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Gas wells hit by vandals
Updated: Friday, 13 Jul 2012, 2:14 PM MDT
Published : Friday, 13 Jul 2012, 2:14 PM MDT
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) - Authorities in northwest New Mexico say vandals targeting natural gas wells have caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
San Juan County sheriff's Detective Mike Sindelar tells the Farmington Daily Times ( http://bit.ly/OCUCui ) that at least seven wells have been vandalized in the past six weeks north of Aztec.
Sindelar says the companies that own the wells have been replacing them because they're beyond repair. The companies also are on the hook for environmental damage after some of the wells were riddled with bullets and leaked fluid.
He says cleanup costs in some cases hit $50,000.
Authorities are looking for whoever is responsible.
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