Mich. Environment Dept.: By the Numbers - Video Highlights Steady Progress in Plugging Orphan Wells in Michigan, 200 in 2023 Alone
December 13, 2023
December 13, 2023
LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 13 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release:
Staffers of the Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division (OGMD) of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) report steady progress is being made in plugging Michigan's abandoned oil and gas wells, known as orphan wells.
Orphan wells are abandoned or improperly plugged wells for which there is no known solvent existing owner . . .
Staffers of the Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division (OGMD) of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) report steady progress is being made in plugging Michigan's abandoned oil and gas wells, known as orphan wells.
Orphan wells are abandoned or improperly plugged wells for which there is no known solvent existing owner . . .