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In response to "Supreme Court of Canada rules that energy companies cannot abandon/shirk cleanup costs on old wells -- (link)" by Beaker

It's a huge problem out west.

Posted by Reagen Jan 31 '19, 07:17

"hey we'd like to drill a big hole in your field and pay you money!"
"Woo hoo!"
"Whoops, didn't work out, here's some toxic crap to clean up."

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word -- nm - budice Jan 31, 08:00
The article describes an abandoned well organization that is industry funded to deal with them. That doesn't work? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 31, 07:23 9
- It might be one of those things where the solution encourages more of the problem. - Roger More Jan 31, 07:28 6
  - Right, which is why I think the Court made a good ruling. I'm just wondering how the existing "solution" is working. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 31, 07:40 4
    - Sure, and I'm spitballing as to why the system doesn't seem to be working. -- nm - Roger More Jan 31, 07:49 3
      - A lot of these guys are fly by night operators. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 07:55 2
        
        Oh yeah. I imagine there's a bunch of that. But is the sense that the Alberta Abandon Well Whatever It Is Called isn't working? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 31, 07:57 1
        
        I don't have personal experience with it but I have heard lots of stories. There's just too much volume. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 08:04
  - *ding* -- nm - Beaker Jan 31, 07:32
- I wondered that too but in 2014 there were 200; now all told looks like over 4700 so I'd say no - Beaker Jan 31, 07:26 1
  - Well, the explosion is occurring at the same time the sector is weak, so no real surprise there.(Though the story didn't suggest they were... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 31, 07:41

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