47-087-01106
This is an older natural gas well converted to injection in Roane county.
Well drilled in 65. Converted for injection in ?.
Formation into which waste is injected -- Big Injun Sandstone
Geographic location: latitude 38.7464626, longitude -81.27148
Major issues
- Well was drilled with three strings of casing, 8 1/4, 6 3/8, and 4 1/2 inch, with only 4 1/2 inch casing left in the well with a minimal amount of cement. Later a string of 7 inch casing was installed in the open hole behind the 4 1/2 string and that was cemented. This is not good construction for a UIC class II well to protect groundwater.
- Inspections have found the operator injecting over the permitted Maximum Injection Pressure (2004, 2008). No violations were issued.
- Operator WR-40 reporting show injection without a permit for the period after their permit expired in 2011 until they received a new permit in 2012 (October 2011 until April 2012).
Documents
2017 UIC inspection, MIT witnessed
Goggle Earth Imagery
Injection facility with storage tanks in secondary containment.
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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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The Details
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