Crane County Landowner Challenges Railroad Commission Injection Well Guidelines in Subsurface Waste Migration Suit

A Crane County landowner sued eight oil and gas operators alleging improperly operated produced water injection wells and inadequately plugged abandoned wells on his 6,000-acre ranch caused a 200-foot saltwater geyser and multiple blowouts between January 2022 and April 2024. The December 2024 complaint directly challenges the Railroad Commission's May 2025 injection well operating guidelines and seeks declaratory relief on operator liability for subsurface waste migration from disposal operations.