Searching for ‘slimy, shiny, brownish stuff’: A retiree helps track down Pa.’s abandoned oil wells – WTOP News

Searching for ‘slimy, shiny, brownish stuff’: A retiree helps track down Pa.’s abandoned oil wells

Pennsylvania has thousands of these oil and gas wells. The full number is unknown, but estimates range from around 20,000 to as high as 750,000.

Searching for ‘slimy, shiny, brownish stuff’: A retiree helps track down Pa.’s abandoned oil wells – WTOP News

Driving into Bradford, Barbara Laxon tells people to look out for the flare coming from the oil refinery running along the town. At 74, Laxon spends much of her free time taking people on tours to show the traces of the oil and gas industry in her town — from an oil jack located in...

Searching for 'slimy, shiny, brownish stuff': A retiree helps track down Pa.'s abandoned oil wells

Barbara Laxon leads tours in Bradford, Pennsylvania, highlighting the impact of the oil and gas industry.

Searching for ‘Slimy, Shiny, Brownish Stuff’: A Retiree’s Quest to Help Track Down Pa.’s Abandoned Oil Wells

Thousands of abandoned wells remain across Pennsylvania. One Bradford retiree has spent years helping find the ones the state doesn’t know about. The post Searching for ‘Slimy, Shiny, Brownish Stuff’: A Retiree’s Quest to Help Track Down Pa.’s Abandoned Oil Wells appeared first on exploreJefferson.