A second wastewater disposal well is not "likely contributing" to hundreds of earthquakes near Azle and Reno, according to a preliminary finding presented to the Railroad Commission of Texas.

“Even the simplest well can take time,” said Nicholas Harrel, a state managed plugger with the Texas Railroad Commission. From the air, the wells look like pinpricks across the Texas landscap ...

WASHINGTON — Almost 18 months after hundreds of millions of dollars started flowing to Texas to ... the orphaned well list as constantly fluctuating. “Understand that the RRC aggressively ...

It first appeared as a 20-foot hole in 2008. The scale of well blowouts in Texas prompted the Railroad Commission to request $100 million in emergency funding from the state lawmakers in November ...

Water contamination from explosive gas in the water supply of a North Texas neighborhood cannot be linked to nearby drilling, the Texas Railroad Commission ... of well water in the Silverado ...

The Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the ... When attempts were made to plug that well, the water likely moved on in search of another path to the surface, he said. “ ...

The Texas Railroad Commission ... of this story incorrectly stated that the Railroad Commission requested 44% of the agency's two-year budget for well plugging. The 44% figure was for one year's ...

At a Railroad Commission meeting last ... to continue flaring gas at the Crockett 15 well in the Permian Basin into the seventh consecutive year. In Texas, State Rule 32 prohibits flaring, or ...

“We are proud to remain a leader in well plugging efforts nationwide and look forward to working with the new Secretary of the Interior to expeditiously plug wells in Texas,” RRC Executive ...