$3M awarded to assess thousands of abandoned oil, gas wells in western Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Western Missouri is one step closer to resolving a decades-old issue of abandoned oil and gas wells that may pose a threat to human health and the environment.

According to a release from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR), four contracts worth more than $3 million were awarded in February to address approximately 1,900 abandoned wells in Missouri.

“Most of these wells are located near Kansas City in Jackson and Cass Counties,” the release stated…

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