Controlling Board approves $13.8 million for plugging orphan oil and gas wells; DNR outlines priority process
The State Controlling Board approved about $13.8 million for the Department of Natural Resources to locate and plug orphaned wells; DNR officials said the state has more than 19,000 documented orphan wells and uses a risk-priority matrix to target wells that threaten groundwater.
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COLUMBUS — The State Controlling Board on Oct. 20 approved roughly $13.8 million for the Department of Natural Resources to continue locating and plugging orphaned oil and gas wells.
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