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Norman staff: Barber Energy remediated plugged Norman No. 1‑18 well; one‑page agreement placed on consent agenda

Norman City Council · December 10, 2025
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Summary

City legal staff said Barber Energy has plugged the Norman No. 1‑18 well and completed surface remediation overseen by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and city environmental staff; council asked staff to confirm how long operator liability continues.

Beth from the city legal department told the council the remediation agreement with Barber Energy Corporation is a short, one‑page acknowledgement that the operator plugged the Norman No. 1‑18 well and remediated the surface to a condition acceptable for future use by the Norman Utilities Authority.

She said the well was drilled in 1967 — about 15 years before the Oklahoma Surface Damages Act — and that Barber Energy (the…

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