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[Chulanowa]

I'm not sure how many wells they've actually closed that way. Can you give some examples? Were they gushers like this one, or were they dried wells that were non-productive without piping in water? Were nukes used, or conventional explosives? if the latter, why is a nuke needed for this one? As others have mentioned, there's a pretty thick layer of sediment and sand over the bedrock. How far down does the explosive need to go? If they can squeeze it down the hole just like that, then surely they could do the same with some variety of plug, or another pipe?

Sounds to me like you're just wanting to watch a real-life Bruce Willis movie.