Holiday Office Closure

In observance of the Christmas holidays, Railroad Commission of Texas offices will be closed December 23-27. The offices will re-open at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 30 for regular business. Expedited Drilling Permits will be processed within standard processing times. If assistance is needed, please email Drillingpermits-info@rrc.texas.gov.
RRC maintains a 24-hour emergency phone line to report any leaks or spills. That number is 844-773-0305

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Notice To Oil & Gas and Pipeline Operators: New Irrevocable Letter of Credit and Performance Bond Available

December 19, 2022

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) has adopted new versions of the Irrevocable Letter of Credit (Form P-5LC) and Performance Bond (Form P-5PB), related to the execution, and filing of financial security by oil & gas and pipeline operators under their jurisdiction.

The revisions to Form P-5LC removed references to terms/items no longer in use by the RRC, update the estimated plugging costs, and correct the final time of day that the drafts may be presented at the bank (from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.).

The RRC has consolidated the Forms P-5PB(1) and P-5PB(2) into the new Form P-5PB to eliminate the redundancy of information requested on the former forms.

All historic forms are required to be replaced for all operators with renewal dates of March 2023 and forward.

The RRC will no longer accept amendments or continuation certificates to extend the expiration dates on historic forms. Forms must be replaced with the newly adopted forms.

To view the full notice, visit the RRC website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/media/eqgdkof5/nto-oil-gas-notice-to-operators_p5lc-p5pb-11-15-2022.pdf.

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