O-Score proof
Osage Nation is plugging abandoned oil wells faster after the BIA called them "not a federal function"
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 2 · See proof →The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: AP, Reuters and CBS News block direct site search, and the other 10 outlets’ site search only loads in a live browser, so all 13 were checked through Google News and Bing News instead. Those checks were complete for every outlet.
Checked Nov 2, 2026, 9:49 AM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:apnews.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:apnews.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:apnews.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use) |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:reuters.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:reuters.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:reuters.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use) |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:nytimes.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:washingtonpost.com" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:wsj.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:wsj.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:wsj.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:cnn.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:cnn.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:cnn.com" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:foxnews.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:nbcnews.com" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:cbsnews.com" Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use) |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:abcnews.go.com" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:npr.org" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:npr.org" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:npr.org" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:npr.org" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:npr.org" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:npr.org" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:usatoday.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Osage orphan wells site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Osage orphan wells site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Osage Nation wells site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Osage Nation wells site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Osage plugging wells site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Osage plugging wells site:bloomberg.com" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
Search terms
“Osage orphan wells”, “Osage Nation wells”, “Osage plugging wells”
Method
- google-news site: (3 term variants)
- bing-news site: (3 term variants)
- open web search for wire copies (AP/Reuters on other sites)
- editor read of every candidate headline; related items opened
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Scores are rechecked at 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days and 30 days.