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Chapter 52

Oil and Gas

Subchapter A. General Provisions

52.001 Definitions

Subchapter B. Lease of Public School and Gulf Land

52.011 Area Subject to Lease 52.012 Conditions for Lease 52.013 Determination of Lease Price and Delay Rentals 52.014 Date for Lease and Notice 52.015 Bid to Lease 52.016 Special Fee 52.017 Keeping and Opening Bids 52.018 Void Application 52.019 Tie Bids 52.020 Return of Payments on Rejected Applications 52.021 Term of Lease 52.022 Royalty Rate 52.023 Lease Provisions for Drilling and Reworking 52.024 Lease Provisions for Shut-in Oil or Gas Royalty and Compensatory Royalty 52.026 Lease Transfer 52.027 Lease Relinquishment 52.028 Suspension of Lease Because of Litigation 52.029 Forfeiture of Rights 52.030 Refund of Lease Money in Certain Situations 52.0301 Suspension of Terms of Lease in Certain Situations 52.031 Extension of Lease by Commissioner 52.032 Regulation of Development and Operations 52.033 Access to Land 52.034 Offset Wells 52.035 Agreements with U.S. Government

Subchapter C. Development of Riverbeds and Channels

52.071 Authority Over Riverbeds and Channels 52.072 State Policy 52.073 Area Subject to Lease 52.074 Size of Tract 52.076 Duty to Advertise 52.077 Special Fee 52.080 Forms for Lease and Contract 52.082 Term of Lease 52.083 Conditions of Lease 52.084 Special Lease Provisions 52.085 Prevention of Pollution 52.087 Determination of Lease Price and Delay Rentals 52.088 Royalty Rate 52.090 Extension of Lease 52.091 Refund of Lease Money in Certain Situations 52.092 Power of Eminent Domain 52.093 Eminent Domain Purposes 52.094 Drilling Offset Well on Condemned Land 52.095 Rights of Parties to Condemnation 52.096 Exclusion from Damages in Condemnation 52.097 Injunction 52.098 Appeal 52.099 Venue 52.100 Effect of Subchapter

Subchapter D. Royalties

52.131 Payment of Royalty Generally 52.132 Form of Payment 52.133 Payment of Royalty in Kind 52.134 Filing Contracts and Agreements 52.135 Inspections and Examinations 52.136 Lien 52.137 Suit After Protest 52.139 Limitations on Audit Assessments 52.140 Audit Information Confidential

Subchapter E. Unitization of Leased Areas

52.151 Authorization to Operate Areas as Units 52.152 Approval of Agreements 52.153 Provisions of Agreement 52.154 Ratifications and Other Agreements

Subchapter F. Relinquishment

52.171 School and Asylum Lands 52.172 Sale and Lease by Agent 52.173 Offset Wells 52.174 Failure to Drill Offset 52.175 Lease of Oil and Gas After Forfeiture 52.176 Forfeiture of Rights 52.177 Rights of Subsequent Purchaser 52.178 Operation under Permit 52.179 Lease under Permit 52.180 Payments under Permit 52.181 Relinquishment under Permit 52.182 Damages to Soil 52.183 Effective Date of Lease 52.184 Statement of Consideration 52.185 University Land 52.186 Lease of Certain Minerals When Owner of the Soil Unavailable 52.188 Assignments to the Owner of the Soil 52.189 Authority and Duties of Agent 52.190 Lease by Owner of the Soil

Subchapter H. Lease Limitations

52.291 Coverage 52.297 Compensation for Damages from Use of Surface

Subchapter I. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Permit

52.321 Definitions 52.322 Permit Required for Exploration 52.323 Application for Permit 52.324 Authority of Commissioner 52.325 Permittee's Failure to Comply