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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Injection-Disposal Permit Procedures

The links on this webpage are for applications under Rules 9 and 46 unless explicitly stated otherwise. 

Administrative Review
Administrative check done to verify that all filing requirements are satisfied.

Application Attachments
Required attachments for injection permit applications.

Permit Transfer, Amendment and Expiration
Transfer of permits, subsequent changes to permit conditions and permit expiration.

Technical Review
Review of the proposed injection well for compliance with well construction, operation and injected fluid confinement requirements.

Seismicity Review
Review of disposal wells permit applications in areas of seismicity.

Permit Processing
Various stages of processing the permit application.

Protested Applications
Processing of applications that are protested by an affected party.

Post-Permitting
Filing, testing, and monitoring requirements after the injection permit is issued.

Frequently Asked Questions



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