Section 56.001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Mineral activities" means digging, drilling, torpedoing, operating, completing, maintaining, or repairing an oil, gas, or water well, an oil or gas pipeline, or a mine or quarry.(2) "Mineral contractor" means a person who performs labor or furnishes or hauls material, machinery, or supplies used in mineral activities under an express or implied contract with a mineral property owner or with a trustee, agent, or receiver of a mineral property owner.(3) "Mineral property owner" means an owner of land, an oil, gas, or other mineral leasehold, an oil or gas pipeline, or an oil or gas pipeline right-of-way.(4) "Mineral subcontractor" means a person who:(A) furnishes or hauls material, machinery, or supplies used in mineral activities under contract with a mineral contractor or with a subcontractor;(B) performs labor used in mineral activities under contract with a mineral contractor; or(C) performs labor used in mineral activities as an artisan or day laborer employed by a subcontractor. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3565, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1984.