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Terms Used In Texas Natural Resources Code 91.502

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005

Each check stub, attachment to a payment form, or other remittance advice must include:
(1) the lease, property, or well name, any lease, property, or well identification number used to identify the lease, property, or well, and a county and state in which the lease, property, or well is located;
(2) the month and year during which the sales occurred for which payment is being made;
(3) the total number of barrels of oil or the total amount of gas sold;
(4) the price per barrel or per MCF of oil or gas sold;
(5) the total amount of state severance and other production taxes paid;
(6) the windfall profit tax paid on the owner’s interest;
(7) any other deductions or adjustments;
(8) the net value of total sales after deductions;
(9) the owner’s interest in sales from the lease, property, or well expressed as a decimal;
(10) the owner’s share of the total value of sales before any tax deductions;
(11) the owner’s share of the sales value less deductions; and
(12) an address and telephone number at which additional information regarding the payment may be obtained and questions may be answered.