# Tex. Property Code § 67.003: TRANSFER OF OIL AND GAS RIGHTS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Property Code § 67.003
- **Heading:** TRANSFER OF OIL AND GAS RIGHTS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.003

## Text

(a) The validity of an oil and gas lien is not dependent on possession of the oil or gas by an interest owner or representative. An oil and gas lien is not void or expired because of a change or transfer of the actual or constructive possession of or title to the oil or gas from the interest owner or representative to a first purchaser or other purchaser.

(b) On the conveyance or transfer of any oil and gas rights by a transferor interest owner, the oil and gas lien vested in the transferor interest owner immediately before the conveyance or transfer remains with the transferor interest owner to the extent of any oil and gas rights retained by the transferor interest owner.

(c) On the conveyance or transfer of any oil and gas rights by a transferor interest owner, the oil and gas lien vested in the transferor interest owner immediately before the conveyance or transfer is transferred to and attaches automatically to the oil and gas rights acquired by the transferee interest owner uninterrupted and without lapse and as part of and incident to the oil and gas rights that are conveyed or transferred.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Property Code § 67.001 § 67.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.001.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.002 § 67.002. OIL AND GAS LIEN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.002.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.003 § 67.003. TRANSFER OF OIL AND GAS RIGHTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.003.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.004 § 67.004. AUTOMATIC PERFECTION OF LIEN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.004.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.005 § 67.005. COMMINGLING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.005.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.006 § 67.006. RIGHTS OF PURCHASERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.006.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.007 § 67.007. PRIORITY IN RELATION TO OTHER LIENS OR SECURITY INTERESTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.007.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.008 § 67.008. TITLE NOT AFFECTED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.008.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.009 § 67.009. WAIVER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.009.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.010 § 67.010. LIMITATION ON FILING ACTION TO ENFORCE LIEN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.010.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.011 § 67.011. VENUE; JURISDICTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.011.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.012 § 67.012. PAYMENT DISPUTES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.012.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.013 § 67.013. COSTS; ATTORNEY'S FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.013.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 67.014 § 67.014. CERTAIN RIGHTS OF OPERATOR NOT IMPAIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C67_S67.014.md)

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