The Wise Report
Henry M. Wise, P.
G.
August 28,
2011
The Texas Railroad
Commission (RRC) has issued the interum Surface Casing/Groundwater Advisory Unit
application form 0051p_rrc. Please start using this form immediately. It can be
found at: http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/TXTCEQ/2011/08/25/file_attachments/54879/0051p_rrc.pdf
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The RRC has revised
three existing forms:
- Form H-10, Annual
Disposal/Injection Well Monitoring Report - Form P-3, authority to
Transport Recovered Load or Frac Oil - Form P-5, Organization
Report
The RRC has adopted
five new forms:
- Form PSA-12,
Production Sharing Agreement Code Sheet - Form P-5A,
Organization Report Non-Employee Agent Listing - Form P-5O,
Organization Report Officer Listing - Form W-3C,
Certification of Surface Equipment Removal for an Inactive Well - Form W-3X, Application
Application for an Extension of Deadline for Plugging an Inactive Well
The RRC has deleted
five existing forms:
- Form OW-1, Application
for Aughtoity to Conduct a Surface Inspection of Orphaned Oil or Gas Well - Form OW-2, Applicaton
for Certificate of Designation as the Operator of Orphaned Oil or Gas Well - Form P-51WB,
Individual Well Bond - Form P-51WLC,
Individual Well Irrevocable Documentary Letter of Credit - Form P-58, P-5
Supplemental Officer Listing
These forms are
effective September 12, 2011 and can be found at: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/rules/aug23-adopt-3-80-Forms.PDF
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The following is a
synopsis of some of the more interesting business conducted at the last
Texas Board of Professional Geologists (TBPG) Board meeting held on August 12,
2011.
Letters from the TAPG, HGS, and AEG were
presented to the Board in support of looking for a geologist to fill the
position of Executive Director, which opened due to the retirement of Col.
Hess. The Board appointed Mr. Charles Horton as the next Executive Director of
the TBPG pending the retirement of Col. Hess. Col. Hess has done an excellant
serving both the Board and his country and we wish him a well-deserved
retirement. We're also sure that Mr. Horton will do an excellant job as the new
Executive Director of the TBPG and we wish him the best of luck in this
position.
The Compliance and Enforcement Committee
(C&E) Report, proposed revisions to the PG Seal Guidance Document and FAQs
(to be published after Board approval) and recommended two Board Members serve
on the Complaint Review Team (CRT). The CRT and C&E continue to direct
enforcement case decision-making and process improvement, and that the staff
insure confidentiality of complaints.
The General Issues Committee Report addressed
Advisory Opinion Request #5 (approved and found at: https://tbpg.state.tx.us/Advisory-Opinions.html;
the Oil/Gas workgroup’s proposed rule changes. The Workgroup had met earlier this week
and they are pleased with the direction of the Board. The Workgroup has
submitted a petition for proposed amendment to the TBPG rules. The
Board adopted:
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A proposed amendment to §851.10 for posting as
a proposed rule to the Texas Register for public comment; -
A proposed new rule section §851.33 after
debate and amendment for posting as a proposed rule to the Texas Register for
public comment; and -
A proposed new rule
section §851.34 after debate and contingent upon certification that the proposed
rule has been reviewed by legal counsel and is found to be within the Board’s
statutory authority. The approved motion
also included the contingency that if the proposed new rule section §851.34 was
not certified as within the Board’s statutory authority for posting to the Texas
Register for public comment, the text of
§851.34 would be posted as an Advisory Opinion in response to the question of,
“Are the following not exempt from the requirement of licensure as a
Professional Geoscientist?”
Other, miscellaneous proposed amendments were
approved for publication in the Texas Register. As usual, we will bring you
this information when it becomes available.
Henry M. Wise,
P.G.
The Wise
Report
8/28/2011