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Ophaned and Abandoned Wells in Pennslyvania
November 2, 2012 | National Public Radio

An NPR article reports that there are about 200,000 orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania. Most of these were drilled before current permitting and closure procedures were established and many of their locations are unknown.


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