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Exams will be administered by Railroad Commission of Texas staff to certify individuals to perform work requiring contact with Propane (LPG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), and/or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
In addition to passing the exam, every applicant for LPG certification as a bobtail driver, DOT cylinder filler, service and installation technician, appliance service and installation technician, motor/mobile fuel dispenser or recreational vehicle technician must complete 8 hours of approved training by the next May 31 after passing the examination.
Retest will not be an option.(NOTE: If the examination is passed between March 1 and May 31, then the training must be completed by May 31 of the next year.)
All individuals must be registered at least 7 days in advance of an event.
All events are subject to change please check this event page at least 24 hours before the day of the event.
December 13, 2021 - 8:00 AM
Austin
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Texas Drilling Permit and Completion Statistics for November 2021
AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 842 original drilling permits in November 2021 compared to 382 in November 2020. The November 2021 total includes 738 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, nine to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 90 for re-completions of existing wellbores.
The breakdown of well types for original drilling permits in November 2021 is 202 oil, 121 gas, 479 oil or gas, 34 injection, and six other permits.
In November 2021, Commission staff processed 541 oil, 122 gas and 53 injection completions for new drills, re-entries and re-completions, compared to 537 oil, 98 gas, and 127 injection completions in November 2020.
Total well completions processed for 2021 year-to-date for new drills, re-entries and re-completions are 8,483 compared to 13,573 recorded during the same period in 2020.
Detailed data on drilling permits and well completions for the month can be found at this link:
TABLE 1 – NOVEMBER 2021 TEXAS OIL AND GAS NEW DRILLING PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS BY RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS DISTRICT*
|
DISTRICT |
PERMITS TO DRILL NEW OIL/GAS HOLES |
NEW OIL COMPLETIONS |
NEW GAS COMPLETIONS |
|
(1) SAN ANTONIO AREA |
85 |
83 |
10 |
|
(2) REFUGIO AREA |
46 |
50 |
21 |
|
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS |
18 |
8 |
8 |
|
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS |
15 |
3 |
3 |
|
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
(6) EAST TEXAS |
25 |
3 |
14 |
|
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX |
13 |
4 |
0 |
|
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA |
69 |
54 |
0 |
|
(8) MIDLAND |
379 |
246 |
34 |
|
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA |
26 |
21 |
0 |
|
(9) NORTH TEXAS |
41 |
16 |
11 |
|
(10) PANHANDLE |
16 |
1 |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
738 |
489 |
105 |
*A district map is available on the Railroad Commission of Texas website at https://rrc.texas.gov/media/3bkhbut0/districts_color_8x11.pdf.
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