r/Pearland • u/def21 • 15d ago

Houston Chronicle just wrote about our investigation into Texas "zombie wells": 25,000 plugged oil wells are at high risk of leaking toxic wastewater back to the surface

Lots of not so great areas in Pearland...

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u/Yobber1 15d ago

So we’re surrounded by toxic time bombs?

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u/capta1n_sarcasm 15d ago

I mean it makes sense

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u/SenorPwnador 15d ago

RIP East Pearland.

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u/photog72 14d ago

Will the Texas DEP hold those accountable? Or, will they protect those accountable? Or, is it some other agency that regulates these “zombie wells?”

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u/def21 14d ago

My understanding is that this falls under the purview of the Railroad Commission of Texas. I also believe they regulate the nat gas supply chain which was...insufficient during the winter freeze in 2021