Section 91.551 - Definitions(a) In this subchapter:(1) "Well" means a well drilled for any purpose related to exploration for or production or storage of oil or gas or both oil and gas, including a well drilled for injection of fluids to enhance hydrocarbon recovery, disposal of produced fluids, disposal of waste from exploration or production activity, or brine mining.(2) "Electric log" means a wireline survey, except dipmeter surveys and seismic wireline surveys, run in an open hole or a cased hole of a well for purposes of obtaining geological information.(3) "Drilling operation" means a continuous effort to drill or deepen a well bore for which the commission has issued a permit.(4) "Operator" means a person who assumes responsibility for the regulatory compliance of a well as shown by a form the person files with the commission and the commission approves.(b) In this subchapter, "operator" includes a predecessor or successor operator.Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.551
Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1001, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2005.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1001, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2005.Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.