, if necessary, a pressure test; and
(3) giving priority to plugging high-risk wells with compromised casings.
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