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 ...

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. “ ...

An out-of-control well in West Texas was thrust into the spotlight this week after the Texas Railroad Commission obtained a no-fly zone extending 3,000 feet high and 3 nautical miles around the site.

Danny Sorrells, oil and gas director for the Texas Railroad Commission, told commissioners that plugging the well was a challenging task that cost the state $2.5 million and defied industry norms.

“We had a great session,” said Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick, who was in Midland on Thursday for Gov. Greg ...

Commission Shifts executive director, Virginia Palacios, moderates a Texas Railroad Commission candidate ... over safety concerns linked to fracking, well blowouts and groundwater protection.

At a Railroad ... the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulates air pollution from oil and gas facilities. The rule allows natural gas flaring for the first 10 days after a well is ...

Despite the misleading name, the Railroad Commission ... and makes sense for Texas, not just from an environmental perspective, but from an industry perspective as well, right, especially with ...

as well. It eventually stopped regulating railroads altogether. Texas produces more oil and gas than most countries; that turned the Railroad Commission into a globally important government office.

Unable to keep up with the growing number of leaking and erupting wells in the state’s oil fields, the Texas Railroad Commission ... from increasingly common well blowouts.

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