Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2025
GR Account 0145 – Oil-Field Cleanup

The account consisted of:
(1) penalties imposed under § 85.381 relating to well plugging requirements;
(2) bond and other financial security proceeds and benefits under well-specific plugging insurance policies;
(3) private contributions;
(4) expenses collected under § 89.083;
(5) drilling permit fees § 85.2021;
(6) civil penalties for certain violations relating to plugging; 
(7) proceeds collected under § 89.085 and 91.115;
(8) interest earned on the account;
(9) civil penalties/costs recovered under §§ 91.457, 91.459; 
(10) oil and gas waste hauler permit application fees; 
(11) costs recovered under § 91.113(f); 
(12) hazardous oil and gas waste generation fees under § 91.605;
*(13) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on oil under § 81.116;
*(14) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on gas under §81.117;
(15) fees for a reissued certificate under § 91.707;
**(16) fees collected under § 91.1013;
(17) fees collected under § 89.088;
**(18) penalties collected under § 81.0531;
***(19) fees collected under § 91.142;
(20) fees recovered under § 91.654;
***(21) costs recovered under § 91.656 and 91.657;
***(22) 2/3 of fees collected under § 85.0521;
(23) legislative appropriations; and
(24) fees collected under § 89.024 and § 89.026.
*Oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on oil and gas shall not be collected on or after the first day of the second month following certification by the commission to the Comptroller of the date the account balance equals or exceeds $20 million. The Comptroller shall resume collecting the fees upon receipt of commission certification the account has fallen below $10 million.

The account was used for:
(1) conducting a site investigation or environmental assessment;
(2) controlling or cleaning up oil and gas wastes or other regulated substances that are causing or are likely to cause pollution of surface or subsurface water;
(3) plugging abandoned wells and administering or enforcing permits, orders, and rules;
(4) implementing and enforcing Subchapter N of this chapter;
(5) preparing an annual report for the legislature as required;
(6) implementing the Voluntary Cleanup Program under Subchapter O;
(7) making payments to eligible operators under the orphaned well program and eligible surface estate owners; and
(8) implementing contamination report but funds used may not exceed money collected under § 91.142. 

Exempt from loss of dedication (§ 403.094, Government code) by H.B. 2705, 73rd Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 635, 75th Leg., R.S.

**Added by H.B. 3444, 76th Leg., R.S.

***Added by S.B. 310, 77th Leg., R.S.

(7) added by H.B. 2161, 78th Leg., R.S. Amended by H.B. 380, 79th Leg., R.S.

Fees amended by S.B. 1670, 80th Leg., R.S.

Fees amended by H.B. 2259, 81st Leg., R.S.

Amended by H.B. 472, 81st Leg., R.S.

Abolished by S.B. 1, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S. effective 9-28-11.  Replaced by GR Acct - Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup (No. 5155) effective 9-28-11.