Persimmon Creek Ranch lies where the desert scrubland of the Trans Pecos region meets the rocky woodlands of the Texas Hill ...

New Mexico regulators Wednesday voted to adopt new bonding requirements for oil and gas wells, regulations that aim to ensure the industry — instead of taxpayers — foot the bill for cleaning up ...

Utah's Board of Oil, Gas and Mining finalized updates to its oil and gas bonding regulations after 7 years of review, ...

Plugging a gas or oil well is not cheap. While it depends on factors such as the location and depth of the well, an average well plugging can cost anywhere from $20,000 to $200,000 per well. Wells ...

When companies walk away, taxpayers foot the bill. Regulators are proposing rolling back a rule that ensures companies cover ...

By James Myers’ estimate, it’s been at least 10 years since the four oil wells on his farmland were abandoned. That’s 10 ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a bill that updates the state law governing oil and gas wells. Senate Bill 219 also ...

When it comes to environmental responsibility, New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is not just stepping up — we’re leading the way. In recent years, oil and gas operators plugged over 90% of the wells ...

There was a circle in Maria Burns' yard where grass wouldn't grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas well, plugged when she... The U.S. has millions of old gas and oil wells.

Read the Chicago Tribune’s investigation into how Illinois regulators have failed to stop the proliferation of abandoned oil ...