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This is arecent natural gas well converted to injection in Wyoming county.

 

Well drilled in 2001. Converted for injection shortly afterwards.
Formation into which waste is injected -- Berea Sandstone
Geographic location: latitude 37.50914, longitude -81.702735

 

Major issue

  • 2006 and 2015 MITs failed and squeeze cement repairs were made to production casing, after which new MITs passed.

 

Documents

2001 drilling permit and completion report

2018 Order

2018 UIC draft permit

2017 UIC permit application part 1 and part 2

2010 MIT WR-37

2018 UIC inspection report

2014 well inspection report

2004 UIC inspection report


Goggle Earth Imagery

2012 view of injection facility with storage tanks in secondary containment.

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.

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YouTube Videos
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What Happened at Fernow
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The Spill at Buckeye Creek
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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