Texas Oil Regulatory Authority Under Scrutiny as Zombie Wells Come Back to Life
By Valerie Volcovici PECOS COUNTY, Texas (Reuters) – On a sprawling ranch in Pecos County, oil well control specialist Hawk Dunlap used an excavator in late July to uncover an abandoned, or so-called zombie, well that had sprung back to life despite being plugged just over a year ago, hissing gas and bubbling toxic water […]
