The program is intended to reduce emissions and groundwater, fire and gas-leak hazards tied to low-producing wells.

The first session of the workshop, moderated by workshop planning committee member James Slutz, National Petroleum Council, presented a high-level overview of issues related to plugging orphaned and ...

State crews plugged an “unusual” well at the center of a West Texas no-fly zone on Monday, yet investigation into the still-unidentified well is “ongoing,” according to an update provided Tuesday ...

“It’s a constant game of catch-up,” said Jason Simmerman, Ohio’s orphan well program manager. “We find new wells every week.” IMPERIAL, Texas — Across Schuyler Wight’s two West Texas ranches, about ...

The National Park Service has started closing orphaned wells using money provided under legislation signed by President Biden. By Will Peischel A century after oil barons scoured Texas for prime plots ...

The state of Texas will infuse more cash into a program for plugging inactive oil and gas wells in 2026 and 2027, as the average cost of sealing each well has rapidly increased. The state is ...

The Norwegian major will dedicate a specialised rig for the programme to plug 15 to 20 wells annually for a total of nine licences Norway’s Equinor has awarded a three-year contract for plugging wells ...

Ever since the first offshore platforms went up off Louisiana 85 years ago, the Gulf of Mexico has been an oil and gas juggernaut. But decades of drilling has left behind more than 14,000 old, ...

In the final session of the workshop, planning committee member and moderator Mileva Radonjic, Oklahoma State University, invited speakers to discuss advanced technologies for orphaned and idled wells ...