Anadarko shuts down 3,000 wells after explosion in Firestone

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) has temporarily shut down more than 3,000 wells of a vintage similar to one near an explosion that killed two people in Firestone last week. The explosion occurred at a residence April 17.

“While these events remain under active investigation and much remains to be determined, in an abundance of caution, since the company operates more than 3,000 producing vertical wells of the same vintage, it has taken proactive measures to shut in all vertical wells across the counties in northeast Colorado where it operates,” Anadarko said in a press release.

Anadarko said the…