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applegrove

(126,770 posts) Thu Jun 26, 2025, 10:37 PM Jun 26

Over 400,000 non producing oil and gas wells need

to be capped in Canada. The methane leaching out results in 13% of Canadian greenhouse gas emissions. CBC News

Many of them are orphaned, have no owner, and it will cost $90,000 to cap them each.

I don't want to do the math on that.

Okay. I did the math. It will cost $36 Billion from business and governments to solve the problem in Canada.

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Over 400,000 non producing oil and gas wells need (Original Post) applegrove Jun 26 OP

I got think along these lines LogDog75 Jun 26 #1

I think one of the Dakotas got that in writing when applegrove Jun 26 #2

LogDog75

(626 posts)

1. I got think along these lines

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 11:16 PM

Jun 26

Two oil refineries are closing permanently and leaving California. I think the state should require not only the refineries but any owner/operator of oil/gas wells be required remove their facilities to it's original/natural state as well as completely cleaning up any hazardous substances on the properties they owned or operated.

applegrove

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2. I think one of the Dakotas got that in writing when

Reply to LogDog75 (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 11:26 PM

Jun 26

they started their fracking(?) industry. I guess they looked at the situation in other energy states and realized there was a big hole in the leasing agreements. Their energy industry was born later than the other ones. The problem of orphaned uncapped wells was known.

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