Plugging PA’s Abandoned & Orphaned Wells is a Hot Mess
Last week, MDN brought you a story about the rampant cost inflation for plugging old conventional abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells in the Keystone State (see Federal Regs Push Well Plugging Costs in PA Over $100,000 per Well). While federal wage requirements are certainly the primary reason for the inflated cost to plug old wells (if you take federal money, you play by the federal government's rules), more information is now coming to light about the sorry state of affairs in PA's well plugging program.
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