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This is a well in Roane county drilled in 1963 as a production well and was later converted to be a non-commercial injection well.

 

Well drilled in 1963 for injection.
Formation into which waste is injected -- Big Injun
Geographic location: latitude 38.755755, longitude -81.267503

 

Documents

Completion Report and other well documents

2020 UIC Permit

2019 UIC Permit Application

2017 UIC Inspection

2018 Witnessed MIT

2018 Order allowing well to inject while new permit is being created

 

Google Earth

View of three storage tanks in earth secondary containment.

 

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 commercial UIC well where activity on the site or because of well failure has contaminated surface water.

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