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RCGCD hears update on Toyah oil well blowout and capped, flowing Orla water well; complaint to Railroad Commission proposed
Summary
Reeves County Groundwater Conservation District directors heard that contractors capped a flowing Orla well and recorded surface pressure readings they say may violate Railroad Commission rule 3.17; contractors and board members recommended pursuing a Railroad Commission complaint and agreed to place a formal complaint letter on next month’s agenda for consideration. No action was taken at the Oct. 31 meeting.
President James Ward and the Reeves County Groundwater Conservation District board heard Oct. 31 that contractors have stopped a Toyah oil well blowout and capped a nearby Orla water well that had been flowing, but that further investigation may be needed to determine whether an oil well is pressurizing the aquifer.
General Manager Greg Perrin told the board contractor Kender Morgan stopped the Toyah blowout and cleanup work is ongoing. Representatives of Straub Corporation—Devin Tracy and Raymond Straub—reported on the flowing Orla well (identified as well…
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