奥斯汀——德克萨斯州铁路委员会很快将开始堵塞更多油井，以继续其堵塞德克萨斯州废弃油气井的良好记录。堵井计划是 RRC 保护全州公共安全和环境使命的关键组成部分。

美国内政部已批准该州拨款 2500 万美元的申请，用于堵塞废弃的油气井。这些资金是联邦基础设施投资和就业法案的一部分，该法案专门将这笔资金用于堵塞废弃的石油和天然气井。

RRC 预计，除了成功的国家管理堵塞计划 (SMP) 堵塞的油井外，这笔资金还将用于堵塞大约 800 口废弃井。

SMP 已连续六个财年超出了州立法机构设定的绩效指标。事实上，在本财年，封堵1000口井的目标在6月份就提前两个月完成了。   

“RRC 在全州各地的堵井人员付出了大量的努力来帮助确保居民和环境的安全，”RRC 石油和天然气部门现场作业助理主任克莱·伍德尔 (Clay Woodul) 说。“我们将利用我们在工作计划、员工专业知识和承包流程方面所取得的成功，利用赠款资金来堵塞废弃的油井。”

从 2022 年 9 月 1 日开始，联邦拨款资金将用于封堵油井。

AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas will soon begin plugging more wells to continue its strong track record of plugging abandoned oil and gas wells in Texas. The well plugging program is a key component of the RRC’s mission to protect public safety and the environment across the state.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved the state’s application for $25 million dollars of grant funding to plug abandoned oil and gas wells. The funds are part of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which specifically dedicates this money to plug abandoned oil and gas wells.

The RRC anticipates the funds will be used to plug approximately 800 abandoned wells in addition to the wells being plugged by the successful State Managed Plugging Program (SMP).

The SMP has exceeded performance measures set by the state Legislature for six consecutive fiscal years. In fact, in the current fiscal year, the goal to plug 1,000 wells was exceeded two months ahead of time in June.   

“The RRC’s well plugging staff around the state puts a lot of hard work to help ensure residents and the environment are kept safe,” said Clay Woodul, RRC Assistant Director of the Oil and Gas Division for Field Operations. “We will use our established success with workplans, staff expertise and contracting processes to use the grant funding to plug abandoned wells.”

The federal grant funds will be utilized to plug wells beginning Sept. 1, 2022.