Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided March 30, 1987Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Mack Wallace Chairman Railroad Commission of Texas P.O. Drawer 12967 Austin, Texas 78711
Re: Confiscation of production related equipment at abandoned well sites by agents of the Railroad Commission
Dear Mr. Wallace:
The questions you ask involve construction of section 89.085 of the Natural Resources Code, "Confiscation of Equipment to Cover Plugging Costs," which provides as follows:(a) If a person acting as agent for the commission plugs or replugs a well, the commission may authorize the agent to confiscate any production-related equipment at the abandoned well site (abandoned by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Carr v. StringerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Lincoln Ten, Ltd. v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986