There are literally a million gas wells in southern New York State. . . all capped. Wonder why that is? My son used to paint them during summer recess from college.
Depleted oil/gas fields are often used as storage for gas.
You should catch Lisa Jackson in between Ring Dings and ask her why.
Other than that, I suspect the gas wells are shut down, because New York is a corrupt, liberal state that thinks fossil fuels are icky-poo.