Tag: wells
Court orders Diversified Energy to plug 2,600 nonproducing wells
Diversified Energy Corporation and EQT Corporation will pay $6.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by West Virginia landowners in 2022.
Pennsylvania DEP offering grants to plug wells
The new program offers grants up to $40,000 for wells 3,000 feet deep or less and up to $70,000 for wells deeper than 3,000 feet.
Austin Master’s frack waste threatens Martins Ferry water sources
Austin Master Services wastewater treatment facility along the Ohio River was recently cited for improperly storing oil and gas waste.
Largest well owner in Appalachia charts path to net zero by...
Much of Diversified Energy's methane emissions come from leaks, so the company launched a program to survey its 58,000 Appalachian wells for leaks last year.
Many conventional well operators don’t comply with DEP rules: report
Non-compliance is the norm for conventional well operators in Pennsylvania, and the DEP hasn't done much about it although they have the tools to, a new report shows.
Ohio Legislature approves orphan well plugging bill
Property owners who have an orphaned or idled well may soon have new hope for having it plugged.
