47-085-10284
This is a yet-to-be-drilled injection well in Ritchie county.
Well has not been drilled as yet.
Formation into which waste is injected -- proposed injection into Big Lime
Geographic location: latitude 39.2615922, longitude -81.0818354
Major issues
- The operator desires a permit even though the permit has conditions determined by factors and measurements from a completed well.
- Operator has a previous UIC well in the county that has yet to be plugged (47-085-07652). That well is currently shown on Office of Oil and Gas online database as being converted to natural gas production but no production has ever been reported for years.
- The operator has received for the unplugged UIC well and production wells Notices of Violation for polluting the state's waters.
Documents
2015 permit for undrilled well 47-085-10239 at the same location
Goggle Earth Imagery
The well site has been prepared with a pipeline from the north for fluid to be injected.
Nearby to the northeast is a major facility for the operator's oil and gas operations.
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