NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A quiet Newport Beach neighborhood has turned into a 24/7 construction zone. Workers are trying to repair a 1920s-era abandoned oil well that's been leaking oil and methane gas.

Smack dab in the middle of one of Newport Beach's most desirable locations is a soaring drill rig.

For the next several weeks, crews will be working around the clock, drilling, digging and prepping to repair a significant oil leak coming from an old well dating back to the 1920s underneath a family's home.

The special drill that was installed will be drilling about 800 feet deep into the Earth to repair the abandoned well.

Police are warning residents that they should expect noise around the clock for the next 10 days.

"Well, we know it needs to be done. It goes on all night, a

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