abandoned wells

The number of temporarily abandoned oil and gas wells is up 37% from last year, but Colorado regulators say they still have the time—and money—to inspect them.

The number of deserted oil and gas wells in Kansas blossomed during the past 5 years to 22,000. A Kansas Corporation Commission annual report revealed a fund created in 1996 to finance plugging of wells to be inadequate if the objective was to keep pace with demand for plugging.