47-047-01511
This is a well in McDowell county drilled in 2001 to be a non-commercial injection well.
Well drilled in 2001 for injection.
Formation into which waste is injected -- Berea Sandstone
Geographic location: latitude 37.4812443, longitude -81.6664981
Major issue
- The facility is constructed over and next to a former coal mine pump house and related pipes and conduits. The gravel base for the UIC facility is not impervious to spills and leaks and there is a concern for groundwater contamination.
- In September 2004 the Office sent a Notification of Non-Compliance since the operator had yet to file the required WR-35 well completion report after drilling the well in 2001. The letter promised further enforcement action if a WR-35 wasn’t filed within 15 days. We’ve seen three WR-35s for this well, in with the drilling permit file collection, one filed in 2017 and another in 2018, long after the 2004 Notification was written.
- The operator received a NOV in November 2016 for filing a UIC 2D permit renewal application 60 days before expiration of a permit; regulation requires filing at least 90 days in advance if interruption in injection is not desired.
Documents
2001 permit and related documents, including 2011 completion report
2015 Inspection report for witnessed MIT
2017 June MIT WR-37 and 2017 WR-35
2016 NOV for late permit application renewal
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