Decommissioning orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells: New estimates and cost drivers

D Raimi, AJ Krupnick, JS Shah… - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Millions of abandoned oil and gas wells are scattered across the United States, causing
methane emissions and other environmental hazards. Governments are increasingly …

Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses

AC Foster, JA Wang, GV Frost… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Ecosystems in the North American Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) experience a diverse
set of disturbances associated with wildfire, permafrost dynamics, geomorphic processes …

Recent advances in low-carbon and sustainable, efficient technology: strategies and applications

W Chu, M Vicidomini, F Calise, N Duić, PA Østergaard… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the supply chains of traditional
fossil fuels. According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) from 2020, oil …

Environmental risks and opportunities of orphaned oil and gas wells in the United States

M Kang, J Boutot, RC McVay, KA Roberts… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Hundreds of thousands of documented and undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells exist
in the United States (US). These wells have the potential to contaminate water supplies …

Plant community development trends on mixed grass prairie well sites 5 years after reclamation

EMJ Soulodre, A Dhar, MA Naeth - Ecological Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last 90 years, dry mixed grass prairie across North America has been severely
impacted by agriculture, urbanization, and oil and gas operations, presenting significant …

Ultrasensitive Detection of Aqueous Uranyl Based on Uranyl‐Triggered Protein Photocleavage

T Feng, Y Yuan, S Zhao, L Feng, B Yan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The detection of environmental uranyl is attracting increasing attention. However, the
available detection strategies mainly depend on the selective recognition of uranyl, which is …

Quantify the extensive crop damage and grain losses caused by underground coal mining subsidence in eastern China

W Chen, W Xiao, T He, L Ruan, Y Zhao, Z Hu - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mineral resource exploitation and farming are the main human production activities, which
meet the two basic needs of industrial development and food security. However, mining and …

Recovery of plains rough fescue grasslands on reclaimed well sites

ME Elsinger, A Dhar, MA Naeth - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Plains rough fescue (Festuca hallii), once dominant in grasslands of the Northern Great
Plains, has been reduced to remnants mainly through agricultural and energy sector …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of dry mixed grass prairie well sites 15 years after reclamation

MA Naeth, A Dhar, SR Wilkinson - Ecological Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In the mixed grass prairie region of North America, well sites and their associated
infrastructure have many ecological effects, including changes to soil physical, chemical and …

Native and dryland pasture seed mixes impact revegetation 12 years after pipeline construction in southern Alberta

DK Ostermann, A Dhar, MA Naeth - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Activities associated with agriculture, grazing, and the energy industry have altered large
tracts of native rangeland in North America. Pipelining causes intense local disturbance by …