This is a report on our examination of a number of gas wells in Putnam and Kanawha counties all operated by the same company.

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Four Wells in the Kanawha State Forest

Three Wells with Surface Contamination

Three Well with Inadequate Secondary Containment

A Vertical Marcellus Well

Condensate Tank Overflow

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Putnam County
Poca River Road
583
731
1492
595
615
743
775
746
739

Spanish Oak Road
232
Putnam B-85

Long Road
298

Kanawha County
Dry Branch
5999
1266

Harmon's Creek
2026
5714

Environmental Assessment
Putnam County
1492 & 731

Kanawha County
2026
5714

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Putnam County
Long Road Group
1288
1215
1178
1299
702
No API #1
No API #2
No API #3
1155
No API #4
No API #5

River Road Group
735
601
570

King Cemetery Group
1200
274
404

Kanawha County
2026
5714

47-079-1299

Another well off the long main well access road.

This well in its layout resembled 47-079-01288 and has the same problems. The access road from the main access road is in need of maintenance. The vegetation on the pad is por and large areas of mineral soil are exposed.

The tank doesn't have the required secondary containment dike.

An exposed 6 inch pipeline on the main access road just before this well and at another spot earlier is an issue. We don't believe that this is safe.

		The well pad is very poorly vegetated.
		Tank without required secondary containment.
		On the main access road at several spots before this gas well the 6 inch gas pipeline is exposed.
		A closer view of the exposed pipeline. Current rules (35CSR4.16.7.c.2) require pipeline be under at least 18 inch cover, 6 inch if solid rock doesn't permit deeper burial, but existing pipelines were grandfathered in 1983 and perhaps this one dates before then. Even so, it looks dangerous and probably is dangerous.

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