Without obtaining a water use permit from the commission, a person engaged in drilling for petroleum, or producing petroleum, may take for those purposes not to exceed one acre-foot of water per 24-hour period from the Gulf of Mexico or from the adjacent bays and arms of the Gulf of Mexico. A person using water for such purposes is not required to file water use reports.

Source Note: The provisions of this §297.25 adopted to be effective February 24, 1999, 24 TexReg 1162