Oil & Gas
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 (1) prevent waste of the state's natural resources, (2) to protect the correlative rights of different interest owners, (3) to prevent pollution, and (4) to 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.
The links below and to the right will provide information about ongoing division activities, requirements for filing and reporting, and historical data related to division operations.
Announcements
- Notice to Oil and Gas Operators - Digital Well Log System Available Online
- Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: North Central Texas Area Groundwater Protection Determination
- RRC Announces Update to Drilling Permit Query
- Notice of Upcoming Additions to Completions Screens in RRC Online System
- Notice to Online Completions Data Subscribers: Upcoming File Modification for Oil and Gas Online Completions Subscription
- Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Determining Top of Cement by Calculation for Compliance with Statewide Rule 13
- Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Reassignment of RRC District 8A from the Midland District Office to the Abilene District Office
- RRC to Conduct Permian Basin (Spraberry Trend Area) and Delaware Basin Forum and Discussion in Midland
- RRC Announces Update to Completions Query
- RRC Accepting Comments on Proposed Amendments to Oil Well Status Report
- REGISTRATION IS CLOSED for the 2018 RRC Regulatory Conference: Environmental Protection, Pipeline Safety and Well Filings
- Notice to Oil and Gas Operators – Requirement to File Well Logs Electronically
- Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Notice of Intention to Plug or Abandon Online Filing Now Available
- Convenience Fee Charges for Online ACH Payments Eliminated
- NOTICE TO OPERATORS: Tropical Disturbance
- RRC to Conduct Permian Basin Forum and Discussion in Midland
- Notice to Online Completions Data Subscribers: File Modification for Oil and Gas Online Completions Subscription
- RRC to Conduct Regulatory Forum and Discussion in Houston
- RRC Proposes Revisions to Form P-17 and Creation of Commingle Permit Application
- Notice to Oil and Gas Operators - Minimizing Lighting Impacts from Oil and Gas Activities
- RRC Launches Public GIS Viewer Enhancement
Compliance & Enforcement
- Blowouts and Well Control Problems
- Crude Oil, Gas Well Liquids or Associated Products (H-8) Loss Reports
- Enforcement Activities
- H-15 Program - Testing of Older Inactive Wells
- HB 2259/HB 3134 - Inactive Well Requirements
- Revised Statewide Rule 13 - Casing, Cementing, Drilling, Well Control, and Completion Requirements
- Severance Reconnect Process
Events
- RRC to Conduct Permian Basin (Spraberry Trend Area) and Delaware Basin Forum and Discussion in Midland
- RRC Regulatory Conference: Environmental Protection, Pipeline Safety and Well Filings
- RRC Regulatory Conference: Environmental Protection, Pipeline Safety and Well Filings
- Regulatory Forum and Discussion