Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Mar 3, 2025
What it does
The bill would amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a research, development, and demonstration program focused on abandoned oil and gas wells. This program would improve data collection on well locations, enhance plugging and remediation technologies, mitigate environmental impacts like methane emissions and groundwater contamination, and explore repurposing wells for geothermal energy or carbon storage. It authorizes $30 million to $35 million annually from fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and mandates coordination with federal and state agencies, universities, national laboratories, and the private sector. The bill defines an…
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