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January

Texas Drilling Permits and Completions Statistics for December 2020

January 08, 2021

AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 486 original drilling permits in December 2020 compared to 803 in December 2019. The December 2020 total includes 424 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, four to re-enter plugged well bores, and 48 for re-completions of existing well bores. Read More...

Railroad Commission Exceeding Goals for Oil and Gas Well Inspections

January 07, 2021

AUSTIN – In 2018, the Railroad Commission began work toward the ambitious goal of inspecting every one of the nearly 440,000 oil and gas wells in the state at least once every five years. The agency is well on its way to exceeding its goal again this year. Read More...

Jim Wright Staff Appointments

January 06, 2021

AUSTIN – Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright is pleased to announce the names and roles of his personal office staff. Read More...

Jim Wright Sworn in as New Railroad Commissioner

January 04, 2021

AUSTIN – Jim Wright was sworn-in as the 51st Railroad Commissioner of Texas today. The lifelong South Texan joins a three-member Commission in leading an agency that is more than a century old. Read More...

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