Methane in water not always from oil wellsDenver-Julesburg National Science Foundation study finds limited oil well-related methane, that from casing issues in older wells DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press
The oil and gas industry may not be to blame if northeastern Colorado tap water is so full of methane it can be set on fire, researchers say.
Fewer than 5 percent of the region’s water wells that were checked for methane pollution had been tainted by oil and gas leaks, according to a study released....
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