Texas Railroad Commission Open Meeting Agenda – 19 June, 2018

The following items were to be taken up for discussion and/or decision by the Railroad Commission of Texas on the 19 June, 2018.

Items 50 through 180 of this agenda constitute underground pipeline damage prevention second of the Texas administrative code (Title 16, Part 1, Chapter 18). It contains a total of 44 violations in the Houston area (items 53, 57, 63, 68, 70-71, 124, 126-127, 130, 133-135, 140-143, 145, 147-148, 153-154, 157, 161-162, 164-165, 168, 170, 174) which breach the following rules:

• 18.3 – Excavator Notice to Notification Center.
• 18.4 – Excavator Obligation to Avoid Damage to Underground Pipelines.
• 18.8 – Operator Marking Requirements.
• 18.11 – Reporting Requirements.

An additional item concerning the Houston area is as follows in item 12 of the Oil and Gas Hearing Division:

• Enforcement action against Rap Operating, L.L.C. (Operator No. 693654) for violations of a Statewide Rule on the Goolsbee (Gas ID No. 250050) Lease, Well No. 2, Hamman, East (11,150) Field, Matagorda County, Texas; Talafuse Gas Unit (Gas ID No. 257003) Lease, Well No. 4, Hamman, East (Fb A) Field, Matagorda County, Texas; Violation of 16 TAC §3.14(b)(2); Motion for Rehearing.