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Orphaned Oil Wells

KSFR | By James Werbel
Published August 5, 2024 at 2:31 PM MDT
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Hari Viswanathan use drone technology and AI to develop best practices to locate orphaned oil wells in the US that no longer have a viable owner. These oil wells may leak methane into the air and contribute to climate change. Once the wells have been identified they can be plugged with money from the infrastructure federal legislation
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James Werbel
James Werbel is a Professor Emeritus of Management at Iowa State University. He moved to Santa Fe and 2016 to be close to the mountains and outdoor activities. Before moving to NM James was a reporter for KHOI radio in Ames, Iowa doing stories of community interest and live broadcasts with guests.

When he moved to Santa Fe he started working with KSFR radio as a top of the hour news reporter until 2018. After covid, he decided to go back to radio news and focus on stories related to NGOs, the arts,
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