It took 2 years, but the Texas Railroad Commission has updated regulations for the disposal of brine, drilling mud and other ...

The new rule modernizes some aspects of commercial oilfield waste disposal and recycling. But rules for burying oilfield ...

Oil and gas wells are leaking in such spectacular fashion that on several occasions fixing a single well has become a multi-million-dollar operation for the Texas Railroad Commission. Onshore wells ...

The latest Texas Railroad Commission news from The Texas Tribune. By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News Jan. 21, 2025 The new rule modernizes some aspects of commercial oilfield waste disposal ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas last month adopted revisions for Chapters 3 and 4 of its rules that govern commercial oilfield waste landfills and on-site disposal at drilling rigs. The new rule ...

The Texas Railroad Commission announced that it has 'adopted a significant overhaul of rules regulating oil and gas waste management facilities in Texas'. In a statement posted on its website ...

Dec. 17—AUSTIN — After extensive reviews of public comments and stakeholder input, the Railroad Commission of Texas has adopted a significant overhaul of rules regulating oil and gas waste management ...

Oil and gas companies are required to plug a well once they are done with it, but small operators often dissolve or go bankrupt before they do, leaving the Railroad Commission to pick up the tab.