The Biggest Problem you've never heard of - and how to fix it.

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THE EARTH IS LEAKING - How to plug an Orphan Well?

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[ConnerMissions]

Wild that this is basically not talked about at all. Thanks for spreading awareness.

[vvcoolvivek]

Here in our country when an oil field comes on production, a site restoration fund is started by the operators which is legally compelling. The amount works like SIP and the amount is decided by a independent third party study . So even if the company goes bankrupt the govt still has the fund to properly abandon the field.

[andrelascasas]

This project should be funded by all the current oil and gas companies, I'm sure fixing all the abandoned wells in say 5 years wouldn't even make a dent in their profits

[anthonywashington]

Hi! I've been watching your videos for so many years and I always appreciate how you always include the captions. My grandfather is hard of hearing (he's basically deaf now) and we love watching your videos.

[ScytheNoire]

The well operators don't go bankrupt. They are shell companies designed to be abandoned once the large oil corporations have drained it dry. They then abandon them as there is no more profits to be made, only costs. This happens not just in America, but all over, and it's up to the government to hold the parent corporations accountable. If you don't like abandon, dangerous wells, then elect people who will stop corporations and hold them accountable for this corrupt practice.

[logicae]

This has been shared before on other channels... but nobody did anything about it. Great that this channel is doing something, not just reporting it!

[owendyer]

This is a pretty serious problem I never knew about. Big W Zack

[MichaelThompson]

I used to work in geophysics, around drill rigs and drill holes a lot.

Usually these holes would have a concrete cap sitting in them. It's not air tight and anybody could pick it up, it's quite small just to stop critters from getting in.

Well one day, I found one which had not been capped, and the top 2m was lined with PVC. A bird had gone in searching for shelter and was unable to crawl back out. The hole was marginally larger than the bird which could not spread it's wings.

I called the client to notify them but after 2 days, the bird was still in the hole. I tried for over an hour to try and get the little fellow out by gently lowering a ratchet strap down to it to hang on to then drag it up, and at best got it half way up the PVC before it either freaked out or lost it's footing.

I decided after that, that it would be best to leave the strap in there for the bird to try and climb out itself, and I left.

I don't know if the bird got out. It would have been very tired from trying to balance and not fall down the hole. All I know is that the next morning, I could no longer see it.

I wish that companies would take this more seriously. Plug your holes! It is cheap and it could save a cute little owl's life! (I think it was an owl, I don't know for sure).

[dotcom]

Thank you for this video! Ad videos on YT are really annoying and I usually skip them, but yours are interesting and informative. It’s not just a whole video advertising about the product, but showcasing a practical real world use case that makes sense. Plus, you get to shed light on something a lot of people didn’t know existed, and I learn something.

[desmondruhling]

i never knew jerryrigeverything was actually insanely cool

[laberbla]

I've seen a documentary about this years ago and could not believe my fuckin eyes... It is great (and somewhat sad) that a youtuber now is taking actions against that.

I always liked you Jerry, but that is truly amazing!
Thank you so much!

[ofthenearfuture]

Abandoned wells are a massive issue where I live in Canada, and the oil companies responsible for them either no longer exist or refuse to do anything meaningful about them. Often leaving rural communities to deal with them. Even with satellite imaging, ground monitoring, etc., I really believe the amount of methane leakage is underreported to and misunderstood by the public and governments. Such a massive issue, but the big question is who is going to pay for the cleanup and reclamation...? Thank you for making this video and doing your part to bring awareness, it's truly a critical environment issue.

[syedhassaanmujtababokhari]

Dude just got up and said I'll solve all the world's problems, no water no issue, no education here's schools and libraries, no wheelchairs I'll make some that even Able bodied want, gas leaking from oil wells lets plug em up,

[ZizoMass]

It's amazing that oil companies don't have a legal obligation to fix this.

[BBlueBBasterd]

The tech behind this is so cool, it's all the insane industrial stuff that's cool about an oil rig, but doing something good for the environment!
Loved this video!

[TrailBikeMike]

Hang on. So all the eco initiatives and all the US needs to do is plug all of these and take the equivalent of 3 billions cars (equivalent over 30 years) off the road? Why haven’t I heard of this? Why isn’t getting these capped a priority? How many of these are there world wide? Governments need to get their priorities right.

[johnsherby]

Tbh I got no clue what Jerry’s channels focus is but all the videos are just random bangers and I love it. I’ll watch this man build bunkers, build wheelchairs, absolutely eviscerate an iPhone, and then go drive a hummer 😂

[chris]

That just seems like a ridiculous amount of effort, materials, and cost to solve a problem that shouldn't have needed to be solved. Sad.

[miner]

All of that effort to just one pipe? Dayum

[ryankassel]

I just read an article about this last week, it’s a huge problem. Great job bringing attention to it!