Applications Open For Texas Oil And Gas Well Plugging Program

Highlights

• The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting applications for the Texas Voluntary Marginal Conventional Well Plugging Program (TxMCW) through November 9, 2026.
• TxMCW received $124 million in federal funding under the Inflation Reduction Act to reduce methane emissions, and the program pairs successful applicants with TCEQ-selected vendors and may fund up to 100 percent of oil and gas well plugging costs.
• Selection is priority-driven, and applicants must be the owner or operator of an eligible marginal conventional well.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting applications through 5:00 p.m. CT on November 9, 2026, for the Texas Voluntary Marginal Conventional Well Plugging Program (TxMCW), a voluntary program that helps owners and operators, including companies, permanently plug low-producing or idle oil and gas wells (marginal conventional wells). The program's purpose, application selection process, eligibility