Texas § NR.91.013 - PLUGGING AND SHUTTING IN WELLS BY OTHERS
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§ NR.91.013. PLUGGING AND SHUTTING IN WELLS BY OTHERS
PLUGGING AND SHUTTING IN WELLS BY OTHERS. (a) If the owner of a well described in Subsection (a) of Section 91.012 of this code neglects or refuses to have the well plugged or shut in for more than 20 days after written notice is given to him, the owner or operator of adjacent or neighboring land may enter the premises on which the well is located and have the well plugged if it is an abandoned well or shut in if it is not abandoned, in the manner provided by law. (b) Notice may be given to the owner of the well either by personal service on the owner or by posting the notice at a conspicuous place at or near the well. (c) The reasonable cost and expense incurred in plugging or shutting in the well shall be paid by the owner of the well and may be recovered as debts of like amount are recovered under the law. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2560, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
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Section NR.91.013 ("PLUGGING AND SHUTTING IN WELLS BY OTHERS") 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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