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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News

An abandoned West Texas oil well has created a 200-foot-wide sinkhole

A sinkhole formed by an old oil well on the Kelton Ranch in Upton County, Texas, has grown rapidly in the past year.
A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the 1970s. The property owners and visitors stand on the edge of the sinkhole's far side. (Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News)

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