‘Nobody Really Knows What You’re Supposed to Do’: Leaking, Abandoned Wells Wreak Havoc in West Texas

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A recent well blow-out in West Texas highlights the challenges of finding and plugging thousands of wells across the state.

By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News and Carlos Nogueras, Texas Tribune

IMPERIAL, Texas—Mounds of dirt towered over Bill Wight, who stared helplessly at the piles that had once been pasture for his cattle.