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Gas Well Study, 2008    

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-____ -- No API #3

A cluster of wells without API numbers is at the southern end of the long main well access road. This is the third, after 47-079-00702, and just before 47-079-01155.

This is a new well whose site was bare of vegetation. We visited in November and there were no signs of seeding. The pipework at the site already needs paint.

Trash in the form of scrap pipe on the pad and what looked to be an abandoned portolet needs to be hauled away.

The 50-barrel steel tank needs the required secondary containment dike.

In spite of being a new well, the access road was already showing ruts. Since there was no vegetation on the site the exposed mineral soil was eroding and the culvert for the road was partially plugged. There was no sediment control at the outlet end.

An API number is required by state regulations to be displayed at the well. This is probably 47-079-01364 as determined by studying maps n the Office of Oil and Gas.

   

The well access road from the main access road. This is a new well and the road is already rutted.

   
  The site was absolutely lacking in vegetation.
   
  Because of the lack of vegetation, there was a lot of sediment. The culvert is halfway blocked. There is no sedimentation control on the outlet end.
   
 

This is a new well that needs to have the pipework painted.

The tank in the background is without required secondary containment.

   
  This tipped-over portolet looks like its been left behind as trash.
   
  Scrap pipe that should be hauled away.

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