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18 Mar 2013, 2:48 pm
I recently read this astounding report from the Texas Tribune: "In 2011, Texas used a greater number of barrels of water for oil and natural gas fracking (about 632 million) than the number of barrels of oil it produced (about 441 million), according to figures from the Texas Water Development Board and the Railroad Commission of Texas, the state's oil and gas regulator." [read post]
12 Mar 2013, 4:00 am
Abrogation of Private Contracts The Railroad Commission may amend or abrogate surface use protections in pre-existing oil and gas leases that conflict with unit operations so as to prevent or render operations uneconomical. [read post]
25 Feb 2013, 4:35 pm
The Texas Railroad Commission denied the Texas Land and Mineral Owners' Association's petition for a rulemaking on the Commission's policy regarding permits for "allocation wells." [read post]
4 Feb 2013, 7:04 am
In Texas, oil and gas exploration and production is regulated by the Texas Railroad Commission, and its rules regarding disposal of drilling fluids are at 16 Texas Aministrative Code Section 3.8, commonly called Rule 8, or "The Pit Rule." [read post]
24 Jan 2013, 4:00 am
The bill authorizes a working interest owner to apply to the Railroad Commission for an order for the unit operation of a common source of supply or a part of that common source of supply. [read post]
14 Jan 2013, 7:12 am
In a prior post, I wrote about a new development at the Texas Railroad Commission: granting permits for "allocation wells" - horizontal wells drilled across lease lines without pooling the leases. [read post]
11 Jan 2013, 7:20 am
The Committee was created by the Texas Legislature in 1989 to provide coordination among nine state agencies that deal with groundwater: the Texas Water Development Board, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Railroad Commission, the Department of State Health Services, the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, the Texas Alliance of Groundwater… [read post]
11 Jan 2013, 6:23 am
The Railroad Commission of Texas has issued an estimated 4,293 drilling permits for the Eagle Ford in 2012 alone. [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 12:26 pm
If I read this correctly, the bill would allow the Railroad Commission to amend any oil and gas lease surface use provisions if those provisions "conflict with the use of the surface for unit operations in such a manner as to prevent or render unecomonical" the plan of unitization. [read post]
28 Dec 2012, 12:34 pm
See Our Related Blog Posts: Texas Railroad Commission Review of Flaring Rules for Texas Gas WellsNew Study Gives Texas Mineral Owners More Information on Fracing [read post]
14 Dec 2012, 7:43 am
See Our Related Blog Posts: A Win for Texas Mineral Owners and the Texas Railroad Commission "Clean" Energy is More Hazardous To the Environment than Oil and Gas Drilling [read post]
17 Nov 2012, 9:54 am
Texas' Sunset Advisory Commission has issued its recommendations for changes at the Texas Railroad Commission. [read post]
10 Nov 2012, 12:27 pm
I have recently become aware of recent changes in Texas Railroad Commission policies regarding "production sharing agreements" and "allocation wells" that deserve some comment. [read post]
28 Oct 2012, 5:30 am
WALLACE MAURY POOLE D/B/A L&B PRODUCTION, No. 11-0362 Per Curiam This was a dispute between a school district and a former property owner (Poole) whose mineral lease had been seized for failure to pay property taxes.1 Poole contended that, after the school district became the property’s owner, it prevented him from accessing the property so as to smoothly wind down his operation of the wells and comply with directives of the Texas Railroad… [read post]
28 Sep 2012, 8:59 am
If the current rate of permit issuance by the Railroad Commission of Texas continues, last year’s 4,286 drilling permits could be exceeded. 1,620 permits were issued in the first four months of 2012 alone and if that rate continues more than 4,800 permits could be issued this year. [read post]
18 Sep 2012, 12:02 pm
As I have reported earlier, the Texas Railroad Commission recently published proposed rules tightening regulations on well construction and cementing, as well as more stringent regulation of disposal wells, to better protect against contamination of groundwater. [read post]
7 Sep 2012, 11:18 am
The Texas Railroad Commission intends to work with other state agencies to streamline the air pollution rules in Texas and also to make monitoring and reporting on air emissions easier. [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 7:54 am
Given the strength of the Texas Railroad Commission and its relevance to the State of Texas, this is not a surprise. [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 8:44 am
The Texas Railroad Commission has been issuing new rules and proposed rules affecting oil and gas exploration activities that landowners should know about.New Penalty GuidelinesThe RRC proposed new rules earlier this year establishing guidelines for penalties for violations of RRC rules. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 11:40 am
Papers accepted for publication will be published in a special Symposium Issue or Survey Issue of the Texas Wesleyan Law Review. [read post]
