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State Oil and Gas Board extends federal grant work to plug orphan wells; 38 additional sites identified
Summary
Officials said a $3.1 million federal grant will continue under a no‑cost time extension to plug orphan and abandoned wells; staff reported four wells plugged to date and identification of 38 more, mostly in North Alabama.
The State Oil and Gas Board told the Joint Interim Committees Thursday that federal grant funds will continue to support plugging orphan and abandoned wells across Alabama.
Bennett Bearden, deputy attorney general representing the board, said the federal government provided $3,100,000 for well‑plugging work and that the item before the committee was a no‑cost time…
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