Texas lawmakers attempted to address the growing problem of abandoned wells. Two years later, none of that money has been ...

Environmentalists are worried the state — known for a lax approach to regulation — is not prepared for the added ...

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In 1984, while Ronald Reagan was securing a landslide reelection and Apple introduced the Macintosh, the Railroad Commission ...

Wells Fargo analyst Zachary Fadem maintained a Hold rating on Texas Roadhouse (TXRH – Research Report) yesterday and set a price target of $175.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at ...

For the first time in more than 40 years, energy companies in Texas soon will have new rules for managing oil field waste. The Railroad Commission ... A West Texas well that exploded into a ...

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For example, he said, one of those trials was a Marathon Oil well, Whitley-Dubose #1H, in Frio County in 2014. “This is in the middle of our block.” Lateral length was 5,736 ft and proppant per ...

Texas regulators have completed the first overhaul of oilfield waste rules in over 40 years. The Railroad Commission of ... fluids for conventional wells, they now use oil-based and synthetic ...

Regarding “The Railroad Commission’s $100M request poses a potential challenge for Texas taxpayers” (Jan 13): The article about the skyrocketing cost to plug abandoned oil wells is alarming ...

The second factor Goetz mentions is one that has been a common theme for oil and gas-related projects ... Goetz speaks highly of the Texas Railroad Commission, whose employees worked diligently ...