47-105-00994
This is an old production well that was converted for use as an injection well in Wirt county. When the well was originally drilled in 1917 no cement was used behind the single string of casing left in the well. The well was drilled deeper and a minimal amount of a cement was used at the base of the new production string.
Well drilled in 1917 . Drilled deeper in 1982. Converted for injection in 1984.
Formation into which waste is injected -- Salt Sands
Geographic location: latitude 39.026956, longitude -81.188071
Major issue
- Well is a conversion using an old well which has no cement behind the single string. There is no protection for groundwater in the well's original construction. Reworking the well added no protection for groundwater.
Documents
Goggle Earth Imagery
A 2015 view of the facility, to the left in the image, and the well, to the right in the image. A pipeline is used to carry fluid from the facility to the wellhead.
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