By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, May 18 -- The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) has streamlined its process for filing applications for oil and gas well drilling permits in or offshore Texas.
Applicants or their representatives can apply for permits through an online system that provides access to permit data and images over the internet. Operators also can file expedited permits online and use credit cards to pay the permit fee.
Operators filing online will receive approval notification more quickly electronically than those filing through the mail, the commission reported.
Mailed or walked-in paper drilling applications will be scanned and processed electronically.