47-041-03175
This is a production well in Lewis county converted to be a commercial injection well.
Well drilled in 1982. Converted for injection in 1997.
Formation into which waste is injected -- Fifth Sand
Geographic location: latitude 39.055146, longitude -80.581658
Major issue
- Early wells within the injection well's AOR need to be located and current status determined (such as if they were properly plugged).
- During the well's life Mechanical Integrity Tests have not been conducted in a timely fashion as required by regulation, within 5 years of the last MIT. MITs were conducted in 1997, 2006 and 2013.
- The 2017 inspection showed that some equipment had been removed from the site and that the tanks had been poorly maintained.
- The well had perforated production casing above the packer so it requires a special MIT procedure.
Documents
1996 Permit for conversion of well
1997 Completion report after conversion
2014 NOV for lack of WR-37 showing MIT
2017 Stream locations for water sample collection
December 2017 Stream and injection fluid lab results
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Facility with tank battery with earthen secondary containment.
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