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Plugging abandoned oil and gas wells could help save the environment – and jobs By Jeff Berardelli Abandoned oil and gas wells threaten environment Drilling for oil and gas has a long history in the U.S., dating all the way back to 1859 when the first successful commercial oil well the Drake Well  was drilled in northwestern Pennsylvania. This long history has made the state ground zero for abandoned wells, which often leak dangerous pollution into the environment and potent greenhouse gases like methane into the air. It is estimated there may be a few hundred thousand abandoned wells in Pennsylvania some located in the woods, along riverbanks, in people s yards and even inside their homes. These wells are left behind orphaned to the state after their owners, often oil and gas companies, go bankrupt or when the wells fall into disrepair.

United statesAllegheny riverWest virginiaJeff berardelliTed boettnerDon cornellTony ingraffeaPennsylvania department of environmental protectionCornell universityOhio valley river instituteDrake wellPennsylvania departmentEnvironmental protectionஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்அல்லேஜிஹினி நதிமேற்கு வர்ஜீனியா