/tags/orphan-wells Orphan Wells en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:33:50 GMT /news/2023-10-24/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-super-emitting-abandoned-wells-are-super-polluters This week, Colorado Sun Health and Environment Reporter Michael Booth joined us to discuss a new Colorado State University study that found oil wells near Denver are releasing 142% more pollution per hour than the state average. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:33:50 GMT /news/2023-10-24/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-super-emitting-abandoned-wells-are-super-polluters Nikole Robinson Carroll /environment/2023-02-17/colorado-ponders-storing-carbon-in-defunct-oil-and-gas-wells Colorado lawmakers have proposed a bill to study whether a type of charcoal could be used to plug deserted oil and gas wells. The hope is that putting carbon-rich biochar into defunct oil shafts will trap that carbon underground and keep it from forming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 19:51:06 GMT /environment/2023-02-17/colorado-ponders-storing-carbon-in-defunct-oil-and-gas-wells Associated Press /regional-news/2022-05-26/feds-tap-33-million-to-plug-orphaned-wells-on-public-lands The Biden administration is tapping $33 million from the new infrastructure law to plug and clean up at least 277 high-priority polluting wells on federal public lands in nine states. These wells are in national parks, national forests, wildlife refuges and other public lands, including the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah and Bureau of Land Management lands near Moab. Thu, 26 May 2022 15:29:47 GMT /regional-news/2022-05-26/feds-tap-33-million-to-plug-orphaned-wells-on-public-lands Emma Gibson /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2021-12-07/colorado-edition-a-dry-winter-new-tech-to-convert-oil-wells-costs-of-closing-abandoned-wells Today on Colorado Edition, we learn what’s behind the warm and dry weather so far this winter on the Front Range, and what impact the lack of snow could have next spring. We also hear about an emerging technology that could prevent oil and gas producers from abandoning unprofitable wells. Plus, we explore the end-of-life cycle for these wells and who typically pays to clean them up when producers walk away. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 21:43:49 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2021-12-07/colorado-edition-a-dry-winter-new-tech-to-convert-oil-wells-costs-of-closing-abandoned-wells Colorado Edition /environment/2021-12-06/geothermal-energy-could-mean-a-renewable-future-for-colorados-oil-fields Emerging advances in renewable technologies could help extend the operating life of aging oil wells and help address Colorado’s orphan well problem. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2021-12-06/geothermal-energy-could-mean-a-renewable-future-for-colorados-oil-fields Rae Solomon /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2021-11-19/plugging-up-the-problem-of-colorados-orphan-wells What happens when oil and gas companies go bankrupt and can’t afford to properly shut down their wells? The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is trying to decide. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:49:37 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2021-11-19/plugging-up-the-problem-of-colorados-orphan-wells Rae Solomon, Henry Zimmerman /2020-05-14/group-proposes-hiring-laid-off-oilfield-workers-to-plug-abandoned-wells As the coronavirus pandemic hammers oil prices, the number of "orphaned" or abandoned oil wells could grow. A group wants to enlist newly unemployed... Thu, 14 May 2020 14:13:22 GMT /2020-05-14/group-proposes-hiring-laid-off-oilfield-workers-to-plug-abandoned-wells Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck /oil-and-gas/2019-08-14/when-colorados-oil-and-gas-wells-are-abandoned-this-crew-cleans-them-up Half a dozen men in hard hats watched as their drill rig rose more than 100 feet high. On top, an American flag fluttered in the sun. At the work site… Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:00:00 GMT /oil-and-gas/2019-08-14/when-colorados-oil-and-gas-wells-are-abandoned-this-crew-cleans-them-up Matt Bloom /oil-and-gas/2018-10-22/heres-a-map-of-orphaned-oil-and-gas-wells-across-colorado In July 2018, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order requiring that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission identify… Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:56:18 GMT /oil-and-gas/2018-10-22/heres-a-map-of-orphaned-oil-and-gas-wells-across-colorado Rae Ellen Bichell