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To begin when you are.
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Thank you, Kelly.
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Good morning.
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This is chairman Credit,
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first meeting of the Railroad
Commission of Texas
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will come to order to consider matters
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which have been duly posted
with the secretary of state
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for April 13th, 2021.
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Under our public participation policy,
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anyone desiring to
offer public testimony
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on any items that are not noticed
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on today's agenda was
required to register in advance.
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We didn't have anyone
register in advance.
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The Commission will consider the items
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on the agenda as posted on the agenda.
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Kelly, please call up
presenter for items one and two.
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Yes. Thank you.
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Dimarlo Chico
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will be presenting
agenda items one and two.
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Dimarlo, we are ready when you are.
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Good morning, chairman
and Commissioners,
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I'm Dimarlo Chico,
Administrative Law Judge
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with the Hearings division.
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I will be presenting items one and two.
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Item one is the gas utility rate case
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that resulted in a settlement
between intervener staff
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and the three applicants:
Hooks Gas Pipeline,
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Texas Gas Pipeline Company,
and 1486 Gas Pipeline.
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This settlement resolved all issues.
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The three applicants
are affiliated companies
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that each provide regulated natural gas
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transportation services in
unincorporated areas of Texas.
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The applicants jointly
filed their statement
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of intent on October 9th 2020
to simultaneously increase
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and consolidate their
transportation rates
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into a single system wide
rate with Hooks Gas Pipeline
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as the surviving entity.
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The examiners recommend approval
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of the settlement as set forth
in the proposed final order.
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No exceptions or replies were filed.
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Today's the deadline
for Commission action.
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I'm available for question.
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Thank you.
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(indistinct chatter)
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No no no. It's okay.
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We also have Winston Skinner
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and Mike Thompson,
representing Hooks Gas Pipeline,
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registered and available
for questions as well.
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Oh, thank you.
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Does anybody have any questions,
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our people that have registered?
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How about that one?
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Sorry, I didn't read my script.
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I was off (laughs) the very questions.
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All right.
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All right.
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I move we approve the
examiner's recommendation,
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is there a second?
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Second.
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Second.
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Second by Commissioner Wright,
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all in favor say aye.
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Aye.
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Aye. Motion passes.
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That item's approved.
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Next one.
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Good more. Thank you.
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Go ahead.
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Item two is a gas utility
rate case that resulted
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in a settlement between intervener staff
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and the four applicants:
Universal Natural Gas,
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Consumer Gas Company,
NR Techs NB, and gas energy.
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This settlement resolved all issues.
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The four applicants are
affiliated gas distribution
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companies that jointly
filed their statement of intent
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on October 9th, 2020, to
simultaneously increase
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and consolidate the rates
into a single system wide rate
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with Universal Natural
Gas as the surviving entity.
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The settlement includes:
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a reduction of about $648,634
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from the applicant's original requests,
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the consolidation of the four companies
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with Universal Natural
Gas as the surviving entity,
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and approval for recovery
of the cost incurred
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from the 2021 winter weather
event or regulatory asset
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to be amortized over 18 months.
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Examiners recommend
approval of the settlement
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as set forth in the
proposed final order.
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The settlement
represents diverse interests
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and the parties have
engaged in significant discovery
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regarding the issues in dispute.
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Exceptions were filed, but no replies.
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Today's the deadline
for Commission action.
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I'm available for question.
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The Commissioners,
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Winston Skinner and Mike Thompson,
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representing Universal Natural Pipeline,
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is registered and
available for questions.
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Thank you, Kelly.
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Are there any questions of
witnesses or anybody else?
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No.
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All right.
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I move we approve the
examiner's recommendation.
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Is there a second?
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Second.
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Second by Commissioner
Christian, all in favor, say aye.
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Aye.
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Motion passes.
That item's approved.
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Thank you.
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Kelly, please call
presenter for number three.
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Yes. Thank you.
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Veronica Roberto will be
presenting agenda item three.
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Veronica, we are ready when you are.
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Good morning
Chairman, Commissioners,
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Veronica Roberto,
Administrative Law Judge
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for the Hearings division.
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Item number three is the application
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by San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc
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for the renewal and revision
of permit number 11G
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within San Miguel
lignite mine located in
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Atascosa and McMullen counties.
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The proposed permit area
encompasses approximately
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16,000 acres.
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San Miguel anticipates to mine
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approximately 4.5
million tons of lignite
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during the proposed
five-year permit term.
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San Miguel's permit number
11G as well as permits numbers
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52A and 60 are bonded in
a total amount of 140 million.
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That amount is sufficient
to cover the reclamation
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cost estimates for all three permits.
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Evidence in the record supports
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that San Miguel has
satisfied all requirements
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for the requested mining
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and reclamation operations
within the proposed permit.
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The only parties to the
proceeding are San Miguel and staff.
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All comments after notice
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of the application are
addressed in the proposed order.
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No exceptions were filed.
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No hearing on the merits was held.
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It is recommended that
San Miguel's application
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be approved with the adoption
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of permit provisions
contained in appendix one.
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And that permit number 11G
be renumbered and issued
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as permit number 11H.
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I'm available for questions.
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Thank you, Veronica.
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Are there any questions?
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No, but chairman, I'd like
to make a few comments.
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I just wanted to let the hearings
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and selfless mining staff
know that I was very impressed
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with both the sheer
amount and quality of work
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that went into this decision.
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Through a lot of complex matters
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in this renewal revision application
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including interim rulings and appeal,
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landowners inquiries,
financial assurance
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for reclamation
obligations and much more.
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Even though the presentation
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by the LG could roll
down to a few sentences,
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is obvious that these cases require
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months of detailed driven work.
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I wanted to recognize and thank
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the Commission staff for that hard work.
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I know this has been a
big, big application to review.
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Thank you, Veronica.
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Thank you, Commissioner.
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I appreciate they work hard,
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I appreciate the recognition on this.
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Any other comments or questions?
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All right.
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I move we approve the
examiner's recommendation.
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Is there a second?
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Second.
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Second by Commissioner Wright.
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All those in favor say aye.
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Aye.
Aye.
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Aye. Motion passes,
that item's approved.
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Thank you, Veronica.
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Number four, Kelly.
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Yes. Thank you.
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Austin Gascamp, will be
presenting agenda item four,
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Austin, we are ready when you are.
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Good morning chairman
and Commissioners.
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My name is Austin Gascamp,
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Technical Examiner
for the Hearings division.
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Item number four is the application
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of Blackhorn Environmental Services LLC
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for a renewal of its permit,
pursuant to Statewide rule aid
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to operate a commercial
separation, reclamation,
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and disposal facility in
Jim Wells County, Texas.
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The facility receives,
separates, treats,
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and disposes of non-hazardous
East oilfield waste.
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The application is protested
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by an adjacent landowner
and nearby residents.
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Protestants state the facility
poses a pollution threat,
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reduces property values and enjoyment,
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endangers ground and surface water,
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and produces foul odors
which protestants claim
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can only be attributed
to hydrogen sulfide
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or some other violation
of Blackhorn's permit,
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and therefore the
application should be denied.
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The facility sits on a
relatively flat topographic area,
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a former caliche mining pit.
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During the permitting process,
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four soil borings were done
and found it contained fat clay
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for at least 20 feet below ground.
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The facility includes a disposal pit,
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double lined with synthetic HDPE liner,
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leak detection, leachate
collection system,
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and onsite disposal well.
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Stormwater pits can contain water
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in excess of a 25 year
or 24 hour rain event.
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The facility is not in a flood plain
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and no wetlands are
located on the property.
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Three groundwater
monitoring wells are installed
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and are analyzed each quarter.
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The facility is not in an
aquifer recharge zone.
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And the top of the aquifer
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is three to 400 feet below surface.
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The concerns about
odors and air quality are not
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within the jurisdiction of
the Railroad Commission.
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There's no evidence the
facility has received waste
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outside of its permit requirements.
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And the examiners did not
find evidence of any H2S source
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that would cause an
uncontrolled release of H2S.
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The examiners find
the facility is protective
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of ground and surface water
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and does not endanger oil,
gas, or mineral resources.
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Examiners recommend
the Commission approve
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the renewal application.
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Exceptions and replies were filed
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and I'm available for questions.
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Commissioners,
we also have Clay Nance,
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representing Blackhorn
Environmental Services LLC,
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protestants, Tara Jones,
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Calvin Jones, Gail green and Neely Bako,
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representing additional protestants
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of Orange Grove, Texas.
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All individuals are registered
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and available for comments or questions.
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Thank you, Kelly.
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Are there any questions of
the people that have registered?
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Are there any questions of
the hearings at (mumbles)?
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No, but I do have a
comment, chairman,
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if you don't mind.
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Sure.
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You didn't have any questions,
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did you, Commissioner Christian?
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No.
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You know, I reviewed the
proceedings in this permit
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and they were processed very carefully.
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And I'd like to say that the
Commission takes complaints
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about facilities that we
permit very seriously,
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especially when they involve allegations
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regarding human health
or the environment.
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Environmental permits and support staff,
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district office personnel
in hearings staff,
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district office personnel,
including the hearings staff,
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in the Hearings division
have reviewed the complaints
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that were submitted in
response to a renewal application
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for the subject permanent.
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As a result, the district office,
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and the staff performed
multiple detailed inspections
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and records, record reviews
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and not any serious (mumbles).
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Although I am very sympathetic
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to the protestants and their complaints,
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I will support renewal
of the permit at this time.
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It is our understanding
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that the TCQ is also
looking into the complaints
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and the Railroad
Commission will continue
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to monitor the situation to
ensure that the facility remains
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in compliance with all
permit requirements.
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Thank you, madam chairman.
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Thank you, Commissioner.
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Right. Are there any other
questions or comments?
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All right.
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I move we approve the
examiner's recommendation,
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is there a second?
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Second.
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Second by
Commissioner Christian.
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All those in favor, say aye.
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Aye. Aye.
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Aye. Motion passes,
that item's approved.
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Thank you, Austin.
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Kelly-
Thank you.
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Yes, thank you.
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Ezra Johnson, will be
presenting agenda item five,
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Ezra, we are ready when you are.
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Good morning, chairman
and Commissioners.
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For the record, my name is Ezra Johnson,
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Administrative Law Judge
with the Hearings division.
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Item five, concerns
a motion for rehearing
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of a final order
granting the application
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of Shoco Production LLC
to transfer operator-ship
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of the Johnson Foundation
lease well number one,
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oil ocean has field in
Matagorda County, Texas,
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from the current operator
of record, Siana Oil and Gas.
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Siana filed a timely
motion for rehearing,
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claiming that it was in
possession of additional evidence
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that should be considered
by the Commission,
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prior to ordering the transfer.
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No new evidence was provided by Siana,
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nor was the nature and
extent of such evidence
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described in the motion.
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Accordingly, none of the issues raised
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in the motion for rehearing are new.
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All issues raised in the motion
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were already raised by Siana,
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and considered by the Commission,
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prior to the Commission
issuing the order,
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in this case.
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The examiners recommend
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that the Commission deny
the motion for rehearing.
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The motion will be overruled
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by operation of law on May 6th, 2021.
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And I am available for questions.
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Thank you. Are
there any questions?
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No.
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Then I move we approve the
examiner's recommendation.
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Is there a second?
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Second.
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Second by Commissioner Wright.
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All those in favor say aye.
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Aye.
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Aye. Motion passes.
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That item's approved, thank you, Ezra.
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That was number five.
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Or number six, sorry.
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Okay, as
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(laughs).
It's all right.
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It's all right.
I think I noticed it.
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(laughs)
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I even rechecked myself, no worries.
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Thanks you.
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Jennifer Cook will be
presenting agenda item six.
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Jennifer. We are ready when you are.
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Good morning, chairman
and Commissioners.
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I'm Jennifer Cook,
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an Administrative Law Judge
with the Hearings division.
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I am presenting item six,
it is a motion for rehearing.
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On January 26, 2021,
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the Commission issued an
order approving the transfer
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of the subject wells from Red Shell Inc,
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to Origin Production Company Inc.
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The order was issued after
Red Shell failed to respond
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to a letter, giving Red Shell
an opportunity for hearing.
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A timely motion for rehearing
was received from Red Shell.
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In the motion, Red shell does not state
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why it did not respond to the letter
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giving it an opportunity for hearing.
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The motion states Red
Shell has a good faith claim,
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but doesn't explain
how it makes that claim.
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Origin did provide
documentation demonstrating
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it has a good faith claim.
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Which prompted the
Administrative Law Judges' letter,
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giving Red Shell an
opportunity for hearing.
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Origin filed a response to the motion
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for rehearing stating
among other things,
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that Red Shell has not produced evidence
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that it has good faith claim.
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And retro Shell's assertion
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that it has the capability of
producing the subject wells,
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is not a valid basis
for a good faith claim.
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The ALJ recommends denying the motion.
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The motion will be
overruled by operation
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of law on may 6th, 2021,
and I'm available for questions.
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Thank you.
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Are there any questions?
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No.
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I move we approve the
examiner's recommendation.
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Is there a second?
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Second.
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Second by Commissioner
Christian, all in favor, say aye.
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Aye.
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Aye. Motion passes,
that item's approved.
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Thank you, Jennifer.
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All right.
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Let's move on to the oil
and gas Consent Agenda.
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Item seven through
45, there are 39 items
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on the oil and gas Consent Agenda.
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Are there any we need to take
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up individually or any comments?
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I do have a comment.
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I'm being very talkative
this morning, so apologies.
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Again, before we make the motion,
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I'm proud of staff in the industry
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in their focus in limiting
access to the quarrying.
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In these foregoing Consent Agenda items,
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there are multiple quarrying
exception applications
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that were reduced from
two years to one year,
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multiple applications
where the requested
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quarrying volumes were
reduced dramatically.
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Some by up to 93% from
prior quarrying exceptions.
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This is a sort of change
that will allow Texas
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to more fully utilize the
natural gas that we produce,
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further reduce our oilfield emissions.
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I applaud everybody for
their collective hard work
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on this matter and look forward
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to similar reductions in the future.
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Thank you again, madam chairman.
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Thank you, Commissioner.
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Right. I move that we
approve item seven through 45.
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Is there a second?
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Second.
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Second by Commissioner Wright,
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all in favor say aye.
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Aye.
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Aye.
Aye.
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Motion passes.
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Those items are approved.
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It's got a master
default, orders, items.
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And there are seven
on master default items.
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I move we approve items 46 through 52.
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Is there a second?
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Second.
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Second by Commissioner
Christian, all in favor, say aye.
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Aye.
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Aye, motion passes.
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Those items are approved.
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And now we're gonna go to
our agreed enforcement orders,
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items 51 through 130,
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there are 78 agreed enforcement orders.
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I move that we approve
items 53 through 130.
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Is there a second?
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Second.
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Second by Commissioner Wright,
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all in favor say aye.
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Aye.
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Aye.
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Motion passes, those
items are approved.
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That concludes the
hearing section matters.
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And we'll now take up
our administrative agenda.
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We're going to item 131. Kelly?
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Yes. Thank you.
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Keith May, will be
presenting agenda item 131.
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Keith, we are ready when you are.
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Good morning, chairman
and Commissioners.
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For the record, my name is Keith May
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with oil and gas division.
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I will be presenting item 131.
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Item 131 is oilfield cleanup programs,
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second quarter stash
report for fiscal year 2021.
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The second quarter of 2021
plugging operations are completed
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and files were closed on 383 wells
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at a cost of &7, $683,547.
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This includes only those
wells that were plugged,
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invoiced by the plugging contractor,
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and approved for
payment by field operations.
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During the same period,
320 new wells were approved
00:17:33.250 --> 00:17:34.790
for plugging with state funds.
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A total of 859 wells
were physically plugged
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the end of the second quarter
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of which 656 have
been invoiced and paid.
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They managed a cleanup program,
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completed and closed
50 cleanup activities
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at a cost of $509,949 using OGRC funds.
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As well as one cleanup activity,
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you completed with total expenditures
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of $5,845 using grant funds.
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During the same
period, 106 new activities
00:18:04.440 --> 00:18:06.693
were authorized for
cleanup with state funds.
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A total of 88 cleanup duties
were completed and closed
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through the end of the second quarter
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using OGRC funds and
one activity with grant funds.
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Totaling 89 completed activities.
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May I answer any questions?
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Are there any questions?
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No.
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Thank you for
continuing to move forward.
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We appreciate the work.
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Thank you.
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Thank you, Keith.
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Alright, item 132.
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Yes. Thank you.
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Dr. Brent Elliot will be
presenting agenda item 132.
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Brent, we are ready when you are.
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Good morning chairman,
and Commissioners.
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My name is Brent Elliott,
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director of the Surface Mining
and Reclamation Division.
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Every year, the Surface
Mining and Reclamation Division
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of the Texas Railroad Commission
00:18:51.170 --> 00:18:53.860
received submissions
for a reclamation award.
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The submission exemplifies
environmental stewardship
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and the efforts that Texas
coal mining operations
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make to achieve the standards
set forth by the Commission
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which is to return mine
lands to a state that is as good
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or better than its pre mine conditions.
00:19:08.460 --> 00:19:11.150
The 2021 reclamation award recipient
00:19:11.150 --> 00:19:13.710
is Dos Republicas Coal Partnership
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for their outstanding reclamation of the
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Dullstroom pit mined area
at the Eagle Pass Mine.
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This demonstrates how energy resources
00:19:20.970 --> 00:19:22.430
can be successfully recovered.
00:19:22.430 --> 00:19:25.930
You know, the land returned
to a natural pre mined state
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and enhanced to provide the area
00:19:27.690 --> 00:19:30.410
with a now flourishing wildlife habitat.
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In lieu of a, an in-person
presentation ceremony,
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the award will be delivered by post
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along with congratulations
on a job well done.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Are there any questions or comments?
00:19:44.050 --> 00:19:44.883
None.
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Thank you, Brent.
00:19:45.716 --> 00:19:47.470
We always appreciate
the work you're doing
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in surface mining and we
appreciate when people do it well,
00:19:50.090 --> 00:19:52.600
so I congratulate Dos Republicas.
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Thank you very much.
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Thank you.
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All right.
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Item 133 is a public participation item.
00:19:58.990 --> 00:20:01.620
No one's registered
indicating they wish to speak
00:20:01.620 --> 00:20:03.950
on any non-posted items.
00:20:03.950 --> 00:20:06.730
Item 134 is our executive session
00:20:06.730 --> 00:20:09.240
which we won't be going into today.
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Are there any other
issues we need to do with?
00:20:12.830 --> 00:20:13.920
All right. Hearing none,
00:20:13.920 --> 00:20:16.420
this meeting with the Railroad
Commission is adjourned.
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Thank you all very much.
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Thank you.
Have a great week.
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Bye bye.