Abandoned & Orphaned Wells | Part 1: Intro | What's at stake for Texans?

Описание: What's the issue with abandoned and orphaned wells, and what's at stake for Texans?

Megan Millicken Biven and Virginia Palacios introduce us to the problem, and how the state oil and gas agency can better address and prevent these leaking and hazardous sites.

Video includes:
What's the Railroad Commission of Texas? 00:58
History of the Commission 1:23
Number of orphaned and abandoned wells 2:15
Difference between inactive, unplugged wells and an orphaned well: 4:10
Landowner Stories - 5:20
Total cost of plugging inactive and orphaned wells in Texas 11:45

All recommendations come from Megan and Virginia's January 2022 co-authored report, Eliminating Orphan Wells and Sites in Texas. https://commissionshift.org/news/orph...

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RAILROAD COMMISSION OPEN MEETING: Every month the state oil and gas agency hosts a virtual open meeting. The virtual open meeting is a good opportunity to learn more about oil and gas rules and operations, and give public input if you are impacted by abandoned or orphaned wells, or any industry-related pollution. RSVP to learn more and tune in: https://bit.ly/RRCOpenMeeting