Reeves County Emergency Manager Jerry Bullard, right, and well control specialist Hawk Dunlap walk to get a closer look at a geyser spewing out salty water on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, near Toyha, Texas.
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It remains unclear what caused the geyser, which has erupted in an area with complex geology not visible to the naked eye. But experts say it is possible that Apache’s warnings came true, and that faults beneath the oil field’s surface allowed water to travel underground and into an old well.
The Railroad Commission should have heeded Apache’s warning, said Paige Powell, senior policy manager for Commission Shift, a nonprofit launched in 2021 for the purposes of advocating for change on the Railroad Commission.
“We need a Commission that is going to oversee this industry in a responsible way that prevents environmental disasters like these,” Powell said.
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