Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act

United States118th CongressS-429Senate
Updated: Feb 15, 2023

Summary

Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, and demonstration program concerning abandoned oil and gas wells. Under the program, DOE must work to improve (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-4877: Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act

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

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

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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