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This is an older injection well in Roane county

 

Well drilled in1981. Converted for injection in 1981.
Formation into which waste is injected -- Big Lime and Big Injun
Geographic location: latitude 38.701603, longitude -81.336506

 

Documents

Document collection -- 1981 drilling permit and completion report, 1981 disposal well permit

2015 UIC permit

2014 UIC permit application


Goggle Earth Imagery

The facility has two separate tank batteries, north and south. These are the tanks to the north.

These are the tanks in a battery to the south.

This image shows the two tank batteries in relation to one another. The facility plan in the permit application shows only the southern two-tank battery. The well itself is to the north connected by a pipeline (running next to or near the well road) from the injection pump next to the two tanks.

 

Underground Injection Control Class 2 Wells

Introduction to Class 2 Wells in West Virginia

Collected documents and information for a number of Class 2 disposal wells and secondary recovery area permits

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Background materials related to West Virginia's primacy (including the primacy application), EPA guidance documents, and a lot more.

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The Details

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Information the Completion Report Provides
Casing and Cementing