14,000 Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells in the Gulf of Mexico Are Spewing Methane
There are thousands of abandoned and unplugged oil wells throughout shallow waters , wetlands , and offshore along the Gulf of Mexico that pose environmental risks , according to new enquiry . A study release inNature Energyfound that there are 14,000 orphaned oil and gas wells in waters throughout the Gulf of Mexico ’s waters and in Alabama , Louisiana , and Texas . They make a cost analysis for plugging these jobless wells after collecting data on more than 80,000 well drilled in the Gulf from the U....