News Focused Around Sealing Abandoned Wells, and Saving Our Climate.
Abandoned oil and gas wells pose a serious threat to our climate. These wells leak methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that accelerates climate change and many other harmful gases. Our non-profit is working to plug these wells, reducing emissions, and protecting our planet. Our blog focuses on climate changes, abandoned wells, and what’s happening to our non-profit.
Most people know Zack Nelson—better known as JerryRigEverything—for his methodical, quiet-voiced approach to scratching smartphones, tearing down gadgets, and building custom engineering projects. But in a recent video, Zack turned his attention away from mobile screens to highlight a massive, invisible problem we tackle every day here at the Well...
Project at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Camp eliminates environmental and public safety threat near children, wetlands, and waterways, and is the 12th Pennsylvania orphan well plugged by WDF VOLANT, Pa. – [August 18, 2026] – The Well Done Foundation (WDF) is plugging its 12th orphaned legacy oil and gas...
Three orphaned wells are leaking methane and petroleum into one of western Pennsylvania’s most celebrated recreational corridors. The Well Done Foundation is finally fixing it. RIMERSBURG, Pa. — The Redbank Valley Trail was named the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ very first Trail of the Year in 2014....
George Berkeley Intentional or not, we tend to bottle-feed our children stories of environmental doom. In kindergarten, my classmates and I were ornamented in flower crowns and paper leaves as we waddled like ducklings onstage in our school play: “Let’s Save the Rainforest!” We banged drums and sang in unison...
National Women’s History Month at the Well Done Foundation This March, during National Women’s History Month, we’re proud to recognize the women of the Well Done Foundation who are helping lead the effort to locate, measure, and plug orphan wells across the country. From the field to program planning to...
Groundwater is often a “hidden” victim of the orphaned well crisis. While much of the national conversation focuses on methane emissions warming the atmosphere, the threat to the water we drink and use for agriculture is happening right beneath our feet. When an oil or gas well is abandoned and...