Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.015
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Operators, contractors, drillers, pipeline companies, and gas distributing companies that drill for or produce oil or gas or pipe oil or gas for any purpose shall use every possible precaution in accordance with the most approved methods to stop and prevent waste of oil, gas, or both oil and gas in drilling and producing operations, storage, piping, and distribution and shall not wastefully use oil or gas or allow oil or gas to leak or escape from natural reservoirs, wells, tanks, containers, or pipes.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.015