An orphaned oil well at Ohio River Islands Refuge

An orphaned well, a thick metal cylinder with a hole in the top, outside in a patch of plants

Photo By/Credit

Victor Elam/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

09/15/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

An orphaned oil well at Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Orphaned wells there are getting cleaned up.

Facility

Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Forest

River/stream

Subject tags

Human impacts

Oil production

Petroleum chemical industries

Pollution

Wildlife refuges

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