Utilizing Deep Learning Algorithms and Lidar to Detect Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that there are over 2.3 million onshore abandoned oil and gas wells. A well is considered abandoned by State and Federal agencies if there has not been recent oil or gas production, the well head is not properly capped, or there is no responsible operating company. Many oil and gas wells are concentrated in the southwestern United States.