Contractors have plugged more than 10% of Louisiana’s orphaned oil well sites in the first six and half months of work funded by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021. According to an announcement from Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office and the Department of Natural Resources, the current count of 519 wells plugged since
More than 500 Louisiana orphaned oil and gas wells plugged so far this year
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