![]() ![]() Extensive geotechnical work was conducted to locate voids, which were filled with cement.įollowing the work underground, the fence and landscapes were repaired, as well. The $380,000 project, which was less than a half mile south of the historic courthouse in Center, Texas, addressed voids left by a hand-dug mine dating back to the 19th century.Īmong the challenges of the project under the properties of two homes included a 20-foot-deep sinkhole that opened up in one of the backyards and damaged part of a fence. ![]() The U.S Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement presented the RRC with its Small Project Award during the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs conference in Grand Junction, Colo. This award extended the Commission’s track record after receiving three national awards last fiscal year for injection well permitting using artificial intelligence, drone inspections and the State Managed Well Plugging Program. RRC Commissioners Assess More Than $688,000 in Penalties November 04, 2022ĪUSTIN – The Railroad Commission’s Abandoned Mine Land Program earned national recognition last week for work addressing an abandoned lignite mine in East Texas last year.*A district map is available on the Railroad Commission of Texas website at. ![]() TABLE 1 – OCTOBER 2022 TEXAS OIL AND GAS NEW DRILLING PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS BY RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS DISTRICT* Total well completions processed for 2022 year-to-date for new drills, re-entries and re-completions are 11,442 compared to 7,980 recorded during the same period in 2021.ĭetailed data on drilling permits and well completions for the month can be found at this link: In October 2022, Commission staff processed 977 oil, 181 gas and 317 injection completions for new drills, re-entries and re-completions, compared to 597 oil, 95 gas and 341 injection completions in October 2021. The breakdown of well types for original drilling permits in October 2022 is 191 oil, 122 gas, 501 oil or gas, 25 injection and 12 other permits. The October 2022 total includes 735 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, 12 to re-enter plugged wellbores and 98 for re-completions of existing wellbores. Texas Drilling Permit and Completion Statistics for October 2022 November 07, 2022ĪUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 851 original drilling permits in October 2022 compared to 768 in October 2021.You can learn more about Chairman Christian here. Christian is married to his wife, Lisa, and together they have three daughters, Liza, Lindsey and Lauren. ![]() Prior to his time at the Commission, Christian served seven sessions in the Texas House of Representatives, accumulating a strong record of standing for free markets and against burdensome regulations. “But for the Biden Administration throwing thousands of Americans out of work by cancelling the Keystone Pipeline on Day 1 of his administration, we might have been able to avoid the shortage of diesel fuel, higher prices and damage to our economy.”Ī lifelong conservative businessman, Wayne Christian was elected as our 50th Texas Railroad Commissioner in November 2016. “It seems like the only use the Biden Administration has for fossil fuels is to manufacture shortages and crises that could have been avoided,” said RRC Chairman Wayne Christian. Undesirable public policy decisions by the Biden Administration have contributed to the shortage of diesel fuel that has increased its price. Diesel fuel is used to operate trains, large trucks, and cargo ships for the transportation of raw materials and manufactured goods. AUSTIN – The price of diesel fuel for November delivery has increased by 33 percent and reserves of diesel fuel have fallen to its lowest level since 1951. ![]()
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