The Railroad Commission of Texas last month adopted revisions for Chapters 3 and 4 of its rules that govern commercial oilfield waste landfills and on-site disposal at drilling rigs.

Lawmakers passed a suite of bills that officials said are crucial to combat losses in the state’s largest oil field.

Watch out oilfield thieves, ... Legislators attack Texas oilfield crime with a vengeance. PBPA lauds realization of its top 2025 priority. By. Bob Campbell - June 12, 2025. Facebook.

Unregulated oilfield power lines are suspected of sparking Texas wildfires No state agency is taking responsibility for making sure the privately built lines that power many oil and gas sites are ...

Texas proposes first new rules for oilfield waste in 40 years. Gannett. Martha Pskowski. September 9, 2024 at 3:14 PM. This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) -One man was killed and two others were injured at an oilfield in Texas on Monday where ProPetro Services was conducting fracking operations at a well site owned by Permian ...

Oilfield wastewater injected underground is causing earthquakes and blowouts. Now, pilot projects are exploring whether this water could be treated and used to grow crops.

Unregulated oilfield power lines are suspected of sparking Texas wildfires No state agency is taking responsibility for making sure the privately built lines that power many oil and gas sites are ...

When a spate of wildfires tore across the Texas Panhandle in February and scorched 20,000 acres of Craig Cowden’s ranch near Skellytown, he decided he had had enough. Cowden took ...

"Unregulated oilfield power lines are suspected of sparking Texas wildfires" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and ...

And the Public Utility Commission of Texas, which oversees electricity in the state, told the Tribune it lacked legal authority to inspect oilfield power lines too.

The Texas Tribune When a spate of wildfires tore across the Texas Panhandle in February and scorched 20,000 acres of Craig Cowden’s ranch near Skellytown, he decided he had had enough. Cowden ...