Texas HB2255 regulates the rights of surface estate owners regarding tests on inactive wells.

Texas HB2255 amends the Natural Resources Code to ensure operators must notify the Railroad Commission of Texas and the surface estate owner at least three days before conducting a fluid level or hydraulic pressure test on an inactive well. The commission may require a test to be witnessed by an employee, and the surface estate owner is entitled to witness the test. The law applies only to tests conducted after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025.

Texas HB2255 regulates the rights of surface estate owners regarding tests on inactive wells.

Texas HB2255 amends the Natural Resources Code to ensure operators must notify the Railroad Commission of Texas and the surface estate owner at least three days before conducting a fluid level or hydraulic pressure test on an inactive well. The commission may require a test to be witnessed by an employee, and the surface estate owner is entitled to witness the test. The law applies only to tests conducted after the effective date of the Act, which is September 1, 2025.