What's New at the Railroad Commission of Texas
What’s New features new content to the Railroad Commission of Texas website, including form and rule proposals and adoptions, regulatory advisories and notices, job postings, events, news releases and media advisories.
Job of The Week
- Data Architect I
The Railroad Commission of Texas seeks a Data Architect to evaluate, plan, and recommend data solutions and strategy in support of ITS Modernization and Transformation. The Data Architect will help support the execution and planning for data migration from the existing RRC Mainframe Oil and Gas (O&G) Systems that utilize IMS hierarchical database structures, Oracle legacy O&G databases based on Open Systems Java programming, as well as ESRI GIS Spatial databases to modern cloud-hosted databases including Microsoft SQL. In addition, RRC is in the process of creating a modern Data Lake and Data Warehouse environment on Snowflake cloud. These cloud-based database replacement solutions will ultimately house all O&G programs, Data Science, GIS reporting, and Data Analytics to drive the agencies imperatives, analytics, reporting, and directives. In addition, RRC is actively engaged in establishing a modern Data Governance program which the Data Architect plays a very active role in.
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Regulatory
- RRC Accepting Comments Proposed New Rules Energy Conservation Programs Amendments Disconnections During Weather Emergencies (09/20/2023)
- NTO - RRC Launches LoneSTAR for Forms P-5, W-3C, and W-3X Online Filing
- NTO - Tropical Weather Outlook (06-18-2024)
- 2024 RRC Regulatory Conference - Registration Open (06-03-2024)
- Additional CNG and LNG Certification Online Examinations Available May 1 (04-15-2024)
- Save the Dates - 2024 RRC Regulatory Conference (04-15-2024)
- RRC Seeking Stakeholder Input to Aid the Development of the Annual Oil & Gas Division Monitoring and Enforcement Strategic Plan (03-25-2024)
- NTO - Wildfire Danger Outlook (03-05-2024)
- NTO - Multiple Active Organization Report Renewals and Statewide Rule 15 Compliance (03-01-2024)
- NTO - Update to T-4 Requirements (02-29-2024)
- NTO - Discontinuation of Supplement Mailings (02-28-2024)
- NTO - New Monthly Transportation & Storage Report and Skim Oil/Condensate Report Available (02/15/2024)
Data & Information
- Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for March 2024 (06/07/2024)
- Texas Drilling Permit and Completion Statistics for May 2024 (06/04/2024)
- Texas Oil and Gas Production Hit Record Highs in 2023 (04/09/2024)
- Railroad Commission Takes Transparency a Step Further with New Flaring/Venting Database (02/16/2022)
Media
- Railroad Commission Hires New Government Relations Director (06/05/2024)
- Preparations Helped Oil and Gas Industry Get Through Dangerous Wildfires (03/20/2024)
- RRC Successfully Plugs Uncontrolled Water Flow in Crane County (01/31/2024)
- Top Stories and Achievements for the RRC in 2023 Year in Review (12/27/2023)
- RRC Well Plugging Program Receives More National Recognition (10/18/2023)
- RRC Proposes Major Overhaul for Water Protection and Oil & Gas Waste Management Rules (10/02/2023)
- RRC Names Joe Parks as the New Director of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Division (08/02/2023)
- Surface Mining & Reclamation Division 2023 Texas Reclamation Award (08/01/2023)
- RRC Helps Mitigate Boating Hazards at National Preserve (07/24/2023)
