Climate Change
Plugging Away at the Millions of Derelict Oil and Gas Wells in the US
The Well Done Foundation is remediating abandoned and orphaned fossil fuel wells that pollute water, soils and the atmosphere. But plugging a borehole can be even harder than drilling it.
OKMULGEE, Okla.—There are a few truisms in the oil and gas industry: It is crowded with prodigious egos, there is always a boom around the corner and some industry operators aren’t above walking away from their mess at played-out well sites.
Plugging Away at the Millions of Derelict Oil and Gas Wells in the US