West Virginia Getting $142M (vs. PA’s $104M) to Plug Orphaned Wells

Yesterday MDN told you about Pennsylvania, the state with perhaps the most abandoned and orphaned wells of any U.S. state (estimated at over 200,000 such wells, although the officially recognized number is 8,000+) has received some pocket change, $25 million, out of a promised $104 million, to begin the work of plugging some of those wells (see PA Receives First $25M (Out of $104M) to Plug Orphaned Wells). Now comes word that West Virginia, which has also received an initial $25 million for the same kind of work, will end up getting MORE money than PA for their orphan well work.

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