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Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated ...
The new regulations are designed to help ensure injected fluids stay contained within disposal formations, thereby protecting ...
The Railroad Commission’s Boots on the Ground initiative has trained over 300 inspectors to improve safety and rule compliance statewide.
Stakeholders following developments in states obtaining primary authority for implementation and enforcement of permitting of carbon storage ...
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AUSTIN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Railroad Commission of Texas announced it has nearly reached 100 million files digitized in its efforts to digitize oil and gas records. According to the RRC ...
The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 750 original drilling permits in April 2025. The total includes 665 to drill new oil or gas wells, 19 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 8 field ...
In 2022, the RRC established the Northern Culberson-Reeves Seismic Response Area to address wastewater-injection-induced ...