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Re:Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil w... by dj_gitmo on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @12:06PM (#40659667)
These wells may have been drilled before the current owners were alive.

> There’s nothing uncommon about a leaky old well. Many in West Texas were drilled during World War II and 80 years underground can do major damage to steel and concrete casing. Many of those wells were also flooded with water to squeeze out the last drops of oil.

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Re:Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil w... by throwway120385 on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @12:54PM (#40660265)
But that doesn't mean that modern activities can't affect the stability of the groundwater in those wells. If the outflow is pretty salty it stands to reason that it's produced water that was dumped underground.
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Re:Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil w... by fundad on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @12:56PM (#40660298)
He's a fourth-generation rancher so the previous owners are his own family. His own family collected the payment for these wells and maybe made a mistake.
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