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This well is part of a large commercial waste disposal complex with processing facility, waste pipelines and injection wells in Ohio and West Virginia. This well was drilled for injection in Pleasants county and is located near the Ohio River.
Well drilled in 2011 as injection well.
Formation into which waste is injected -- Clinton Group and Medina
Geographic location: latitude 39.375789, longitude -81.246794
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.
Major issue
- The size of the complex, pipelines, and toxicity of waste from Marcellus and Utica shale wells is a concern for adversely affecting surface and ground water. A 2016 analysis of waste fluid shows barium at 1220 mg/l, chloride at 90,500 mg/l, TDS at 117,000 mg/l and TOC at 392 mg/l. High concentrations of barium signal the likelihood of high concentrations of radium 226 and radium 228 in the waste since radium and barium have similar transport characteristics.
Documents
December 2011 completion report
2016 UIC permit application, part 1 and part 2
2016 Lab analysis of waste fluid
Goggle Earth Imagery
2013 view of the large waste processing complex (Eureka facility) on the Ohio River, fed by waste pipelines from Ohio and West Virginia.
2015 site of the injection well about 2 miles away from the Eureka facility.
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.
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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