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This is an more recent well in Wyoming county that has been converted to injection. Fluid is pumped from the facility by pipeline to the well which is some distance away.
Well drilled in 1994. Converted for injection in 2004.
Formation into which waste is injected -- Weir
Geographic location: latitude 37.777418, longitude -81.510976
The NRDC released a report about the state's Class 2 program in 2019 entitled West Virginia's Groundwater Is Not Adequately Protected From Underground Injection. This well was one of the 19 wells examined in preparation for the report. More information is available on this page.
Documents
2003 Application for conversion to UIC
2004 UIC permit and permit application
March 2018 Stream sample lab results required by permit
Goggle Earth Imagery
The injection well facility has a tank battery and unloading station.
The well itself is located some distance to the south of the facility. Fluid is pumped from the facility to the well in a pipeline.
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
Searchable tables for UIC inspections, UIC permitting and MITs based on a copy of the Office of Oil and Gas' online UIC databases made in 2016.
Background materials related to West Virginia's primacy (including the primacy application), EPA guidance documents, and a lot more.
Select wells which present important issues
A UIC well constructed without any cement behind the steel casing strings to protect groundwater.
A commercial UIC well where activity on the site contaminated groundwater.
A UIC well whose use led to earthquakes in the area.
Gas Well Study is the examination of natural gas wells in West Virginia.
Underground Injection Control Class 2 Wells
These wells are used either for the disposal of oil and gas liquid waste or for the enhanced recovery of oil or natural gas.
Gas Well Study Site Visits
Annual reports, environmental assessments, and individual well information.
YouTube Videos
Select videos from the Gas Well Study YouTube channel.
What Happened at Fernow
An investigation into what caused the vegetation death in the land application area after landspraying hydraulic fracture flowback waste.
The Spill at Buckeye Creek
An investigation into a spill from a Marcellus well site into Buckeye Creek in Doddridge county.
The Details
Plunger Lift Technology on Gas Wells
Fluids Brought to the Surface during Production
Plugging a Well
How To Read a Lab Report
Information the Completion Report Provides
Casing and Cementing