Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.706
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.706, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 91.706. EFFECT OF CANCELLATION ON OWNER OR OPERATOR OF WELL.
Official statutory text
(a) On notice from the commission that a certificate of compliance for a well has been cancelled, it shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of the well to use the well for production, injection, or disposal until a new certificate of compliance covering the well has been issued by the commission.
(b) If an operator uses or reports use of a well for production, injection, or disposal for which the operator's certificate of compliance has been cancelled, the commission may refuse to renew the operator's organization report required by Section 91.142 until the operator pays the fee required by Section 91.707 and the commission issues the certificate of compliance required for that well.
(b) If an operator uses or reports use of a well for production, injection, or disposal for which the operator's certificate of compliance has been cancelled, the commission may refuse to renew the operator's organization report required by Section 91.142 until the operator pays the fee required by Section 91.707 and the commission issues the certificate of compliance required for that well.
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