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

The Kelton Ranch is a few miles outside McCamey in rural Upton County. McCamey is one of countless Texas towns formed in an ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin. A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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In May 2023, a long-dormant sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, first formed in 2008, suddenly expanded overnight by 150 feet, raising concerns for nearby homes and infrastructure. From Europe to the US ...