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These wells may have been drilled before the current owners were alive. > There’s nothing uncommon about a leaky old well. Many in West Texas were drilled duri
by dj_gitmo 2y ago
These wells may have been drilled before the current owners were alive.
> There’s nothing uncommon about a leaky old well. Many in West Texas were drilled during World War II and 80 years underground can do major damage to steel and concrete casing. Many of those wells were also flooded with water to squeeze out the last drops of oil.
- throwway120385 2y agoBut that doesn't mean that modern activities can't affect the stability of the groundwater in those wells. If the outflow is pretty salty it stands to reason that it's produced water that was dumped underground.
- fundad 2y agoHe's a fourth-generation rancher so the previous owners are his own family. His own family collected the payment for these wells and maybe made a mistake.