Abandoned oil and gas wells pose environmental and public health risks. For three decades, the state has mismanaged funds earmarked for minimizing the threat.

Oil workers pull tubing from an orphan well in a field in Luling on March 27, 2025. Credit: Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune LULING — Just six minutes from 5,700-person town’s historic city center, ...

State regulators are pushing to plug three oil wells in southern Arkansas that were owned and run by a company that can no longer be located. The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission wants to plug the ...

Researchers at Iowa State University have discovered a unique and environmentally friendly solution of utilizing crop waste to seal abandoned oil wells and capture carbon by permanently sequestering ...

New Mexico is rich in oil and gas. With that wealth comes a mess—literally. The state is home to more than 60,000 wells that will eventually need to be plugged to prevent methane leaks, groundwater ...

Thousands of abandoned oil wells or platforms dot the waters off Louisiana’s coasts, creating hazards the state isn’t doing enough to mitigate. It’s not that the only responsibility belongs with the ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid ...

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. LULING — Just six minutes from 5,700 ...

A man was in critical condition after a fight at a gas station in Southeast Houston. Read full article: Man in critical condition after shooting at Southeast Houston gas station The course winds ...