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A push to revamp allowed natural gas flaring in Texas oilfields is underway, with potential changes coming as soon as this fall.

Oil and natural gas well permits in Texas have declined through the first seven months of 2019 compared with the same time last year, according to state data.

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) has launched Online Inspection Lookup, a searchable database of oil and gas inspection and violation data. Users may search inspection or violation information by operator name, lease name/number, county, RRC district oil/gas number, inspection date range and rule. Data is pulled from the RRC’s Inspection, Compliance and Enforcement Tracking System, which was implemented in August 2015. For questions contact Keith May in the RRC Oil & Gas Division or call (512) 463-2892.

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) is planning a one-day session on Feb. 28 in Houston to educate oil and gas industry representatives on a variety of topics, including injection well permitting, drilling permits, stacked laterals, assigning acreage to pooled development/proration units, completions and use of state Form P-16 on acreage designation. Registration is required, with a $50 fee/person. The event is to be held at the Norris Conference Center Westchase, 9990 Richmond Ave., Suite 102.

The Lone Star State’s oil and natural gas output in June retreated from a year ago and month/month, with production at the lowest level in 16 months, according to preliminary data by Texas regulators.

Republican Wayne Christian was elected to fill the open seat on the three-member Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), beating his Democrat challenger, a retired school teacher; a Green Party candidate; and a Libertarian who is a retired petroleum engineer.

In advance of a public hearing on Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) practices and operations scheduled for Monday, watchdog group Public Citizen has rolled out its wish list of reforms it would like to see at the oil/natural gas regulator.

Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) Commissioner Christi Craddick on Tuesday outlined her plans for lightening the regulatory burden on the state’s oil and natural gas producers.

Wayne Christian, a former Texas state representative, beat real estate mogul Gary Gates in the Republican runoff in the contest for a seat on the three-member Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC).