The Wise Report
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
July 9, 2022
The June issue of the Texas Railroad Commission’s Energy News newsletter (https://rrc.texas.gov/resource-center/reports-and-publications/rrc-energy-news/) has two interesting articles in it. The first is its final response plan for seismic response areas in the Permian Basin, the Stanton SRA. The article discusses the conditions for shallow and deep disposal wells in this area.
The second article discusses a deep (more than a mile deep in some places) freshwater aquifer identified in the Eagle Pass area. It’s not recharged by the Rio Grand but via karsts in the hills more than 50 miles west of the river in Mexico. The water crosses into Texas under the Rio Grande and is stored in the Glenn Rose Formation under Maverick, Kinney, Zavala, Dimmit, Uvalde, and Webb counties.
The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) proposes amendments to 22 TAC §851.22, regarding Waivers and Substitutions: Policy, Procedures, and Criteria. TBPG recently reviewed its waiver policy and is now proposing an amendment to add TBPG's new examination waiver policy for P.G. applicants in the Geophysics discipline.
In subchapter B, proposed amendment in 22 TAC §851.22 (4)(B), (5)(B), and (6)(B) provides clarity and consistency of the wording "not relevant to" versus "irrelevant."
The proposed amendment in 22 TAC §851.22(5)(B) replaces the word "and" with "or" to correct the sentence.
The proposed amendment in 22 TAC §851.22(e) adds a new paragraph (8) that describes the eligibility requirements and procedures for waiving the Texas Geophysics Examination (TGE), a practice-level exam the board otherwise requires.
For more information go to: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/archive/July82022/Proposed%20Rules/22...
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
The Wise Report
7/9/2022