Items Tagged with 'orphan wells'

The abandoned well crisis in the Keystone State continues to grow as cleanup efforts struggle to keep pace.

Each week, The Driller looks at three newsworthy items affecting the work you do. Consider it your two-minute news update for the drilling community and the industry at-large.

Meanwhile, earthquakes linked to wastewater injection wells continue to rock the area. The Railroad Commission has restricted deep injection to reduce seismicity in the area.

Geothermal is a firm, reliable technology we should all adopt.

Tales from the Dark Job Site – The Driller Newscast Annual Halloween Edition

Trenches, Zombie Wells, and the EPA—Learn about it all!

Let’s talk Labor Day celebrations, critical safety topics, and the latest on funding that drives the drilling industry.

In West Texas, ranchers like Schuyler Wight have noticed a growing number of abandoned wells coming back to life, with gassy water gushing onto their land. 

New funding for orphan wells in Texas, PFAS and US Troops, and honoring two late industry experts – this is episode 93 of The Driller Newscast.

In episode 8, anchor Brock Yordy covers oil & gas well abandonment in Kentucky and talks to driller Robert Coon.