Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act

United States117th CongressHR-4270House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 7, 2022

Summary

Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to (1) data collection on the location of abandoned oil or gas wells; (2) the plugging, remediation, reclamation, and repurposing of the wells; and (3) mitigating potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells.

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S-5205: Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  1. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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  2. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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  3. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.

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  4. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-541.

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