West Texas Oil Reports

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On May 24, 2013, the RRC adopted amendments to Statewide Rule 13 relating to casing, cementing, drilling, well control and completion requirements. Exceptions may be applied for and granted at the RRC's discretion if existing casing/tubing programs do not meet requirements. We offer services in filing for these exceptions based on the information below:


SWR13 Exception Information

  • Allows the director to administratively grant an exception or approve an alternate casing/tubing program required by this section provided that the intent of the rule and additional requirements are met.
  • Request for an exception or alternate casing/tubing program must be accompanied by the fee required by Statewide Rule 78.
  • An administrative exception for tubing must not exceed a period of 180 days. A request for an exception for tubing beyond 180 days would require a Commission order.