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BLM defends its work on NPR-A 'legacy wells'

Anchorage Daily News online -- REMEDIATION: Plugging just one carries price tag in the millions of dollars.

By WESLEY LOY
Petroleum News

Published: February 4th, 2012 10:11 PM
Last Modified: February 4th, 2012 10:11 PM

Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management say the agency is monitoring environmental risk from old wells on federal land on Alaska's North Slope, as well as updating plans for remediating the sites.

The comments come in response to an Alaska state legislator's charge that the BLM has neglected the dozens of so-called legacy wells.

Rep. Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage, is sponsoring House Joint Resolution 29, which urges the BLM "to plug legacy wells properly and to reclaim the legacy well sites as soon as possible." Artealia Gilliard, spokeswoman for BLM Alaska, said the agency's priority is

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wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,519 Points:772,245 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 11:15:38 PM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse Plug it. Plug it now. Plug it good. Plug it well, so the the well stays well plugged.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:4,883 Points:389,370 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 4:06:48 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse LOL, good post doeslayersr, and yet they continue their exercises doofusdom! PIG GOVERNMENT loves us now baby!!! [Edited by: drpepperTX at 2/5/2012 7:08:22 PM EST]
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,686 Points:1,467,765 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 3:54:20 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse ok
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:16,955 Points:1,023,395 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 3:03:17 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse BIG OIL & GAS love us Well now. Isn't this just a kettle of worms? FROM THE ARTICLE: BLM manages the Indiana-sized National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, located to the west of Alpine, Kuparuk, Prudhoe Bay and other central North Slope oil fields. Gilliard's email said the BLM actually has plugged and remediated 12 legacy wells since 2002. Most recently, the Drew Point well was plugged in 2010 at a cost of $16.8 million, and the Umiat No. 9 well was plugged in 2011 at a cost of $2.5 million, the email said. BLM plans to plug three additional high-priority wells by the end of 2013 at Umiat, Gilliard's email said. "Based upon the environmental risk, the BLM is updating the 2004 legacy well report and re-prioritizing the remediation of the remaining wells in coordination with the State of Alaska," the email said. "Upon completion of this assessment, the BLM will request additional funds for future remediations." BIG OIL & GAS love us
hoosierva All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:975 Points:235,490 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 2:32:34 PM Ignore hoosierva Report Abuse I think Alaska has an issue and in almost all cases, the states have to deal with what everyone else including the Fed does and dictates to them, creating the issues at hand. Alaska is in a tough place and I do wish them the best and wisest of wisdom to fix it if possible.
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,789 Points:506,200 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 12:47:48 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse Read the article doofuses and dunderheads, it was the US Government which drilled the wells, not private companies. The article is written to make you believe some evil oil company abandoned the wells. It will be interesting to see how many people comment without reading the article.
ktbaeohana Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:1,158 Points:261,020 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 11:03:32 AM Ignore ktbaeohana Report Abuse Not surprise money talk know matter what on hands.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:3,389 Points:657,385 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 9:38:43 AM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management say the agency is monitoring environmental risk..
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:11,255 Points:1,333,325 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 8:05:03 AM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse An article in the forthcoming winter 2011-12 issue of Frontiers, BLM Alaska's newsletter, discusses the extreme coastal erosion occurring along the NPR-A coastline, especially near Pogik Bay.
uglytom Champion Author Florida Posts:6,180 Points:1,287,840 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 7:28:57 AM Ignore uglytom Report Abuse OIL COMPANIES should pay for it!
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:6,450 Points:1,181,625 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 7:04:21 AM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse It doesn't matter who you work for there are those that just don't always get the job done right. Sounds like there is some clean up to be done up there when the snow melts off & the land drys up enough to get vehicles up there.
amoshins All-Star Author Trenton Posts:943 Points:308,125 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 5:31:36 AM Ignore amoshins Report Abuse greed again
Evilmaddog Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,434 Points:592,555 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 5:06:30 AM Ignore Evilmaddog Report Abuse all about $$$$$
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,789 Points:506,200 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 3:55:03 AM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse Read the article doofuses and dunderheads, it was the US Government which drilled the wells, not private companies. The article is written to make you believe some evil oil company abandoned the wells. It will be interesting to see how many people comment without reading the article.
Luckylindy Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:2,662 Points:767,770 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 3:22:39 AM Ignore Luckylindy Report Abuse Ok you made millions out of those wells, Now close them up.
TRYWI All-Star Author Appleton Posts:546 Points:113,465 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 3:17:36 AM Ignore TRYWI Report Abuse Ok