Gov., DNR announce 500 orphaned wells plugged

Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Tom Harris announced that contractors have plugged more than 500 orphaned well sites in the first six-and-a-half months of work funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). “The work we’ve been able to accomplish in Louisiana using BIL funding is nothing short of transformational,” said Gov. Edwards. “We’ve…

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