Gas Wells
Story Stream
Orphan Wells Show Govt Too Quick to Spend Money April 04, 2024
The government often is too quick to commit to spending money and too slow at nearly everything else....
Unused Oil and Gas Wells in PA Must Be Plugged September 14, 2023
The solution to the problem of orphaned and abandoned wells is multifaceted, but it depends on public awareness and participation....
Renew Bonds to Close, Clean Gas Wells May 26, 2023
If you doubt that the coal and railroad industries once dominated the Pennsylvania Legislature, look around....
PA Debates How to Address Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells May 24, 2023
A PA House panel advanced a bill that would restore the Environmental Quality Board’s ability to raise bond prices on conventional well drillers....
PA Gets Federal Money to Plug Dangerous Gas, Oil Wells May 11, 2023
Federal infrastructure money will help PA plug gas and oil wells that contribute to climate change, but some say it will take more to fix the problem....
Increased Bonding Won't Plug PA’s Abandoned Gas Wells May 02, 2023
A significant debate is starting this legislative session in Harrisburg over a long-standing and misrepresented issue facing Pennsylvania in its role as the birthplace of the world’s oil and natural gas industry, with oil exploration dating to 1859 n...
