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

Condensate Tank Overflow and Spill

In December 2011 there was an overflow of the tank for 47-039-02026. Previous overflows had occured in the winter of 2007/08 and again in 2010. The earliest overflow occurred before the required secondary containment for the tank had been constructed and condensate spilled past the well site into the woods and down a steep slope toward a stream.

We have a video showing the operator's cleanup of the December 2011 spill.

We peformed an environmental assessment of this site in 2009 finding elevated chloride in soil samples from areas that were again affected by the recent tank overflow.

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Four Wells in the Kanawha State Forest | Surface Contamination
Inadequate Secondary Containment | A Vertical Marcellus Well
Condensate Tank Overflow