{"id":"SEC-23-004","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"23","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Railroad Commission of Texas (Commissioners Wayne Christian, Christi Craddick, Ryan Sitton), open meeting of May 5, 2020, conference agenda item 189","authority":"Tex. Nat. Res. Code ch. 81, 85, 86, 89, 91; 16 Tex. Admin. Code §§ 3.8(d)(4)(H), 3.13(d), 3.14(b)(2), 3.78, 3.95, 3.107(b)","instrument":"Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative Rules (three Commission orders adopted May 5, 2020)","title":"Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative Rules","dateIssued":"2020-05-05","effective":"2020-05-05","end":"As stated in each order (the three order PDFs at rrc.texas.gov/media/j0edicuh, bhrhfv0o and u3ob5vuz not separately retrieved)","startDate":"2020-05-05","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["OTHER","EMP"],"addressees":["all Texas oil and gas operators"],"clause":"In its open meeting today the Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission), in recognition of the unprecedented national and global economic conditions currently impacting the oil and gas industry, took action to provide relief in the form of temporary exceptions to certain administrative rules. Pursuant to item no. 189 on today\u0027s conference agenda, the Commission adopted three orders outlining the temporary exceptions. 16 Texas Administrative Code § 3.8(d)(4)(H): An exception regarding the amount of time allowed to dewater, backfill and compact certain pits. § 3.13(d): An exception regarding the amount of time for which alternate tubing/casing programs may be granted. § 3.14(b)(2): An exception regarding the amount of time to commence plugging operations on dry or inactive wells. § 3.78: Exceptions regarding the filing fees and surcharges for Commission Forms H-1, H-4, P-17, W-3C and W-14. § 3.95: An exception authorizing underground hydrocarbon storage facility located in a geological formation other than an underground salt formation. § 3.107(b): An exception regarding recommended minimum penalties.... No operator shall construe these exceptions as exceptions to a rule regulating public safety, health, or the prevention of pollution.","enforcement":"Commission orders; 16 TAC ch. 3","functions":["EX (shut-in and inactive wells; pits; storage)","PM (fees, filings, penalties)","CB (producers\u0027 shut-in economics)"],"notes":"The § 3.95 exception permitted crude storage in non-salt formations as storage filled.","sourceUrl":"https://www.rrc.texas.gov/media/lcblubg5/notice-to-operators_05-05-2020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":269788,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-23","url":"/library/SEC-23-004","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-23-004","citation":"Railroad Commission of Texas (Commissioners Wayne Christian, Christi Craddick, Ryan Sitton), open meeting of May 5, 2020, conference agenda item 189, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative Rules (three Commission orders adopted May 5, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-004)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}