Proration Schedules
Oil & Gas ANNOUNCEMENTS
RRC Webinars on Chapter 4 Rules and Form Revisions - UPDATED SCHEDULE
New dates for Webinar 3 and Webinar 4April 10, 2025
The newly adopted Chapter 4 Rules on oil and gas waste management will take effect on July 1, 2025. The Railroad Commission of Texas is hosting a series of four webinar sessions to help you learn more about these rules.
Session One, Chapter 4 Overview, was held on April 2, 2025. This session highlighted what’s to come when the newly adopted rules go into effect.
Session Two, Authorized Pits, was held on April 9, 2025. This session covered authorized pit registration, the proposed Authorized Pit Registration form and changes for produced water recycling pits.
Session Three, Permitting Session 1, will be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (It was originally scheduled for April 16.) This session will discuss additional requirements for permitted pits, changes to Notice and the proposed form revisions for applications. Click here to register and join the meeting: Permitting Session 1 – April 30.
Session Four, Permitting Session 2, will be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (It was originally scheduled for April 23.) This final session will provide insight into waste transportation, compliance and a look at the proposed new and revised forms and templates. Click here to register and join the meeting: Permitting Session 2 – May 7.
Each session will be 90 minutes. Operators are encouraged to email your Chapter 4 questions to askaboutchptr4@rrc.texas.gov before the scheduled webinars. The last 30 minutes of each session will be open to answer those questions and any others.
Recordings of the webinars are posted on the RRC website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/workshops-and-conferences/.
New and revised forms are expected to be available for public comment in June 2025, and updated online guidance will be available beginning July 1, 2025.
Overview
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What we do
The Railroad Commission, through its Oil and Gas Division, regulates the exploration, production, and transportation of oil and natural gas in Texas. Its statutory role is to:
- prevent waste of the state's natural resources,
- protect the correlative rights of different interest owners,
- prevent pollution, and
- provide safety in matters such as hydrogen sulfide.
The division accomplishes these goals by permitting and reporting requirements; by field inspections, testing programs and monitoring industry activities in the field; and through programs to remediate abandoned wells and sites through the use of fees and taxes paid by industry.
The Oil and Gas Division is headquartered in Austin, Texas with nine district offices spread over the state.
Drilling Permit Processing Time
as of March 7th, 2025
Business days
Standard Permits: approximately 4
Business days
Commissioners
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Christi Craddick
Chairman -
Wayne Christian
Commissioner -
Jim Wright
Commissioner
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