What's New at the Railroad Commission of Texas

Regulatory

• Notice to Oil and Gas Operators - Digital Well Log System Available Online - Read more...
  

Data and Information

• RRC Energy News - June 2017
  

Events

• Oil and Gas Regulatory Conference and Technical Workshop, August 8-9, 2017 in Austin. Read more..

Media

• Texas Drilling Permits and Completions Statistics for June 2017 - The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) issued a total of 1,305 original drilling permits in June 2017 compared to 656 in June 2016. Read more...
• Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for April 2017 - Production for April 2017 as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) is 78,389,597 barrels of crude oil and 605,379,703 mcf (thousand cubic feet) of total gas from oil and gas wells. Read more...
• Smart IT Soultion Reaps Benefits for Agency, Industry - A new well log electronic filing system has reduced the burden on operators and saved both the industry and Railroad Commission thousands of dollars and man-hours in its first six months of use. Read more...
• Texas Drilling Permits and Completions Statistics for May 2017 - The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) issued a total of 1,021 original drilling permits in May 2017 compared to 606 in May 2016. Read more...
  

Jobs

• Well Compliance Customer Support - Seeking an Engineering Specialist to ensure accurate and timely application processing of Form G-1 (Gas Well Back Pressure Test, Completion or Recompletion Report, and Log), Form W-2 (Oil Well Potential Test, Completion or Recompletion Report), Form W-3 (Plugging Record), and other forms and reports in oil and gas well completion process. Read more...
• Engineering Specialist V - Report - The Railroad Commission of Texas is seeking an Engineering Specialist V within the Hearings Division.  Responsibilities involve oil and gas matters, which include issues involving oil, gas and geothermal well drilling, production and plugging operations pertaining to prevention of waste of natural resources, protection of correlative rights of parties and prevention of pollution. Read more...