Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act

United States117th CongressS-5205Senate
Updated: Dec 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) strategies to mitigate potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells.

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HR-4270: Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.

  1. Introduced in Senate

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

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