A large-scale environmental remediation effort is underway through a public-private initiative. The Well Done Foundation (WDF), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is working to decommission more than 110 orphaned oil and gas wells across four National Wildlife Refuges. As part of this collaboration, WDF recently marked a major milestone: the successful plugging of its 50th orphaned well nationwide—and its first in Oklahoma.
Multi-State Restoration Effort Supports Federal Land Stewardship Goals
The partnership targets orphan wells located in the Deep Fork and Sequoyah Refuges in Oklahoma, Hailstone in Montana, and Baskett Slough in Oregon. Each refuge faces specific site challenges, ranging from degraded soil and methane leakage to visitor safety concerns.
A broad-based strategy supports habitat restoration efforts while directly addressing environmental liabilities tied to aging fossil fuel infrastructure. The effort also underscores how charitable donations and the use of carbon offsets can fund critical remediation work.
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