Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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| Revenue Type: Cash — Natural Resources |
| Origin Date: September 1, 1999 by S.B. 812, 76th Leg., R.S. |
| Issue Date: 1999-09-01 |
| Revised Date: 2017-12-01 |
If the commission plugs a well, the commission by order may require the operator to reimburse the commission for the plugging costs or request the Attorney General to file suit to recover those costs.
An operator filing an abeyance of plugging report must pay a fee of $100 per well. An operator who files documentation of fluid or hydraulic pressure tests must pay an annual fee of $50 per well.
As determined by the commission or court order.
Fee for operator filing an abeyance added by H.B. 2259, 81st Leg., R.S.
Deposit changed from GR Account 0145 - Oil Field Cleanup to GR Account 5155 - Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup by S.B. 1, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S.
| Appropriation Year | 26 |
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| USAS Title | REIMBURSEMENTS FOR WELL PLUG COSTS |
| Receipt Category | 14 – Other |
| Receipt Type | 90 – Other Receipts |
| Object Group | 30 – Revenues |
| USAS Status | A |
| Rev/Exp Category | 05 – OTHER REVENUE |