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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as specifically provided by this section, each electric log filed with the commission under this subchapter is not confidential and is public information under Chapter 552, Government Code.
(b) Not later than the date by which an electric log is required to be filed with the commission under Section 91.552, the operator may file a written request with the commission asking that the electric log remain confidential and not be made available as public information. On filing this request, the electric log or copy of the electric log required to be filed with the commission may be retained by the operator, and the electric log may remain in the possession of the operator for the period of confidentiality. On filing of the request for confidentiality, the electric log becomes confidential and remains confidential for a period of:
(1) three years after the date that the drilling operation was completed, if the well is an onshore well; or
(2) five years after the date that the drilling operation was completed, if the well is a bay or offshore well.
(c), (d) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., ch. 279 (H.B. 878), § 6.
(e) An operator required to file an electric log under this section who has held the log during a period of confidentiality shall file the log with the commission within 30 days after the conclusion of the period of confidentiality.
(f) An operator who fails to timely file with the commission a written request under Subsection (b) that an electric log remain confidential and not be made available as public information shall file the log with the commission immediately after the conclusion of the period for filing the request.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Natural Resources Code - NAT RES § 91.553. Availability of Electric Logs - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/natural-resources-code/nat-res-sect-91-553/
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