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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of a tracer substance in performing a hydraulic |
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fracturing treatment operation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 91, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 91.021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 91.021. HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID TRACER. (a) In |
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this section, "hydraulic fracturing treatment" means the |
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stimulation of a well by the application of a base stimulation fluid |
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containing a proppant with force in order to create artificial |
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fractures in a formation for the purpose of improving the well's |
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capacity to produce hydrocarbons. |
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(b) The commission shall adopt rules requiring a person who |
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performs a hydraulic fracturing treatment operation on a well to |
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include a tracer substance in the base stimulation fluid used to |
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perform the operation. |
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(c) Rules adopted under this section may specify the type of |
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tracer substance a person is required to use in performing a |
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hydraulic fracturing treatment operation, such as an isotope tracer |
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or a color tracer, provided that: |
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(1) the tracer substance is traceable to a specific |
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person after the tracer substance is used in a hydraulic fracturing |
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treatment operation; and |
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(2) the commission has determined that the use of the |
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tracer substance in a hydraulic fracturing treatment operation will |
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not endanger the public health. |
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SECTION 2. The Railroad Commission of Texas shall adopt |
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rules under Section 91.021, Natural Resources Code, as added by |
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this Act, not later than February 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |