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Regulating the exploration, production, & transportation of oil and natural gas in Texas

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Introducing the RRC Mapping Automation Portal


October 25, 2024

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) will be launching the RRC Mapping Automation Portal (RRC MAP) later this year. This new portal allows oil and gas and pipeline operators to identify and confirm facilities that are a part of the natural gas supply chain for power generation in Texas. The portal will help the RRC maintain the most up-to-date critical infrastructure information during a weather emergency.

RRC MAP is an information gathering portal that links facilities in the natural gas supply chain from upstream production and disposal to the end point – power plants. Data collected via the system is shared with the Texas Public Utilities Commission to be added to the Texas Electricity Supply Chain Map.

Free, in-person and online training sessions will be held to inform and train operators on actions needed to prepare for the application release and provide instructions on how to identify and confirm facilities using the application. Topics to be covered include:

  • RRC Access Management Process (RAMP) access, and filing agent set up,
  • Responding to email and certified letter notifications from the RRC,
  • Confirming and identifying facilities, and
  • What happens when an operator fails to respond to notifications.

The online and in-person training sessions are scheduled for these days:

  • November 7, 2024 – Webinar
  • November 20, 2024 – Midland
  • November 21, 2024 – Midland
  • December 12, 2024 ­– Houston

Registration is required to attend the training sessions. For more information and to register, visit the RRC website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/critical-infrastructure/ci-training/mapping-automation-portal-trainings/.

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The Railroad Commission, through its Oil and Gas Division, regulates the exploration, production, and transportation of oil and natural gas in Texas. Its statutory role is to:

  1. prevent waste of the state's natural resources,
  2. to protect the correlative rights of different interest owners,
  3. to prevent pollution, and
  4. to provide safety in matters such as hydrogen sulfide.

The division accomplishes these goals by permitting and reporting requirements; by field inspections, testing programs and monitoring industry activities in the field; and through programs to remediate abandoned wells and sites through the use of fees and taxes paid by industry.
The Oil and Gas Division is headquartered in Austin, Texas with nine district offices spread over the state.

Drilling Permit Processing Time
as of October 28th, 2024

Expedited Permits: approximately 2
Business days
Standard Permits: approximately   4
Business days

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