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hatrack

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4. Per the article, there isn't even a record of the well or who owns/owned it.

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 1, 2024, 10:31 AM

Mar 2024

It may have been there before he bought the land, or before his family moved there.

That's the issue - nobody knows - and the TRC didn't give a shit until the Permian went batshit with fracking.

Now that this is becoming more common, they have to grudgingly act like they're acting.

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Toxic Leaks, Saltwater Blowouts - The Costs Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Now Fall On TX Ranchers, Farmers [View all] hatrack Mar 2024 OP

Well, didnt he sign the leases in the first place? getagrip_already Mar 2024 #1

There was greed on both sides but only one side really profited. CrispyQ Mar 2024 #3

Per the article, there isn't even a record of the well or who owns/owned it. hatrack Mar 2024 #4

Bs - sorry, everyone knew these wells were there getagrip_already Mar 2024 #5

No one is "just a rancher" anymore. Or just a barista, or just a doctor or just an HR Director. CrispyQ Mar 2024 #2