Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act

Summary

Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to (1) data collection on the location of abandoned oil or gas wells; (2) the plugging, remediation, reclamation, and repurposing of the wells; and (3) strategies to mitigate potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells.

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Timeline

1. 7 December 2022

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 December 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 7 December 2022 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 December 2022

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 December 2022

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Ben Luján · D · Sponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Sponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing

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