The sinkhole, which is so wide and deep that it could comfortably contain a four-story building, is feared to still be ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

The oil-filled hole around a plugged well on an Upton County ranch is one on a growing list of problems cropping up with old ...

A sinkhole around an old oil well is growing at an alarming rate on the Kelton Ranch in West Texas. Radford Grocery #17 was ...

The property owners and visitors stand on the edge of the sinkhole's far side. (Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News, Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune ...

Aging and abandoned oil wells in West Texas are causing significant environmental damage, public health risks, and financial ...

A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the 1970s. The property owners and visitors stand on the edge of the sinkhole's far side. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside ...

"An abandoned West Texas oil well has created a 200-foot-wide sinkhole" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages ...