Denton Record Chronicle: What is a capped gas well, and does the city’s new reverse setback still apply?
Feb 3, 2020 | News Roundup
Feb. 1 — The city of Denton monitors the status of gas wells and logs those that have been plugged and abandoned on an interactive map on its gas well inspections pages. While the Texas Railroad Commission regulates oil and gas activity underground, the city, as the public water supplier, has an interest in monitoring for groundwater contamination. (Former oil and gas wells can become a conduit for such contamination.)