Maria Burns watched with satisfaction as a three-story-high drilling rig made a racket in her front yard. Normally, the loudest thing on this residential street in Ashland, Ohio, would be the barking ...

Oil well operators are required by law to plug wells once they’re finished using them, in order to prevent leaks. But yet, ...

When it comes to environmental responsibility, New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is not just stepping up — we’re leading the way. In recent years, oil and gas operators plugged over 90% of the wells ...

Plugging a gas or oil well is not cheap. While it depends on factors such as the location and depth of the well, an average well plugging can cost anywhere from $20,000 to $200,000 per well. Wells ...

State regulators are pushing to plug three oil wells in southern Arkansas that were owned and run by a company that can no longer be located. The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission wants to plug the ...