# Abandoned oil wells leak near Texas homes

> Texas homes near plugged oil wells face gas leaks from abandoned wells.
- Title: Abandoned oil wells leak near Texas homes · Texastribune
- Summary: Texas homes near plugged oil wells face gas leaks from abandoned wells. Texas residents near plugged oil wells report hydrogen sulfide leaks causing rotten…
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- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17501944/abandoned-oil-wells-leaks-homebuyers-texas-real-estate
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- Topics: texas, abandoned oil wells, hydrogen sulfide, rotten egg smell, oil well leaks, homebuyers, san antonio, news, local
## Preserve at Medina subdivision
Students near Vesper Branch street see oil well fence with caution sign.

> caution flammable gas
## Thompson Callaway Spears #1 well
Well plugged since 2006 but leaks hydrogen sulfide gas repeatedly.

> oil hasn’t flowed from the thompson callaway spears #1 well since it was plugged in 2006
## Residents report complaints
Subdivision residents filed repeated complaints since early 2020s.

> since a housing subdivision rose around the well in the early 2020s
## Key takeaway

Texas residents near plugged oil wells report hydrogen sulfide leaks causing rotten egg smells.