Unfortunately greenie-weenies have financial backing from somewhere to have stopped the reopening of those wells.
Most of these lower producing conventional oil wells were capped back in the 90's when oil dipped to $17 / barrel.
The goobermint doesn't want the US to reopen these wells that in the lowest producing wells only have to pump 10 barrels a day to be profitable at $110/barrel.
This is a story the LSM isn't airing.
Amazing, I would love to hear the excuses for all that!! We need to keep getting the word out and sooner or later the rats will fold! They always do!