The Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) adopts the repeal of §3.15, relating to Surface Casing To Be Left in Place, as part of a concurrent rulemaking proceeding to implement House Bill (HB) 2259, 81st Legislature (Regular Session, 2009), which becomes effective September 1, 2010, without changes to the proposal published in the June 25, 2010, issue of the Texas Register (35 TexReg 5423). HB 2259 amended the Texas Natural Resources Code to establish requirements for disconnecting electrical service, purging fluids from tanks, lines, and vessels, and removing surface equipment from inactive land wells. HB 2259 also amended the Texas Natural Resources Code to establish requirements for all operators to annually address their inventory of inactive wells to obtain approval of their yearly organization report.

In a separate, concurrent rulemaking, the Commission adopts new §3.15, to be entitled Surface Equipment Removal Requirements and Inactive Wells, as well as some amendments to §§3.1, 3.14, 3.21, and 3.78, relating to Organization Report; Retention of Records; Notice Requirements; Plugging; Fire Prevention and Swabbing; and Fees and Financial Security Requirements, to address HB 2259.

Effective date is September 13, 2010.

For a copy of this rulemaking, contact Jessica Roger.

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