Re:Water is bursting from another abandoned West Texas oil w...
by araes on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @12:42PM
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Neat Site. Because I was curious, and it's relevant to the sheer number of oil wells that have to be dealt with. Here's a picture of the Odessa / Midland area of West Texas.
With how many there are in West TX, I could almost believe the ground is collapsing. Drilled and vacuumed out so much, its like foam underneath. There's a known issue with sinkholes also.
FracTracker, West TX, Oil Wells (purple) https://i.imgur.com/PpPzDeM.png
From: https://ft.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?appi... (if you want to look at other areas)
With how many there are in West TX, I could almost believe the ground is collapsing. Drilled and vacuumed out so much, its like foam underneath. There's a known issue with sinkholes also.
https://blog.smu.edu/dedmancollege/2022/02/28/these-monstrou...