IrresponsibleScience t1_j603591 wrote on January 26, 2023 at 7:37 PM

Maybe we need to change how the clean up and removal of the drill sites are managed so that the companies pay in bulk upfront and then into a fund that’s managed by the state to cover the cost of removing these.

sirpranksamillion t1_j61f7m2 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 12:52 AM

This needs to happen. Large Oil and gas companies have sold their old wells to smaller companies who then create shell companies, transfer ownership of the old, nonproducing wells and then file bankruptcy, relieving them of their rights to plug said wells. Then it’s on the state to cover the cost of plugging. Not saying everyone does this but I have heard of Appalachian companies following this process. Really crooked