WITF StateImpact: 200,000 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In PA

Over the last week, Scott Detrow of WITF’s StateImpact project has done a series of articles and radio reports on Pennsylvania’s estimated 200,000 abandoned conventional oil and gas wells and the problems they cause, particular for the new unconventional Marcellus Shale deep wells.  Follow these links to the reports--

Links To Series: Hunting Down PA’s Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells

                             Abandoned Well May Have Caused Sullivan County Leak

                             Drilling Near Abandoned Well Produced Methane Geyser

                             How Abandoned Wells Contribute To Methane Migration

                             Perilous Pathways: Hunting For Hidden Wells

                             Staggering Number Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells In PA

                             Abandoned Wells Don’t Factor Into Drilling Permit Process

                             Bradford Grew Up Around Oil Wells


10/22/2012

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