Another Blowout Adds to Mystery of Permian Basin Water Pressure

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By By Dylan BaddourJun 11, 2024, 5:10 am498 ptsHot
Water is bursting from another West Texas oil well, continuing a troubling trend. By Dylan Baddour In recent years, Schuyler Wight has noticed a growing number of abandoned oil wells coming back to life, gurgling fluids to the surface of his West Texas ranch. Last week he found the biggest one yet.

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