Photos of a sink hole caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation next to Farm to Market Road 1053 causes the road to dip as well as forms crevices around the area approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. Land owner Schuyler Wright gave a short tour around his land to show how the landscape has been affected. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole running under FM 1053.
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Schuyler Wright points to a sink hole caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole. FM 1053 dips towards the sink hole as a result.
Schuyler Wright stands in a sink hole on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole. FM 1053 dips towards the sink hole as a result.
Schuyler Wright stands in a sink hole on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole. FM 1053 dips towards the sink hole as a result.
A sink hole caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation next to Farm to Market Road 1053 causes the road to dip as well as forms crevices around the area approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. Land owner Schuyler Wright said he placed a pump jack along the fence line to anchor his fencing because nothing else he tried was staying upright. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole running under FM 1053.
A sink hole caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation next to Farm to Market Road 1053 causes the road to dip as well as forms crevices around the area approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole running under FM 1053.
A sink hole caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation next to Farm to Market Road 1053 causes the road to dip as well as forms crevices around the area approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole running under FM 1053.
Schuyler Wright looks into a crevice on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole.
Schuyler Wright looks across his land next to a crevice on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole.
Schuyler Wright steps over a crevice on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole.
Schuyler Wright looks across his land next to a crevice on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole.
Schuyler Wright looks into a crevice on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A crevice on Schuyler Wright's land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole.
Schuyler Wright stands for a portrait next to a crevice on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial.
Schuyler Wright stands for a portrait next to a crevice on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. (Jacob Ford|Odessa American)
A crevice on Schuyler Wright's land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole.
Schuyler Wright steps over a crevice on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole.
Schuyler Wright walks down the slope of a sink hole on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole.
Schuyler Wright walks down the slope of a sink hole on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole.
Schuyler Wright walks down the slope of a sink hole on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole. FM 1053 dips towards the sink hole as a result.
Schuyler Wright walks wheres a water well that was improperly plugged by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 sink hole on his land caused by an next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole. FM 1053 dips towards the sink hole as a result.
Schuyler Wright stands in a sink hole on his land caused by an improperly plugged water well by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and the Odessa District of the Texas Department of Transportation in 2009 next to FM 1053 Feb, 11, 2022, approximately 5 miles south of Imperial. The 2,800-foot-deep water well whose casing fell in, causing it to wash out salt water over a wide area and create a 90-foot-deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole. FM 1053 dips towards the sink hole as a result.
