More than three-quarters of U.S. oil wells, collectively, make just 6% of the country's oil. They're called marginal wells because of how small their output is. But they're a big deal.

Researchers have found a way to enhance compressed-air energy storage (CAES) by utilizing geothermal heat in abandoned oil and gas wells.

According to a recent report, Oklahoma is grappling with an expensive issue caused by tens of thousands of abandoned oil and ...

The vast majority of U.S. oil wells produce very little oil. That might sound like a paradox, but it's just what happens when geology, economics and policy collide. NPR's Camila Domonoske reports ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

The program helps states tackle abandoned wells that can leak planet-warming methane into the air and potentially harmful chemicals into drinking water. A federal program that helps states plug ...

Listen • 3:59 Monitoring methane: DIY effort hunts pollution at oil wells in L.A. neighborhoods This L.A. neighborhood has the highest concentration of oil drilling in the city. And in the ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin. A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the ...

Amidst growing concerns over the renewed efforts by the Cross River State Government to reclaim the 76 oil wells ceded to the neighbouring Akwa Ibom State in 2012, Governor Umo Eno, has dismissed ...