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KOSU: Orphan oil wells dotting Oklahoma aquifers could pose risks to groundwater quality

April 24, 2025 2:45 PM | Josh McClintock (Administrator)

KOSU | By Graycen Wheeler

Published April 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM CDT

Oklahomans get more than half the water they use from aquifers. But the same areas that hold those underground water supplies are also sprinkled with orphan oil wells.


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