The Kelton family, which owns the ranch, became alarmed recently as a sinkhole around the well rapidly grew. Water pooled in the bottom of the sinkhole. Then crude oil began migrating up from ...

As Texans embark on wildflower hikes, they’re urged to watch their step as they walk through the fields – there could be abandoned or deteriorated water wells and ...

Aging and abandoned oil wells in West Texas are causing significant environmental damage, public health risks, and financial ...

The sinkhole, which is so wide and deep that it could comfortably contain a four-story building, is feared to still be growing.

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin. A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the ...