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Count It a Successful Session

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Moreover, it establishes criminal penalties for operating disposal wells for oil and gas waste without necessary permits from the Railroad Commission, also graded by the value of waste disposed of. 1806 was signed by the governor and will go into effect on Sept.

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Texas Legislature Allows Saltwater Pipeline Operators to Build Pipelines Along Public Roadways for Disposal of Fracking and Other Drilling Wastewater

The Energy Law

The wastewater produced at fracking production sites is generally disposed of in underground disposal or injection wells. According to the Railroad Commission of Texas, there are more than 50,000 injection and disposal wells in Texas, with approximately 35,000 actively servicing the more than 295,000 active drilling wells.