1.0FracTracker Alliancehttps://www.fractracker.orgKyle Ferrar, MPHhttps://www.fractracker.org/author/kyleferrar/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HifTWPAMnT"><a href="https://www.fractracker.org/2023/04/calgem-permit-review-q1-2023/">CalGEM Permit Review Q1 2023: Well Rework Permits Increase by 76% in California</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.fractracker.org/2023/04/calgem-permit-review-q1-2023/embed/#?secret=HifTWPAMnT" width="600" height="338" title="“CalGEM Permit Review Q1 2023: Well Rework Permits Increase by 76% in California” — FracTracker Alliance" data-secret="HifTWPAMnT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rework-Permits-Feature-Image.png1500506In Q1 2023, the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) gave out 896 well rework permits to oil companies. More than half of these permits were for wells located within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, or healthcare facilities.