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Improving Plugging and Abandonment Procedures

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

How Abandoned Wells Hurt the Oil and Gas Industrys Image One of the most visible and negative images involves plugged wells that are leaking and flowing. A recent SMU study revealed a connection between rising pressures in saltwater disposal (SWD) injection formations and leaks/releases in abandoned wells. As of 2022, the U.S.