The state could receive up to $212 million from the federal government to clean up its abandoned wells. But the money is only enough to plug a fraction of its documented wells — and likely won’t address thousands more that are undocumented.

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The state could receive up to $212 million from the federal government to clean up its abandoned wells. But the money is only enough to plug a fraction of its documented wells — and likely won’t address thousands more that are undocumented.