Section 4.301 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Activities Related to the Treatment and Recycling for Beneficial Use of Drill Cuttings(a) The Commission encourages recycling of oil and gas waste. In addition to the requirements of Divisions 3 and 4 of this subchapter (relating to Requirements for Off-Lease or Centralized Commercial Solid Oil and Gas Waste Recycling, and Requirements for Stationary Commercial Solid Oil and Gas Waste Recycling Facilities, respectively), operators performing activities permitted under those divisions shall comply with the requirements of this division for activities related to the treatment and recycling for beneficial use of drill cuttings.(b) The Commission may approve a permit for the treatment and recycling for beneficial use of drill cuttings if the treated drill cuttings are used: (1) in a legitimate commercial product for the construction of oil and gas lease pads or oil and gas lease roads;(2) in another type of legitimate commercial product if the applicant can demonstrate that the product: (A) meets the engineering requirements for the proposed use as determined by a professional engineer licensed in Texas;(B) is at least as protective of public health, public safety, and the environment as the use of an equivalent product made without treated drill cuttings; and(C) does not cause or contribute to the pollution of surface or subsurface water.(c) The application shall provide any other information requested by the Commission to determine the legitimacy and safety of an application.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 4.301
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 01, January 3, 2025, TexReg 0101, eff. 7/1/2025