Sep 7 Energy & Environment Orphan Wells: States Wrestle With Soaring Costs For Oil & Gas Industry Mess William Suan is no stranger to the problems abandoned oil and gas wells can cause. “It’s just an eyesore,” he said, standing inside a barn on his cattle ranch near Lost Creek, West Virginia. “I had to fence one off because it’s leaking now.” There are five inactive wells on his land, most installed in […] By Brittany Patterson Sep 7 Energy & Environment Orphan Wells: States Wrestle With Soaring Costs For Oil & Gas Industry Mess Brittany Patterson