Texas Natural Resources Code Title 3, Chapter 87 - Regulation Of Sour Natural Gas

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

SUBCHAPTER B POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION

• Texas Section 87.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter, the words "oil," "gas," "commission," "common reservoir," "gas well," "oil well," "sour gas," "sweet gas," "natural gasoline," "cubic foot of gas," and...
• Texas Section 87.011 - Rules And Orders
  (a) In administering the provisions of this chapter, the commission shall hold hearings, make determinations, and promulgate rules and orders as provided in Sections 86.084-86.090...
• Texas Section 87.012 - Validity
  (a) Rules and orders adopted by the commission under the terms of this chapter are considered prima facie valid. (b) A person affected by an...
• Texas Section 87.013 - Hearings
  From time to time, the commission shall hold hearings, after proper notice, to hear evidence and to adopt rules and orders to enforce the provisions...

SUBCHAPTER C PRODUCTION OF SOUR GAS

• Texas Section 87.014 - Inspection Of Records; Reports
  In addition to authority given by existing law, the commission or its agents may: (1) inspect the books and records of any person who is...
• Texas Section 87.051 - Limitation Of Sour Gas Production
  No person may produce sour gas from any sour gas well in a reservoir producing both sweet and sour gas in excess of the daily...
• Texas Section 87.052 - Maximum Production Of Sour Gas For Carbon Black Manufacture
  (a) In any common reservoir in the state producing both sweet and sour gas, there shall never be produced from the common reservoir for use...
• Texas Section 87.053 - Effect Of Demand Below Maximum Allowable Production
  (a) If the daily demand for sour gas from gas wells for use in carbon black manufacture is less than the daily maximum allowable permitted...

SUBCHAPTER D PLANTS EXTRACTING NATURAL GASOLINE

• Texas Section 87.054 - Effect Of Demand For Other Purposes Than Carbon Black Manufacture
  (a) If a lawful daily demand exists for sour gas from gas wells for purposes of utilization permitted by law, other than the manufacture of...
• Texas Section 87.091 - Prohibited Commingling Of Gas
  In a plant for the extraction of natural gasoline content of gas, no sweet gas may be commingled with sour gas and no casinghead gas...
• Texas Section 87.092 - Permit Required
  In any common reservoir in this state producing both sweet and sour gas, no person may operate a plant for the extraction of the natural...
• Texas Section 87.093 - Issuance Of Permit
  The commission shall issue a permit if it appears that the plant is being operated and the residue gas from the plant is and will...
• Texas Section 87.094 - Cancellation Of Permit
  (a) If it appears to the commission that a plant is operating in violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter, the commission shall...
• Texas Section 87.095 - Residue Gas Allowed In Air
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, if a plant operating under this subchapter commingles casinghead gas with sweet gas or sour...
• Texas Section 87.096 - Residue Gas: Determination By Commission
  If a plant operating under this subchapter commingles casinghead gas with sweet gas or sweet gas with sour gas, the commission shall ascertain: (1) the...

SUBCHAPTER E USE OF GAS WITHOUT EXTRACTION OF NATURAL GASOLINE

• Texas Section 87.097 - Use Of Residue Gas For Other Purposes
  (a) The operator of the plant is required to use, or cause to be used, for one or more of the uses provided for sweet...
• Texas Section 87.131 - Use Of Sweet Gas For Carbon Black Manufacture
  Sweet gas produced from any gas well in this state may be used without the prior extraction of its gasoline content for the manufacture of...
• Texas Section 87.132 - Use Of Gas From Certain Wells For Carbon Black Manufacture
  (a) Gas from any gas well completed on or before September 5, 1947, within a common reservoir producing both sweet and sour gas from which...

SUBCHAPTER F USE OF GAS DETERMINED BY HYDROCARBON CONTENT

• Texas Section 87.134 - Effect Of Subchapter
  The provisions of this subchapter are cumulative of existing laws relating to the uses of gas and do not restrict or affect the manufacture of...
• Texas Section 87.171 - Gas Containing Low Hydrocarbon Content
  Any natural gas, including casinghead gas, produced from any gas well or oil well in this state, containing less than one and one-half gallons of...
• Texas Section 87.172 - Gas Containing High Hydrocarbon Content
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, no natural gas, including casinghead gas, produced from any gas well or oil well in...
• Texas Section 87.173 - Additional Extraction To Alleviate Shortage
  If a general shortage of propane or heavier liquid hydrocarbons occurs, the commission, after notice and hearing, may require additional extraction of hydrocarbons from the...

SUBCHAPTER G CARBON BLACK PLANTS

• Texas Section 87.174 - Applicability Of This Subchapter
  The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to: (1) gas produced from a common reservoir that contains both sweet and sour gas which was...

SUBCHAPTER H ENFORCEMENT

• Texas Section 87.211 - Prohibited Location
  Unless adequate precaution is taken to minimize the emission of smoke from the plant, no channel-type carbon black plant shall be erected or constructed closer...
• Texas Section 87.241 - Penalty
  (a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each offense. (b) Each day a violation...
• Texas Section 87.242 - Injunctive Relief
  (a) A violation or threatened violation of this chapter may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction in which suit for penalty may be...

Last modified: September 28, 2016