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This is a recent conversion to injection in Braxton county. The well was thought to be the cause of earthquakes in the area after it began operating. The Office of Oil and Gas required smaller disposal volumes (under 15,000 barrels of liquid waste a month) in order to prevent further earthquakes. The well was plugged in 2014.
Well drilled in 2007. Converted for injection in 2008 or 2009. Plugged in 2014.
Formation into which waste is injected -- Marcellus Shale
Geographic location: latitude 38.674591, longitude -80.851474
Major issue
- Well was located near a fault and was associated with a number of earthquakes in the area.
Documents
2008 Mechanical Integrity Test
Goggle Earth Imagery
Well while being drilled in 2007
Well when being used to inject waste in 2013
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