PA DEP Looks to Prevent Active O&G Wells from Becoming Abandoned

Pennsylvania has already received the first $25 million payment from the so-called infrastructure bill, a down payment on what will eventually be ~$400 million over the next 15 years to plug abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells across the state (see PA Receives First $25M (Out of $104M) to Plug Orphaned Wells). The Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) is now looking at how it can grab another $70 million from the infrastructure bill related to orphaned wells. How can the DEP grab even more money? By firming up state regulations on oil and gas wells aimed at preventing older wells from slipping into the abandoned/orphaned category.

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