In an announcement posted on the Texas Railroad Fee (RRC) web site not too long ago, the RRC introduced that it issued a complete of 666 unique drilling permits in January.
The full contains 607 to drill new oil or fuel wells, six to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 53 for re-completions, the RRC stated within the assertion.
“The breakdown of nicely varieties for whole unique drilling permits in January 2025 is – 134 oil, 26 fuel, 463 oil and fuel, 32 injection, 5 service, and 6 different permits,” the RRC famous within the assertion.
Final month, RRC employees processed 1,340 oil, 377 fuel, and 290 injection completions, the group highlighted within the assertion.
A desk displaying January 2025 Texas oil and fuel new drilling permits and completions by RRC district, which was included within the assertion and comprised 12 districts, confirmed that Midland had the very best variety of permits to drill new oil/fuel holes, at 361. The San Antonio space had the second highest determine, with 70, and the San Angelo space had the third highest, with 59, the desk revealed.
In an announcement posted on the RRC web site final month, the RRC introduced that it issued a complete of 630 unique drilling permits in December 2024.
That whole included 580 to drill new oil or fuel wells, 13 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 5 subject transfers, and 32 for re-completions, that assertion highlighted. The assertion outlined that, of the entire unique drilling permits for December 2024, 126 had been for oil wells, 44 had been for fuel wells, 445 had been for oil and fuel wells, 10 had been for injections, one was a service nicely, and 4 comprised different permits.
In December 2024, RRC employees processed 1,431 oil, 248 fuel, and 670 injection completions, that assertion identified.
A desk displaying December 2024 Texas oil and fuel new drilling permits and completions by RRC district, which was included in that assertion and comprised 12 districts, additionally confirmed that Midland had the very best variety of permits to drill new oil/fuel holes, at 304. The San Antonio space had the second highest determine, with 68, and the Refugio space had the third highest, with 65, this desk revealed.
In an announcement posted on its website in February final 12 months, the RRC introduced that it issued a complete of 799 unique drilling permits in January 2024. That whole included 748 to drill new oil or fuel wells, 10 to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 39 for re-completions of current wellbores, that assertion highlighted.
“The breakdown of nicely varieties for whole unique drilling permits in January 2024 is – 135 oil, 36 fuel, 558 oil and fuel, 49 injection, and 21 different permits,” that assertion stated.
This assertion added that, in January final 12 months, RRC employees processed 770 oil, 216 fuel, and 319 injection completions for brand spanking new drills, re-entries, and re-completions.
A desk displaying January 2024 Texas oil and fuel new drilling permits and completions by RRC district, which was included in that assertion and comprised 12 districts, additionally confirmed Midland because the district with essentially the most permits to drill new oil/fuel holes, at 381. The San Angelo space had the second highest determine, at 103, and the San Antonio space had the third highest, at 95, this desk revealed.
The RRC notes on its website that it’s the oldest regulatory company within the state and one of many oldest of its form within the nation.
The group is the state company with major regulatory jurisdiction over the oil and pure fuel business, pipeline transporters, pure fuel and unsafe liquid pipeline business, pure fuel utilities, the LP-gas business, vital pure fuel infrastructure, and coal and uranium floor mining operations, its website states.
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