Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water.

More than 150,000 oil and gas wells sit idle and unplugged across Texas. These wells often outlast their cash-strapped owners, who leave them behind after they die, go bankrupt or dissolve their ...

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water. Regulators say they need more money to address the problem.

There were no reports of air quality concerns in the area, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

The Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas wells in the state, defines these as wells that have been inactive for a minimum of 12 months and have no owner.

The Railroad Commission has issued its monthly production statistics, detailing crude oil and natural gas production for April. Production came from 159,160 oil wells and 82,673 gas wells, according ...

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water. Regulators say they need more money to address the problem.