Landowner Role in Orphaned Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells | TOP Energy Training

This presentation was delivered as part of an online TOPCORP webinar series, through Penn State University on May 30, 2024. Presenters for this webinar include Derald "Bud" Shuffstall, Amanda Veazey, Jon Laughner, and Dan Brockett.

– IN THIS VIDEO –
0:00 - 3:54 Intro by Dan Brockett
3:55 - 5:01 Overview
5:02 - 8:18 History of Well Plugging in PA
8:19 - 12:56 Orphaned, Abandoned, or Legacy?
12:57 - 14:15 Landowner Liability
14:16 - 15:38 Landowner Duty to Report to DEP
15:39 - 20:39 Who is liable to plug a well?
20:40 - 22:26 Landowner Liability - "free gas"
22:27 - 26:34 "Home Use" Well Owners
26:35 - 28:33 Overview - Amanda Veazey
28:34 - 29:01 The Well Plugging Process
29:02 - 32:39 Identifying Wells to Plug
32:40 - 35:35 What Should Landowners Do and No Do?
35:36 - 39:44 Project Planning
39:45 - 41:25 Sketching Out the Work Area
41:26 - 42:26 Subsurface Planning
42:27 - 44:20 Well Plugging
44:21 - 45:55 Rig Setup
45:56 - 46:31 Well Logging
46:32 - 47:47 Well Cementing
47:48 - 50:14 Site Restoration
50:15 - 50:51 For More Information
50:51 - 54:41 Where are orphaned/abandoned wells in PA?
54:42 - 57:33 Why are these wells problems for landowners?
57:34 - 58:06 Don't Mess with Old Wells
58:07 - 58:48 New Funding and Priorities for Plugging Wells
58:49 - 1:01:48 Identifying, Locating, Reporting Orphaned/Abandoned Wells
1:01:49 - 1:11:26 Questions
1:11:27 - 1:13:55 Takeaways

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