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47-079-00570
The location is on South Poca River Road, west of Doc Bailey
Road out of Cross Lanes, where it ends at South Poca River
Road.
The
site is above the Pocatalico River, a major tributary to the
Kanawha River which is used for interstate commerce.
The
steel tank has a 50 barrel capacity which means it can hold
up to 2,100 gallons of condensate. There is an inadequate
dike around the tank -- 42 feet in circumference, 8 inches
high at its lowest point (which is on the river side). The
current containment would hold about 700 gallons.
The
river is 47 feet from the tank, down a steep grassed slope
(about a 25% grade). The existing inadequate dike would actually
direct tank overflow or leak toward the river.
We
brought this well's noncompliance with state and federal regulations
to the attention of West Virginia's Department of Environmental
Protection's Office of Oil and Gas (a link to a draft of our
Gas Well Study, 2008 was emailed
on 5 January 2009). A complaint for this well (and others)
was made to the Office of Oil and Gas (email sent on 10 January
2009). We've seen no action toward bringing the tank's secondary
containment up to compliance and have received no word in
response to our concerns about this well in that complaint.
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This
is a view taken from the natural gas wellhead of the
tank, dike and river.
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The
tank is at the northern edge of what becomes a fairly
steep slope to the river. The well is just to the south
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The
dike at the river side is barely a hump. We measured
the height here as 8 inches.
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