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Galisteo Basin oil debate
Galisteo Basin oil debate
Galisteo Basin oil debate

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Officials rethink drilling rules after well's collapse

Sinkhole filled with brine now hundreds of feet across

A massive sinkhole near Artesia is prompting the state to re-evaluate rules governing brine wells used in oil and gas production.

The well, on County Road 217 about 17 miles southeast of Artesia, began collapsing last week. In a 24-hour period, it more than doubled in size until it was 300 to 400 feet in diameter, according to Oil Conservation Division engineers. It is 70 feet from the top of the hole to the waterline, and engineers had yet to determine the depth to the bottom Wednesday. »Story,

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