Weather Emergency Resources

Please visit the Weather Emergency Resources page at rrc.texas.gov/weather for information regarding driving conditions, power outages, and warming centers.

Due to weather conditions, the RRC headquarters at the William B. Travis Building and the Alternative Fuels Division Promontory Point location in Austin will be closed, Tuesday, January 27. All staff will be working remotely and available to respond to emergencies. For emergencies call toll-free at 844-773-0305 or email Publicassist@rrc.texas.gov.

Open Meeting

The Railroad Commission of Texas has canceled its January 27 Open Meeting due to weather conditions. The meeting will be rescheduled.

Injection-Disposal Permit Procedures

The links on this webpage are for applications under Rules 9 and 46 unless explicitly stated otherwise. 

Administrative Review
Administrative check done to verify that all filing requirements are satisfied.

Application Attachments
Required attachments for injection permit applications.

Permit Transfer, Amendment and Expiration
Transfer of permits, subsequent changes to permit conditions and permit expiration.

Technical Review
Review of the proposed injection well for compliance with well construction, operation and injected fluid confinement requirements.

Permian Basin Disposal Well Review
Review of disposal wells permit applications in the Permian Basin (Districts 7C, 08, and 8A)

Seismicity Review
Review of disposal wells permit applications in areas of seismicity.

Permit Processing
Various stages of processing the permit application.

Protested Applications
Processing of applications that are protested by an affected party.

Post-Permitting
Filing, testing, and monitoring requirements after the injection permit is issued.

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