March, the sinkhole was roughly 200 feet in diameter and 40 feet deep, big enough to fit a four-story building.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says plans for cleaning up abandoned or inactive oil wells are to be made public in two weeks.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says plans for cleaning up orphaned or inactive oil wells are to be made public in two weeks.

A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the 1970s. The property owners and visitors stand on the south side. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News UPTON ...

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