Texas HB4495 establishes oil and gas well spacing requirements to protect active ranching operations.

Texas HB4495 amends the Natural Resources Code to require the commission to set minimum distance requirements or other standards for oil and gas wells. This applies to areas without established proration units, aiming for a pattern of no more than one well per 640 acres of active ranching land. The new standards take effect September 1, 2025.

Texas HB4495 establishes oil and gas well spacing requirements to protect active ranching operations.

Texas HB4495 amends the Natural Resources Code to require the commission to set minimum distance requirements or other standards for oil and gas wells. This applies to areas without established proration units, aiming for a pattern of no more than one well per 640 acres of active ranching land. The new standards take effect September 1, 2025.