Application for Initial Grantstate of Louisianaproject Abstract Summarythe State or Louisiana Is Applying for…

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Application for Initial Grantstate of Louisianaproject Abstract Summarythe State or Louisiana Is Applying for the Full 25 Million Dollars Available Under Initial Grant Funding in 1993 Louisiana Established an Orphan Site Restoration Program to Remediate Orphaned Oil and Gas Well Sites on Land, the State S Navigable Waterbodies Both Inland and Offshore and the States 2 5 Million Acres of Wetlands This Initial Grant from Doi Provides a Historic Opportunity for Louisiana to Increase Jobs, Safeguard the Environment, and Safely Plug Oil and Gas Wells Additionally, This Initial Grant Provides an Opportunity to Advance the Current Orphan Program Through Partnerships with Universities, Other State and Federal Agencies, and Industry to Develop New Tools Lo Track Environmental, Economic, and Social Metrics Louisiana Plans to Use Initial Grant Funding to Plug and Restore Orphaned Wells and Related Sites Under a Modified Version of Louisianan S Existing Orphan Well Program the Initial Grant Funding Will Be Used to Establish and Implement Methane Monitoring Protocols Include Consideration of Disparate Impacts on Disadvantaged Communities, and Work Lo Improve Water Quality Monitoring and Verification Protocols for Orphaned Well Sites Much of This Work Will Be Performed Under Contract and Include the Purchase of Necessary Equipment and Materials Louisiana Intends to Meet the Requirement That Such Equipment and Material Be American Made Where Possible Activities Lo Be Performed Under the Initial Grant Program Will Include I the Plugging Remediation, and Reclamation of Orphaned Wells and Removing Associated Infrastructure on State or Privately Owned Lands 2 Identifying and Documenting Undocumented Orphaned Wells on State or Private Lands 3 Creation or a Federal Project Orphaned Well Ranking System Including Methane Monitoring and Disparate Impacts on Disadvantaged Communities 4 Creation of and Maintaining a Public Website Containing Information on the Use or the Initial Grant Monies and 5 Developing and Implementing a Protocol Lo Measure and Track I Emissions of Methane and Other Gases Associated with Orphaned Wells and II Contamination of Groundwater or Surface Water Associated with Orphaned Wells Expectations Are That, Compared to Our State S Orphan Well Program, More Than Double the Average Annual Number of Orphaned Wells and Associated Infrastructure Will Be Removed, Plugged and Sites Restored with the Initial Grant Funding Additionally, Significant Data Will Be Collected Providing Quantitative Metrics on the Reduction in Methane Emissions and Water Contamination Some Data Will Be Gathered to Update Information Provided to Doi for Purposes of Allocating Formula Grant Monies Finally, Displaced Energy Workers and Members of Disadvantaged Communities Will Have the Opportunity to Be Trained for Jobs in Oilfield Site Plugging and Remediation IT Is Expected That Many Lessons Learned from Use of the Initial Grant Funding Can He Used Lo Further Improve Use of Subsequent IIJA Grant Funding Opportunities the Intended Beneficiaries Arc Those Communities Adjacent to and Most Impacted by the Orphaned Well Sites to Be Plugged and Remediated Those Persons Employed in Undertaking the Plugging and Related Work Those Persons Provided Training for Good Paying Jobs in Oilfield Site Plugging and Related Fields, and the Public Generally

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