Have you ever wondered what happens with old abandoned oil derricks in Kansas? Since 1995, around 11,000 natural gas and oil wells drilled over the last century-and-a-half have been plugged off.
It is time for the oil and gas industry to take a cue from our responsible practices as hunters and anglers, and for the current administration to use all its tools to enact strong methane solutions that will benefit our country for generations to come.
Texas will begin plugging about 800 abandoned oil and gas wells this fall after receiving an initial $25 million grant from a program included in President Biden’s infrastructure plan.
NEW ORLEANS – The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning high-priority derelict oil and gas wells abandoned on state and private land, the department said Th.