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It took 2 years, but the Texas Railroad Commission has updated regulations for the disposal of brine, drilling mud and other waste from oil and gas operations.

The total includes 607 to drill new oil or gas wells, six to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 53 for re-completions, the RRC ...

As the 89th Texas ... Oil and gas companies are required to plug a well once they are done with it, but small operators often dissolve or go bankrupt before they do, leaving the Railroad ...

the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) last updated the state’s primary oil and gas waste regulations. Now, four decades later, the RRC is revisiting these rules to better align them with modern ...

Texas has thousands of orphan oil and gas wells that need plugging. The Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas wells in the state, defines these as wells that have been inactive ...

17—AUSTIN — After extensive reviews of public comments and stakeholder input, the Railroad Commission of Texas has adopted ... reports and inspections, and follows-up on those reviews to quickly ...

ELYSIAN FIELDS, Tx. - Three East Texas communities are fighting to protect their water from possible contamination from an ...

Environmentalists are worried the state — known for a lax approach to regulation — is not prepared for the added responsibility of regulating certain carbon capture projects. Texas oil and gas ...

ELYSIAN FIELDS, Tx. - Three East Texas communities are fighting to protect their water from possible contamination from an oil and gas waste disposal site. The Texas Railroad Commission approved ...