A payor must give royalty interest owners certain payment and lease information when asked, and must send an annual statement.
Sec. 91.504. PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT PAYMENT DEDUCTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS, HEATING VALUE, OR LEASE IDENTIFICATION. (a) If the payor does not explain on the check stub, attachment to the payment form, or other remittance advice, or by a separate mailing, deductions from or adjustments to payments, the payor must provide an explanation by certified mail not later than the 60th day after the date the payor receives a request from the royalty interest owner. The royalty interest owner must send the request by certified mail. (b) If a royalty interest owner requests information by certified mail concerning the heating value of the gas produced or sold from the lease, property, or well in which the owner has an interest, the payor must, not later than the 60th day after the date the payor receives the request, provide by certified mail: (1) a copy of the Form G-1 filed with the commission; or (2) a check stub or separate statement that includes the information. (c) A royalty interest owner who received a payment from a payor during the preceding calendar year may request in writing by certified mail that the payor provide a report listing the following information for the preceding year: (1) each lease, property, or well identification number; (2) each lease, property, or well name; (3) the field name; (4) the county and state in which the property is located; and (5) the commission lease identification number or commingling permit number or any other identification number under which the production for the lease, property, or well is being reported to the state. (d) A payor who receives a request for information under Subsection (c) shall provide the information by certified mail not later than the 60th day after the date the payor receives the request. (e) At least once every 12 months, a payor shall provide the following statement to each royalty interest owner to whom the payor makes a payment: Section 91.504, Texas Natural Resources Code, gives an owner of a royalty interest in oil or gas produced in Texas the right to request from a payor information about itemized deductions, the heating value of the gas, and the Railroad Commission of Texas identification number for the lease, property, or well that may not have been provided to the royalty interest owner. The request must be in writing and must be made by certified mail. A payor must respond to a request regarding itemized deductions, the heating value of the gas, or the Railroad Commission of Texas identification number by certified mail not later than the 60th day after the date the request is received. An owner of a royalty interest in oil or gas may obtain information regarding production that has been reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas by contacting the oil and gas division of the commission or accessing the commission's website and providing the identification number of the lease and the county in which the lease is located. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 199, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 824, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2002. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1037 (H.B. 1161), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.