A Fort Gibson family says their dream home became uninhabitable after thick black sludge and dangerous gas levels began seeping through the foundation, forcing them to abandon the property nearly a year ago. State records indicate the home may have been built on or near an improperly plugged oil well from the 1940s, and testing by multiple agencies found evidence consistent with oil and gas contamination, including elevated gas levels and heavy metals commonly associated with oilfield wastewater. Despite these findings, the Meredith family says the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has failed to take meaningful action, referring to the contamination only as “water” and declining to definitively identify the source. Regulators have stated that legal and physical limitations, including the location of the suspected well beneath the home, have restricted their ability to intervene, while the family’s insurance claim was denied due to pollution and water damage exclusions. Nearly nine months later, the contamination continues to spread, and the family remains displaced as lawmakers advance legislation aimed at helping homeowners affected by oil and gas pollution.