Texas Property Code 67.011 – Venue; Jurisdiction
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(a) An action to enforce the interest owner’s oil and gas lien may be brought in a district court or other court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which:
(1) the oil and gas well from which the oil or gas is produced is located;
(2) the unpaid for oil or gas is located; or
(3) the proceeds for the oil or gas are located.
(b) An interest owner may join multiple proceedings to enforce oil and gas liens involving more than one oil and gas well in one county in the same action.
Terms Used In Texas Property Code 67.011
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
(c) In cases involving oil or gas from the same oil and gas well or wells:
(1) any persons claiming oil and gas liens in the oil or gas may join in the same action; or
(2) a district court may consolidate separate actions related to the oil or gas.