Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Feb 15, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Feb 15, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
Senate
Step 5
House floor
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, and demonstration program concerning abandoned oil and gas wells. Under the program, DOE must work to improve (1) data collection on the location of abandoned oil or gas wells; (2) the plugging, remediation, reclamation, and repurposing of the wells; and (3) strategies to mitigate potential environmental impacts of documented and undocumented abandoned wells.
Timeline · 2 actions
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.