Texas § 85.122 WELLS CONSIDERED AS MARGINAL WELLS.

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§ 85.122 — WELLS CONSIDERED AS MARGINAL WELLS.

Texas § 85.122

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Tex. Natural Resources Code Code Ann. § 85.122 (2026).

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Sec. 85.122. WELLS CONSIDERED AS MARGINAL WELLS. Wells that are considered marginal wells include any oil well in this state that is incapable of producing its maximum daily capacity of oil except by pumping, gas lift, or other means of artificial lift and having:

(1)when producing from a depth of 2,000 feet or less, a maximum daily capacity for production of 10 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production;

(2)when producing from a horizon deeper than 2,000 feet and less in depth than 4,000 feet, a maximum daily capacity for production of 20 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production;

(3)when producing from a horizon deeper than 4,000 feet and less in depth than 6,000 feet, a maximum daily capaci

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Sec. 85.122. WELLS CONSIDERED AS MARGINAL WELLS. Wells that are considered marginal wells include any oil well in this state that is incapable of producing its maximum daily capacity of oil except by pumping, gas lift, or other means of artificial lift and having:
(1) when producing from a depth of 2,000 feet or less, a maximum daily capacity for production of 10 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production;
(2) when producing from a horizon deeper than 2,000 feet and less in depth than 4,000 feet, a maximum daily capacity for production of 20 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production;
(3) when producing from a horizon deeper than 4,000 feet and less in depth than 6,000 feet, a maximum daily capacity for production of 25 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production;
(4) when producing from a horizon deeper than 6,000 feet and less in depth than 8,000 feet, a maximum daily capacity for production of 30 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production; or
(5) when producing from a horizon deeper than 8,000 feet, a maximum daily capacity for production of 35 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production.

Legislative History

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2521, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 325, ch. 73, Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 1983.