April 16, 2024
Funds

Texas orphan well backlog grows, even as federal funds flow

An old oil well leaks salt water and oil on Antina Ranch near Monahans. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer Hawk Dunlap shows a stick, reeking of crude oil after dipping it until an improperly plugged well on Antina Ranch near Monahans. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer That should have been enough to plug an additional 800 oil wells beyond

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