Company Aims to Plug Leaking Abandoned Oil Wells for Free

Company aims to plug leaking abandoned oil wells for free

According to recent figures, Oklahoma has more than 20,000 abandoned oil wells, with many of those leaking harmful pollutants.Ann Packard said her family has owned the land she currently lives on for almost 100 years.She had several abandoned oil wells on her land, with four of them leaking methane.With the wells, she said there was just too much danger to truly enjoy her home.There was a lot of equipment out here, like, well heads and pipes tha…

Ohio’s Orphan Well Program has plugged more than 1,200 abandoned wells in last five years

Stock Getty Image of an orphaned oil well. Ohio’s Orphan Well Program has plugged approximately 2,300 abandoned wells since its inception in 1977. An orphan well is an abandoned oil and gas well that has no owner, meaning no one is able to properly plug the well. Many of these wells are more than 100 years old and the original owner has died, companies have gone out of business or records are incomplete.  “Every orphan well, over time, could cre…