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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for an application for a permit to |
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drill an oil or gas well at a site adjacent to a well blowout site. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 91, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 91.118 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 91.118. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR WELL ADJACENT TO |
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WELL BLOWOUT SITE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) The commission by rule |
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shall require that an applicant for a permit to drill an oil or gas |
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well in a county with a population of more than 750,000 disclose to |
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the commission in the application that the applicant was the |
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operator of an oil or gas well: |
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(1) located at a site adjacent to the site of the |
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proposed well; |
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(2) drilled through or into the same formations as the |
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proposed well is to be drilled; and |
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(3) from which an uncontrolled release of a |
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subterranean fluid containing oil, gas, or condensate or of a well |
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fluid that is caused by a loss of well control occurred while the |
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applicant operated the oil or gas well. |
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(b) The rules may include criteria for determining whether a |
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site is adjacent to another site for the purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |