The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

By Jillian Marullo Senate Bill 514, signed into law on June 14, 2013, authorizes saltwater pipeline operators in Texas “to install, maintain, and operate” saltwater pipelines “through, under, along, across, or over a public road” in order to transport the wastewater produced by hydraulic fracturing operations to disposal sites.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

By Jillian Marullo House Bill 2767, which took effect on September 1, 2013, was enacted to encourage recycling of the wastewater produced in hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) and other oil and gas operations. billion barrels of wastewater were disposed of in Texas injection wells. In 2011, 3.5

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The Energy Law

MAY 18, 2020

2013), to find that Unocal had an implied obligation under the Louisiana Civil Code to restore the land to its previous condition minus “normal wear and tear.” The 1935 lease, as the Court recognized, did not contain any language with respect to remediation and/or restoration obligations. 3d 1038 (La.

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