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This is an older natural gas well converted to injection in Monongalia county.

 

Well drilled in 1968. Converted for injection in circa 2007?
Formations into which waste is injected -- Huntersville Chert and Oriskany Limestone
Geographic location: latitude 39.590426, longitude -79.828554

 

Major issue

  • MITs -- records for 2006 (failed), 2008, 2010, and 2018. 2018 WR-37 shows MIT in 2015 but that is not evident in document or database record

 

Documents

1968 completion report

2018 Order

2018 draft permit

2017 UIC permit application

2018 UIC inspection report

2018 inspection report, MIT witnessed

2018 MIT WR-37

2010 MIT WR-37

2006 failed MIT WR-37


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