Railroad Commission of Texas Mission Statement
The Railroad Commission serves Texas through:
- our stewardship of natural resources and the environment;
- our concern for personal and community safety; and
- our support of enhanced development and economic vitality for the benefit of Texans.
Railroad Commissioners Comment on Denton Hydraulic Fracturing Ban Vote
Below are statements from the three Railroad Commissioners on the vote to ban the well stimulation technique in the City of Denton
Read More...Statement by Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter on Denton Hydraulic Fracturing Ban Vote
The following statement can be attributed to Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porteron the passage of the City of Denton’s Hydraulic Fracturing Ban Read More...
RRC PRODUCTION STATISTICS AND ALLOWABLES FOR NOVEMBER 2014
The Texas average rig count as of October 24, was 904, representing about 49 percent of all active land rigs in the United States. In the last 12 months, total Texas reported production was 836 million barrels of oil and 7.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas Read More...