31 Mar, 2018
By AIPG-TX News

The Wise Report

The Railroad Commission is seeking stakeholder input on our first-ever oil and gas monitoring and enforcement strategic plan. This plan assesses the most effective use of the agency’s resources to ensure public safety and environmental protection. The draft was developed by an RRC multi-disciplinary team and can be found at:

http://www.rrc.texas.gov/media/44365/draft-og-strategic-plan-fy2019_final-draft.pdf

Using a web-based survey tool, the Commission is accepting public comments on the first draft plan until 5 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2018. To submit comments online, complete the survey at:

https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4227181/Oil-and-Gas-Division-Monitoring-and-Enforcement-Plan-Comments

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27 Mar, 2018
By AIPG-TX News

AIPG-Texas Scholarship Committee Chair Announces 2018 Texas Scholarship Award Selections

Glen A. Collier, P.G., C.P.G., Chair of the AIPG Texas Section’s Scholarship Committee announced that three Texas Section scholarships have been awarded to the following students in Texas:

2018 Gene M. Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship ($2,500.00)

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25 Mar, 2018
By AIPG-TX News

The Wise Report

As you may or may not be aware, the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG), like every other board in Texas, undergoes a Sunset Review every four years. The TBPG is currently undergoing such a review. If you have comments, suggestions, etc. about the current TBPG rules, go to:  http://tbpg.state.tx.us/rule-review/ for information as to how.

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14 Mar, 2018
By AIPG-TX News

Update: Report to Texas AIPG Members on How GeoDayz – 2018 Went in Nacogdoches, Texas

Members of the Texas Section of AIPG:

Update: An article on GeoDayz – 2018 by the Editor of the TPG is about to be released (more). See pages 42-43 (PDF pages 44-45). Also, University of Houston published a news item on their participation in GeoDayz (more).

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11 Mar, 2018
By AIPG-TX News

The Wise Report

The TCEQ Remediation Division issued a revision to the Incident Report Form (TCEQ-20097) for Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST) sites. The revisions incorporate the current TCEQ mailbox email address for electronic submittals and lists the current TCEQ telephone number to report emergencies. The form also includes documenting the TCEQ Region in which the facility is located.  Beginning June 1, 2018, all previous versions of the report form will be considered obsolete and will no longer be accepted. The form is available on the TCEQ webpage: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/remediation/pst_rp/downloads.html

Henry M. Wise, P.G.

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