{"id":22669,"date":"2023-10-20T11:15:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=22669"},"modified":"2023-10-20T13:40:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T17:40:09","slug":"louisianas-efforts-to-plug-old-oil-and-gas-wells-could-create-thousands-of-new-jobs-safeguard-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2023\/10\/20\/louisianas-efforts-to-plug-old-oil-and-gas-wells-could-create-thousands-of-new-jobs-safeguard-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"New Louisiana rule will plug old oil wells, create jobs, safeguard environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/BlogImage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22737 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/BlogImage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/BlogImage.png 961w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/BlogImage-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/BlogImage-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources has <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">finalized<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\"> new rules to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">help <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">improve <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">manage<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">ment<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">17,000 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">non-productive<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">oil<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW124421616 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\"> and gas<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\"> wells<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW124421616 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\"> by encouraging<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW124421616 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\"> the<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW124421616 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">ir proper closure <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">\u2014an <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">action <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">will create jobs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\"> raise property values across the state<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\">facilitate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124421616 BCX0\"> new clean energy projects. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW124421616 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:450,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Louisiana has a long history of oil and gas development, with 50,000 wells distributed across the state and along the coast. The state has a responsibility to ensure none of these wells become an environmental or economic liability.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22739\" style=\"width: 1016px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.36.36-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22739 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.36.36-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1016\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.36.36-AM.png 1016w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.36.36-AM-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.36.36-AM-768x553.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A long-abandoned oil well sits off Louisiana&#8217;s coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About a third of these wells are non-producing but registered as having future utility, meaning the operator claims that they could be economically productive in the future. As a result, the operator isn\u2019t required to plug the well. However, once wells are idled for more than three years, just one in five ever return to service. Often they will only see a tiny fraction of their former production levels.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6466609 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6466609 BCX0\">U<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6466609 BCX0\">nplugged wells cause a host of economic, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6466609 BCX0\">environmental<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6466609 BCX0\"> and even public health and safety problems.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6466609 BCX0\"> They can leak methane and toxic air pollution, contaminate water, reduce property <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6466609 BCX0\">values<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6466609 BCX0\"> and prevent other economic uses of the land.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW6466609 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:450,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">Louisiana already has around 4,300 orphaned wells, a backlog that developed because of decades of underinvestment. The federal government is providing <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">Louisiana with<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\"> over $100 million dollars through 2030 to plug these wells<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">. \u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">About <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW179908806 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.louisiana.gov\/index.cfm\/newsroom\/detail\/4227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW179908806 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">500 of them<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\"> have been plugged this year alone<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">, b<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">ut the state has a long way to go. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">Around 17,000<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\"> wells<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW179908806 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\"> across the state<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">are in \u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">future utility<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\"> status, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">half<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\"> have not produced in five or more years, and tens of thousands of low-producing wells are likely to apply for the same status <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW179908806 BCX0\">in the near future<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW179908806 BCX0\">. Without better planning and policy, the list of wells that require taxpayer funding to plug could grow many times longer.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW179908806 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW179908806 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW179908806 BCX0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22673\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/LA-well-data.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22673 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/LA-well-data-1024x794.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/LA-well-data-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/LA-well-data-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/LA-well-data-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/LA-well-data.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of oil and gas wells across Louisiana at risk of improper abandonment as they sit idle will become less likely to produce again over time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Louisiana\u2019s new rule limits extensions of future utility status. This matters because the longer a well stays in that status, the more fees operators will have to pay. This provides an economic incentive for operators to plug their wells as opposed to keeping them in this idle status.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:450,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This important reform will not only help the hundreds of thousands of people who live near these wells but will create a wave of job creation in Louisiana\u2019s oil patch. These will be well-paid positions, generating far more economic activity than any future production from these wells.<\/span><\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.edf.org%2Fenergyexchange%2F2023%2F10%2F20%2Flouisianas-efforts-to-plug-old-oil-and-gas-wells-could-create-thousands-of-new-jobs-safeguard-environment%2F&#038;text=Louisiana%E2%80%99s%20efforts%20to%20plug%20old%20oil%20and%20gas%20wells%20could%20create%20thousands%20of%20new%20jobs%2C%20safeguard%20environment&#038;via=EDFEnergyEx&#038;related=EDFEnergyEx' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana\u2019s efforts to plug old oil and gas wells could create thousands of new jobs, safeguard environment <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.edf.org%2Fenergyexchange%2F2023%2F10%2F20%2Flouisianas-efforts-to-plug-old-oil-and-gas-wells-could-create-thousands-of-new-jobs-safeguard-environment%2F&#038;text=Louisiana%E2%80%99s%20efforts%20to%20plug%20old%20oil%20and%20gas%20wells%20could%20create%20thousands%20of%20new%20jobs%2C%20safeguard%20environment&#038;via=EDFEnergyEx&#038;related=EDFEnergyEx' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Louisiana\u2019s new rule limits extensions of future utility status. This matters because the longer a well stays in that status, the more fees operators will have to pay. This provides an economic incentive for operators to plug their wells as opposed to keeping them in this idle status.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:450,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This important reform will not only help the hundreds of thousands of people who live near these wells but will create a wave of job creation in Louisiana\u2019s oil patch. These will be well-paid positions, generating far more economic activity than any future production from these wells.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:450,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22741\" style=\"width: 917px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.37.00-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.37.00-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"917\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.37.00-AM.png 917w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.37.00-AM-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-20-at-10.37.00-AM-768x584.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EDF estimates that plugging future utility wells will create thousands of full time jobs across the state.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW159175965 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159175965 BCX0\">Louisiana is on a <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW159175965 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2023\/07\/31\/new-rules-could-mean-less-waste-less-pollution-and-more-jobs-for-louisiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW159175965 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159175965 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">path<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW159175965 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159175965 BCX0\"> toward responsible stewardship of its oil and gas resources, which includes ensuring that all oil and gas wells are plugged in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159175965 BCX0\">a timely<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159175965 BCX0\"> fashion, at the end of their useful lives, by their operators. Doing so not only protects the people living near these wells and reduces climate impact but also unleashes tremendous economic potential. This comes directly from well closure jobs and indirectly by <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159175965 BCX0\">facilitating<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159175965 BCX0\"> new clean energy uses for some wells and well sites. This year\u2019s reforms curbing long-term well idling are a key step toward Louisiana\u2019s clean energy jobs future.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources has finalized new rules to help improve management of 17,000 non-productive oil and gas wells by encouraging their proper closure \u2014an action that will create jobs, raise property values across the state and facilitate new clean energy projects. \u00a0 Louisiana has a long history of oil and gas development, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42092,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55717,113408],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-22669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-methane-2","category-methane-regulations"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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