- (a) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to regulate and monitor inactive wells under this chapter.
(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commission shall consider:
- (1) the risk to public safety or the environment;
- (2) wellbore and wellhead integrity, including the ability to monitor casing pressure; and
- (3) regional risk considerations, including penetration of corrosive or over-pressured formations and completion in zones containing hydrogen sulfide.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1001 (S.B. 1150), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.