These funds allow OOG to accelerate the identification, prioritization, plugging, and reclamation of abandoned/orphaned wells. In 2023, the abandoned well ...

27 июн. 2024 г. · West Virginia Orphaned Well Policy. West Virginia currently requires a $5,000 bond per well drilled, or a $50,000 statewide blanket bond (covers ...

9 февр. 2024 г. · The Biden Administration's massive Infrastructure Act provides for funding the orphan well problem. West Virginia will receive $25 million in a ...

New map shows the location of all 4,594 documented orphan wells in the state. Federal legislation known as the REGROW Act will invest nearly $5 billion to plug ...

7 дек. 2023 г. · While West Virginia has at least 6,500 orphaned wells, there are nearly 50,000 active gas wells. The West Virginia Department of Environmental ...

The OOG has been a key beneficiary of the IIJA funds. These resources have enabled the OOG to identify, prioritize, and plug orphaned wells more efficiently.

6 дек. 2023 г. · In 2021 the legislature considered the Orphan Oil and Gas Well Prevention Act of 2022; it will almost certainly consider similar legislation ...

This article shall be known as the Orphan Oil and Gas Well Prevention Act of 2023. §22-10A-2. Legislative findings and declarations. (a) The Legislature ...

20 окт. 2023 г. · The state could receive up to $212 million from the federal government to clean up its abandoned wells. But the money is only enough to plug a fraction of its ...

20 февр. 2024 г. · Legislators are considering the Orphaned Well Prevention Act (SB 532 and HB 5414) that would require West Virginia oil and gas well operators to set aside ...