Texas § NR.52.094 - DRILLING OFFSET WELL ON CONDEMNED LAND
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§ NR.52.094. DRILLING OFFSET WELL ON CONDEMNED LAND
DRILLING OFFSET WELL ON CONDEMNED LAND. (a) If the landowner or other interested party and the board or the lessee of the riverbed or channel cannot agree on the amount of damages, if any, and it is necessary to commence condemnation proceedings and if it is necessary for the landowner or other interested party to drill an offset well within the area to be condemned, the mineral rights of the condemned party are superior to the surface rights of the condemning party. (b) If there is any conflict surrounding the drilling of an offset well under a permit from the Railroad Commission of Texas, the condemning party is required to move any interference or hindrance or to go around any offset well, and if he fails or refuses to immediately move the interference or hindrance on demand, the owner of the mineral rights is entitled to do so immediately without liability. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2453, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
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Section NR.52.094 ("DRILLING OFFSET WELL ON CONDEMNED LAND") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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