Researchers at Princeton , Ohio and Environmental Universities , working with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , have found specific attributes for identifying abandoned oil and gas wells that are experiencing high levels of pollution . Regulations from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the bureau of Land Management are targeting such wells due to their high carbon emissions . However , no gas or oil companies have come forward to use the scientist 's findings to identify environmentally harmful wells .
Researchers at Princeton, Ohio and Stanford Universities, working with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have found specific attributes for identifying abandoned oil and gas wells that are emitting high levels of methane. Regulations from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Bureau of Land Management are targeting such wells due to their high methane emissions. However, no gas or oil companies have come forward to use the scientist's findings to identify environmentally harmful wells.