47-039-01939
Well drilled in 1963
Producing formation(s): Big Lime, Big Injun
Geographic location: latitude 38.251154, longitude -81.685456
Visted in 2011
Two wells were on the same pad in the Kanawha State Forest.
47-039-01939 is to the left of George and at the edge of the pad. 47-039-02079 is in front and to the right of George.
This is the wellhead of 47-039-01939 which had been painted but the paint has deteriorated.
Corrosion at the wellhead.
A meter shed was nearby. There was a separate shed for 47-039-02079.
The meter inside the shed. The meter consists of two marking pens and a slowly rotating replaceable sheet to record data.
Piping at the back of the shed.
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