Injection-Storage Permits
The Railroad Commission of Texas regulates several types of injection wells under a federally approved Underground Injection Control (UIC) program under the Safe Drinking Water Act. These include wells for enhanced recovery, waste disposal, liquid hydrocarbon storage, brine mining, geothermal and other injection wells. The Commission also regulates wells for underground gas storage.
Permit Types & Information
- Enhanced Recovery
- Enhanced Oil Recovery Tax Incentives
- Oil and Gas Waste Disposal
- Mechanical Integrity Testing (MIT)
- Reporting
- Reservoir Gas Storage
- Cavern Storage
- Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Brine Mining
- Geothermal
- TCEQ Class I - Disposal Wells
- Resources
