(b) Any of the following acts or omissions constitutes a default:

1. (1) the failure or refusal by the lessee of the rights acquired under this chapter to make a payment of a sum due, either as rental or royalty on production, within 30 days after the payment becomes due;
2. (2) the making of a false return or false report concerning production, royalty, drilling, or mining by the lessee or the lessee's authorized agent;
3. (3) the failure or refusal of the lessee or the lessee's agent to drill an offset well or wells in good faith, as required by the lease;
4. (4) the refusal of the lessee or the lessee's agent to allow the proper authorities access to the records and other data pertaining to the operations authorized in this subchapter;
5. (5) the failure or refusal of the lessee or the lessee's authorized agent to give correct information to the proper authorities, or to furnish the log of any well within 30 days after production is found in paying quantities; or
6. (6) the violation by the lessee of any material term of the lease.

(f) The state shall have a first lien on oil, gas, sulphur, or other minerals produced or that may be produced in the leased area, and on all rigs, tanks, vats, pipelines, telephone lines, and machinery and appliances used in the production and handling of oil, gas, sulphur, or other minerals produced, to secure the amount due from the lessee.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1173 (S.B. 907), Sec. 9, eff. June 19, 2015.