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In observance of the Christmas holidays, Railroad Commission of Texas offices will be closed December 23-27. The offices will re-open at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 30 for regular business. Expedited Drilling Permits will be processed within standard processing times. If assistance is needed, please email Drillingpermits-info@rrc.texas.gov.
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2024 RRC Regulatory Conference - Registration Open

June 03, 2024

Registration is open for the Railroad Commission of Texas’ (RRC) annual Regulatory Conference. The conference will be held July 30-31 in Austin at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center.

The RRC is hosting this conference to inform and train industry representatives on the applicable laws, rules, and procedures for hydrocarbon production in Texas. This conference will feature over 60 sessions covering a variety of topics including:

  • acreage designations;
  • carbon sequestration and Class VI underground injection control permitting;
  • environmental permitting and compliance;
  • groundwater protection determinations;
  • H2S safety training;
  • inactive well compliance;
  • inactive well test reporting;
  • inactive wells and surface equipment removal requirements;
  • organization reports and financial assurance;
  • oil and gas completions;
  • new pipeline construction reporting;
  • production reporting;
  • severance tax incentives;
  • critical infrastructure inspections and audits;
  • critical infrastructure forms online filing;
  • Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) rules updates;
  • Plan of Correction online filing;
  • preparing for pipeline safety inspections;
  • specialized pipeline inspections;
  • transportation and storage reporting; and
  • underground injection control completions and reporting;
  • underground natural gas storage facilities; and
  • well densities exceptions.

In addition to RRC presenters, the conference will feature presenters from Energy World, Industrial Training Services, Mears Group, Inc., National Transportation Safety Board, PHMSA, RCP Inc., RegSafe and Southern Methodist University.

Plus, this year’s conference will again feature exhibitors!

The registration fee for the conference is $450 per person if registered by June 30, 2024, and $550 per person if registered on or after July 1, 2024.

For additional conference information and to register, visit the RRC’s website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about-us/organization-and-activities/activities/workshops-and-conferences/2024-rrc-regulatory-conference/.


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