Texas Statutes
§ 85.057 — RESTRICTION ON UNEXPLORED TERRITORY.
Texas § 85.057
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Bluebook
Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 85.057 (2026).
Text
Sec. 85.057. RESTRICTION ON UNEXPLORED TERRITORY. The provisions of this chapter that were formerly a part of Chapter 2, Acts of the 42nd Legislature, 4th Called Session, 1932, as amended, shall not be construed to grant the commission any authority to restrict or in any manner limit the drilling of wells to explore for oil or gas or both in territory that is not known to produce either oil or gas.
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Legislative History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2519, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
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§ 85.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 85.002
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ASSISTANTS AND CLERICAL HELP.§ 85.042
RULES AND ORDERS.§ 85.044
EXEMPT PURCHASES.§ 85.045
WASTE ILLEGAL AND PROHIBITED.§ 85.046
WASTE.§ 85.048
AUTHORITY TO LIMIT PRODUCTION.§ 85.049
HEARING.§ 85.050
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 85.057, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/NR/85.057.