Inactive and Orphan Well Reclamation in Alberta

Ottawa’s announcement of $1.72 billion in funding support to clean up inactive and orphan wells in Western Canada has raised questions about what these wells are, their status and their impacts.

What is being offered:

The federal government announced it will provide:

• Up to $1 billion to the Government of Alberta to support the province’s work to clean up inactive oil and gas wells across the province;

• $200 million loan to the Alberta OWA to support its work to clean up orphan oil and gas wells and well sites;

• Up to $400 million to the Government of Saskatchewan to support work to clean up orphan and inactive oil and gas wells across the province; and

• Up to $120 million to the Government of British Columbia to support work to clean up orphan and inactive oil and gas wells across the province.

Deborah Jaremko - April 21, 2020 https://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/understanding-inactive-and-orphan-wells-in-alberta/