GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two leaking oil wells from the 1940s have been plugged to prevent further oil spills into an Ottawa County lake. After responding to a kayaker's tip in April 2023 ...

In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil ...

GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A pair of abandoned oil wells that were leaking into a lake at an Ottawa County park have been cleaned out and capped off. The wells in the Bend Area Open Space Park ...

Texas has thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells, known as P-13 wells, which are a serious environmental threat as they can leak toxic materials into the state's aquifers. Despite a $10 million ...

The environmental harm of oil and gas wells doesn’t end when the pumping stops. If disused wells remain unplugged — the term of art for closing them up with concrete and remediating the enviro ...

In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil, salt, and toxic ...

Oil prices are quoted per barrel, or ‘bbl’. The abbreviation indicates one barrel of crude oil, but you may see Gbbl (one billion barrels), as well as Mbbl (one million barrels) or Kbbl for one ...

Credit: Pu Ying Huang/The Texas Tribune In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger ...

has announced the discovery of 13 oil wells in Lake Kivu, marking a significant step in the country’s pursuit of energy resources. The revelation was shared by RMB’s CEO, Francis Kamanzi, during a ...

That's right, this production made it was the greatest concentration of oil wells in the world. According to the Kilgore Chamber, "The discovery of the surrounding East Texas oilfield in the fall of ...

Onshore wells typically cost about $30,000 to plug, yet the commission has paid more than 10 times that amount to plug wells that are gushing with contaminated water. The commission, which ...