Information IT Underground Injection Control 
The Energy Law
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The construction and monitoring of Class VI injection wells and the financial responsibility requirements for Class VI well operators are currently regulated by the EPA under the Underground Injection Control program of the Safe Drinking Water Act. [2] Communications include firm news, insights, and events.
The Energy Law
JUNE 21, 2021
HB 1284 grants the Texas Railroad Commission (“RRC”), the governmental agency that regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, sole jurisdiction over Class VI Injection Wells and carbon capture, use, and sequestration (“CCUS”) activities in Texas. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.
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The Energy Law
JUNE 21, 2021
HB 1284 grants the Texas Railroad Commission (“RRC”), the governmental agency that regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, sole jurisdiction over Class VI Injection Wells and carbon capture, use, and sequestration (“CCUS”) activities in Texas. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.
The Energy Law
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
This is an important step towards obtaining primary enforcement authority (or “primacy”) over the Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Class VI well permitting program, which currently lies with the Environmental Protection Agency. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.
The Energy Law
MARCH 28, 2022
In addition to the unit order, the operator must receive approval for its injection wells. Rather, it is the approval to use a specific reservoir for injection and storage of carbon dioxide. In addition to approval of the storage facility, the operator must also receive approval for its injection wells. 30:1101-1111).
The Energy Law
JUNE 21, 2021
HB 1284 grants the Texas Railroad Commission (“RRC”), the governmental agency that regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, sole jurisdiction over Class VI Injection Wells and carbon capture, use, and sequestration (“CCUS”) activities in Texas. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.
The Energy Law
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Earlier this month, Gulf Coast Sequestration (“GCS”), a limited liability company based in Lake Charles, announced its plans to build and operate a carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) project that will create a repository 10,000 feet underground for the permanent storage of more than 80 million tons of carbon.
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