This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In January, the Department of the Interior stated what many have suspected: There are far more orphaned oil and gas wells in the US than previously estimated. In a memo, the agency wrote that more than 130,000 documented wells exist across the country that lack a responsible company on the hook to pay for cleanup—the remnant of more than 150 years of extracting oil and natural gas.
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- EDITORIAL: Orphan Wells (We will plug no well before its time)
According to the paper, the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission established the Abandoned and Orphan Well Program in 2005 after the Ledge created a fund for plugging wells in the state.
06/4/2024 - 8:50 pm | View Link - Despite Texas’ “aggressive” well-plugging program, there’s still a backlog of orphaned oil and gas wells
No state has punched more holes in its bedrock than the Lone Star State. The environmental risks are staggering, and so are the clean up costs, especially in the Permian Basin.
06/3/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link - Arkansas receives $5.59 million from the Department of the Interior to plug orphaned oil and gas wells
Interior Department officials said the program would prioritize orphaned wells near disadvantaged communities. An Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission spokesperson said most of the wells cited in the grant ...
05/31/2024 - 7:56 am | View Link - State gets federal funds to find orphan oil wells
New federal funding announced in April will help bolster Mississippi’s efforts to track down potential orphan wells, officials with the State Oil & Gas Board say.
05/31/2024 - 6:42 am | View Link - These Teens Adopted an Orphaned Oil Well. Their Goal: Shut It Down.
Students, nonprofit groups and others are fund-raising to cap highly polluting oil and gas wells abandoned by industry.
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