A new report from the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy is highlighting the troubling number of abandoned and inactive oil and gas wells in Alberta. As Tracy Nagai reports, some policy experts believe harsher fines and time limits are needed to get wells cleaned up and the land reclaimed.
- Abandoned oil and gas wells will be cleaned up despite backlog: Alberta regulator
- Study finds abandoned oil and gas wells place unfair burden on landowners, taxpayers