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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Plain Language Rule Summaries / Resúmenes de reglas en lenguaje sencillo

This page features plain language summaries of Railroad Commission of Texas rulemakings prepared pursuant to Texas Government Code §2001.023. These are only summaries. To review the full rule and/or submit comments online, visit the Railroad Commission of Texas website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/general-counsel/ under “Rules”. If you have any questions, contact our Office of General Counsel at rulescoordinator@rrc.texas.gov.

Esta página presenta resúmenes en lenguaje sencillo de las reglamentaciónes de la Comisión de Ferrocarriles de Texas preparada de conformidad con el Código de Gobierno de Texas §2001.023. Estos son solo resúmenes. Para revisar la regla completa y/o enviar comentarios en línea, visite el sitio web de la Comisión de Ferrocarriles de Texas en https://www.rrc.texas.gov/general-counsel/ bajo "Reglas". Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con nuestra Oficina de Asesoría General en rulescoordinator@rrc.texas.gov.         

 

Proposed Rules Reglas propuestas

16 TAC §3.70 and various rules in Chapter 8--Amendments regarding the Form T-4B procedures and federal updates

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16 TAC §3.8 and other rules in Chapter 3, and new rules in Chapter 4, Subchapter A, and amendments to Chapter 4, Subchapter B regarding oil and gas waste management

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16 TAC Chapter 6, Subchapter A, new rules regarding shallow closed-loop geothermal wells

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16 TAC §3.82 and other rules in Chapter 3 regarding brine production projects and wells

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16 TAC §1.201 amendments regarding permit processing time periods

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Adopted Rules Reglas adoptadas


16 TAC §7.460--Amendment regarding a classification table to guide courts in issuing civil penalties against gas utilities who disconnect service to residential customers during an extreme weather emergency.

16 TAC §7.480--New rule regarding energy conservation programs


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Draft Rules for Informal Comment Borrador de reglas para comentarios informales


    


  


 
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