Texas lawmakers attempted to address the growing problem of abandoned wells. Two years later, none of that money has been ...

Environmentalists are worried the state — known for a lax approach to regulation — is not prepared for the added ...

In 1984, while Ronald Reagan was securing a landslide reelection and Apple introduced the Macintosh, the Railroad Commission ...

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Texas has thousands of orphan oil and gas wells that need plugging. The Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas wells in the state, defines these as wells that have been inactive ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The Texas Railroad Commission approved McBride Operating Disposal Well's permits to construct a stationary treatment facility ...

These leaky wells are called P-13 wells, named for a Railroad Commission form. They’re the result of oil exploration that began nearly a century ago. Wildcatters searching for oil have punched ...

Feb. 3—AUSTIN — Statewide and county crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for November 2024 came from 159,727 oil wells and 82,958 gas wells ...