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Feb 11, 2024 · Well Done Foundation, a national nonprofit formed in 2019 whose mission is to plug the 3.5 million orphaned oil and gas wells across the United States, has been awarded the
Feb 11, 2024 · Orphan wells in Orcutt and Santa Maria have been identified as the first to be screened and plugged in the county. After each well is plugged, WDF will restore the area around it to its natural state.
Oct 9, 2012 · A little over 100 years ago, Union Oil Company’s Hartnell No. 1 well changed the face of the Orcutt hills and the Santa Maria Valley. The well, drilled in the Orcutt hills about 65 feet from its ...
Feb 12, 2024 · Well Done Foundation (WDF) has been awarded a well-plugging project in Santa Barbara County, California, the non-profit said Feb. 12.. WDF, which aims to plug orphaned oil and gas wells across the U.S., said orphaned oil and gas wells—wells no company is fiscally responsible for—are accountable for between 20% and 30% of methane leaks in the U.S.
Oct 1, 2012 · Oct 1, 2012 Updated Oct 2, 2012. Any question about how big a role the oil industry played in the development of Santa Maria and Orcutt can be answered by using a recently enhanced link on the ...
Nov 15, 2022 · ORIGINAL STORY: Around 1,000 PG&E customers were without power in parts of Santa Maria and Orcutt Tuesday morning. The outage was reported just after 8 a.m. spanning both sides of Black Road and a ...
3 days ago · Earlier in May, the Federal Trade Commission alleged that Scott Sheffield, the CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, “attempted to collude with the representatives of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and a related cartel of other oil-producing countries known as OPEC+ to reduce output of oil and gas, which would result in ...
