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Abandoned “dry hole” oil wells are polluting Texas farms, ranches and groundwater. The state won’t fix them.Grist, Inside Climate News, The Texas TribuneMedia Coverage | Oct 13, 2022

“The definition of orphan wells is broad enough that it could encompass P-13 wells,” said Tannya Benavides, the advocacy director for the nonprofit watchdog group Commission Shift. “The Railroad Commission is passing the buck — these wells weren’t originally drilled as water wells.”

Also appeared in Texas Tribune and  Grist.

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