奥斯汀——铁路委员会的堵井计划将利用其专业知识堵住位于德克萨斯州海岸弯道巴芬湾、汉布尔海峡和皮塔岛沿线难以到达的孤井。
RRC 已与土地总局 (GLO) 签署了一份谅解备忘录，其中 GLO 将提供 300 万美元来帮助堵塞 10 口井。RRC 将利用沼泽车和任何其他到达并堵塞油井所需的专用设备。
在过去几年中，委员会为玻利瓦尔半岛的 GLO 堵塞了一口井，帮助国家公园管理局清除了德克萨斯州东部 Big Thicket 国家保护区先前堵塞的井中的危险套管，并堵塞了另一个受欢迎的国家公园的井。帕德里岛国家海岸公园，2021 年。
“今年是 RRC 全国认可的国家管理堵漏计划 40 周年，”RRC 执行董事王伟表示。“在此期间，我们已经堵塞了 45,000 多口油井，我们丰富的经验为我们提供了其他机构可以信赖的专业知识。RRC 始终愿意帮助完成保护我们伟大国家周围社区和环境的重要使命。”
RRC 还超过了德克萨斯州立法机关制定的井堵高性能标准。该机构堵塞的油井数量连续七年超过了年度立法目标。
AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission’s well-plugging program will utilize its expertise to plug hard to reach orphaned wells located along the Coastal Bend of Texas in Baffin Bay, Humble Channel and Pita Island.
The RRC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the General Land Office (GLO), in which GLO will provide $3 million to help plug 10 wells. The RRC will utilize marsh buggies and any other specialized equipment needed to reach and plug the wells.
In the past several years, the Commission has plugged a well for the GLO in the Bolivar Peninsula, helped the National Park Service by removing hazardous casing from previously plugged wells at the Big Thicket National Preserved in East Texas, and plugged wells at another popular national park, Padre Island National Seashore, in 2021.
“This year marks the 40-year anniversary of the RRC’s nationally recognized State Managed Plugging Program,” said RRC Executive Director Wei Wang. “We have plugged more than 45,000 wells during that time, and our extensive experience gives us the expertise that other agencies can rely on. The RRC is always willing to help in the important mission of protecting communities and the environment around our great state.”
The RRC also exceeds high performance standards for well plugging set by the Texas Legislature. The agency has plugged more wells than the than annual legislative goals for seven straight years.
