CRANE COUNTY, Texas — The Railroad Commission reports Wednesday that they have successfully plugged a well dispersing uncontrollable water flow in Crane County on Monday.
"This week marked the end of an extensive project in the Railroad Commission’s efforts to protect environmental and public safety," the Railroad Commission said in a press release.
The uncontrollable water flow started back in December 2023 and stopped on Jan. 21. According to RRC, the well is now cased, cemented and freshwater zones are protected.
"The agency has done extensive research, and the well is not on any RRC records, indicating no evidence that this is an oil and gas well," the Railroad Commission said in a press release. "Water sampling further suggests this may not have been an oil and gas well."
The RRC reports that no evidence suggest that the well is not an orphan oil and gas well.
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