Orphaned oil and gas wells are multiplying in Texas, reaching a 20-year high in December, according to the Texas Railroad ...

This article has been corrected.  Longview native and longtime oilfield worker Hawk Dunlap recently told East Texas ...

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A Texas landowner is suing oil companies for damages on his property. The suit alleges injection wells and improperly plugged oil wells polluted the soil and groundwater.

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Although shutting down oil wells seems like a positive development for the environment, the aftermath of what's happening to some of these wells across Texas could pose an environmental disaster. When ...

A West Texas rancher is suing eight oil and gas companies for at least $1 million. Defendants are Conoco Inc., Blackbeard Operating LLC, Citation Oil and Gas Corp., Formentera Operations LLC, ...

Now, President Donald Trump's pledge to bring oil prices down to $50 a barrel could decimate that momentum, making trouble -- ...

Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.

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