Abandoned oil wellsExpander-compressor unitWorking fluid selectionUnderground heat exchangerThis study investigates the potential of using the geothermal energy from abandoned oils in a novel three-loop system; geothermal, power and cooling loops to produce cooling effect. The geothermal loop drives the ...
Abandoned oil and gas wells in US may bring leak dangers Estimates suggest that millions of abandoned gas and oil wells may pose a threat to communities across the country, an ABC News investigation finds. December 25, 2024 Additional Live Streams ...
Little is known about methane fluxes from the millions of abandoned wells that exist in the United States. Here, we report direct measurements of methane fluxes from abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania, using static flux chambers. A total of 42......
More than 1 million abandoned wells are scattered across the U.S., left behind when oil and gas companies cease operations. The wells are insidiously becoming an environmental threat as they leak methane, a major contributor to climate change. Jeff Berardelli has more....
Alabama-based Diversified Gas & Oil PLC may bear most of the responsibility for plugging abandoned oil and gas wells across Pennsylvania, all because of its business model, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Acquiring smaller companies and their old and gas wells, Diversified finds itself ...
“This investment represents the first step in our government’s action plan to address the challenges and risks old oil and gas wells pose to communities across Ontario,” Smith wrote in a statement. “With this funding, Chatham-Kent and other affected municipalities will be ab...
New research released by Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and Resources for the Future (RFF) examines the environmental and job creation benefits of plugging orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells. The report authors estimate that a
The number of orphan oil and gas wells present is a significant risk to both the climate and public health. These wells are often disowned by companies that leave the site after falling into bankruptcy or fraudulent activity; subsequently, the wells will potentially leach methane into the atmosphe...
Abandoned oil and gas wells (AOGW) with high bottom-hole temperature contain abundant geothermal energy, which can be retrofitted to a novel geothermal system for different utilizations without high-cost drilling. Thus, at recently, some researchers concentrate on evaluation of the performance of ...
While the absolute number of unplugged abandoned wells is relatively small, 1.5 % of the US total, Colorado is the fourth largest oil producing state in the county (EIA, 2022). Well abandonment in Colorado is likely caused by operator bankruptcy opposed to reservoir depletion in the historic ...