How Texas Is This? ‘Zombie Wells’ Become a Flashpoint in the Oil Patch
A now-settled legal case spotlighted wastewater woes in the Permian
Scientists sample water from a crumbling former oil well on Antina Ranch in 2024.
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Not long ago, Chevron Corp. was headed for a trial in January over allegations that it negligently spilled toxic water and crude oil on a 22,000-acre ranch in West Texas.
No more.