Commissioner Garcia Richard On Legislative Finance Committee Report Highlighting Need To Plug Thousands Of Inactive Oil & Gas Wells

Commissioner Garcia Richard On Legislative Finance Committee Report Highlighting Need To Plug Thousands Of Inactive Oil & Gas Wells

From the New Mexico State Land Office: State Land Office leading efforts by securing 700 oil & gas wells plugged under its Accountability and Enforcement Program at industry’s expenses; saving taxpayers at least $114 million SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Land Office’s efforts to hold oil and gas operators accountable have resulted in the plugging of 700 abandoned oil and gas wells on New Mexico state lands as of this moment, Commissioner of P…

Data Dump: Abandoned oil and gas wells in #NewMexico: Also: Public lands continue to take a beating, despite one small victory — Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org)

A serious mess, also known as the NE Hogback #53 well and associated infrastructure. Chuza, the most recent owner of the site in the Horseshoe Gallup oil field in northwestern New Mexico, went bankrupt. That left New Mexico and federal taxpayers holding the cleanup bill. The site has been partially reclaimed, but only partially. Jonathan P. Thompson photo. Click the link to read the article on The Land Desk website (Jonathan P. Thompson): July …