Mounting orphan B.C. oil, gas wells pose environmental, financial risks: auditor

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s auditor general says there are almost 7,500 inactive oil and gas wells in the province that have not been properly decommissioned.
Carol Bellringer says in a report that contamination from oil and gas activity can affect human health, ecosystems, water and air quality and timely restoration of non-operating well sites reduces environmental risk and financial liability.
Bellringer’s audit says the province’s energy regulator the B.C. Oil and G