The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $848,845 in fines involving 185 enforcement dockets against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ Conference on Tuesday, January 11. The Commission has primary oversight and enforcement of the state’s oil and gas industry and intrastate pipeline safety.
Seven dockets involved $385,383 in penalties after operators failed to appear at Commission enforcement proceedings.
Master Default Orders can be found on the RRC Hearings Division webpage.
Operators were ordered to come into compliance with Commission rules and assessed $61,912 for oil and gas, LP-Gas or pipeline safety rule violations. Pipeline operators and excavators were assessed $401,550 for violations of the Commission’s Pipeline Damage Prevention rules.
Master Agreed Orders can be found on the RRC General Counsel webpage.
In the absence of timely motions for rehearing, decisions are final as stated in these final orders.
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The Industrial Forest is a network of environmentally minded and socially conscious businesses that are using industrial innovations to build a network of sustainable forests across the United States.
Weekly Sponsor: Korwell Energy
Korwell Energy is an industry leading designer, ASME code manufacturer, and remanufacturer of production equipment for oil and gas producers, throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.
They retain both an ASME U and R stamp. Their 28,000 sq ft of manufacturing shop with overhead cranes create a safe and productive environment for their team who collectively have over 75+ years of experience in manufacturing of ASME Oil and Gas production equipment.
Korwell prides themselves on outstanding customer service, expertise, and cutting-edge technology to partner with customers to maximize their individual production goals and help comply with ever changing regulations.
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Great American Mining monetizes wasted, stranded and undervalued gas throughout the oil and gas industry by using it as a power generation source for bitcoin mining. We bring the market and our expertise to the molecule. Our solutions make producers more efficient and profitable while helping to reduce flaring and venting throughout the oil and gas value chain.
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