The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is set to launch the Texas Voluntary Marginal Conventional Well Plugging Program (TxMCW) and is seeking public input on its Well Prioritization Plan. The program, funded federally, aims to reduce methane emissions and other air pollutants across Texas.

The Well Prioritization Plan, currently in development, outlines how TxMCW will choose wells for plugging to achieve maximum methane emission reductions. The plan considers factors such as emissions levels and well age.

Beginning in 2025, TxMCW will open applications, providing financial incentives for owners and operators to voluntarily plug low-producing conventional oil and gas wells, known as marginal conventional wells.

Feedback can be submitted via email to TxMCW@tceq.texas.gov by 5 p.m. CST on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Comments should reference the Well Prioritization Plan. The final plan will be released in November 2024 on the program's website.

For more information about the program and application process updates, visit the new TxMCW webpage.