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They sure didn't have the rules back then. Every 660 feet for 15 miles north and 3 miles wide had an oil well. There are still many that are still pumping after all thees years. Now it is mostly expensive houses build were the oil wells were. Of course when a well is capped and shut down properly it is no big deal. Many of the less scrupulous would dig down 5 feet, throw a gunny sack down and pour in a few yards of concrete and cover it all up with dirt. That is when hydrocarbons seep up and cause problems. One lady in the mid 1980s turned on her kitchen sink disposal and had a small explosion from the leaking methane. The center of the well was right under her house.
It was one thing I loved about looking up my house. It was just a farmers wheat field before development.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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