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Bookmark or Share- Federal Orphaned Wells Program - U.S. Department of the InteriorThe Federal Orphaned Wells Program is a multi-agency effort led by the Orphaned Wells Program Office. The Law provides $250 million to federal land managers at the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to inventory, assess, plug and restore orphaned well sites.
- Plugging orphan wells across the United States ...This map covers the 120,000 documented orphan wells eligible for federal closure funding, but estimates of additional undocumented orphan wells range from the many hundreds of thousands to several million in the U.S. alone.
- State Orphaned Wells Program - U.S. Department of the InteriorTo identify and address any disproportionate burden of adverse human health or environmental effects of orphaned wells on communities of color, low-income communities and Tribal and indigenous communities.
- EDF Launches New Map Showing Location of Every Documented ...The first-of-its-kind map shows the location of more than 81,000 orphan wells in 28 states. Orphan wells – which are unsealed wells left behind by oil and gas companies once they stop producing – can leak oil, toxic chemicals and methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
- Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells 101 - ArcGIS StoryMapsOrphaned oil and gas wells are a significant threat to public health, safety, and the environment, and at least 4.6 million Americans live within about a half mile 10 and 14 million within one mile of a documented orphaned oil and gas well.
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