This is a report on our examination of a number of gas wells in Putnam and Kanawha counties. The wells in this section were viewed in 2008 and 2009 and are operated by several different companies.

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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

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This older well is on Dry Branch, west of Kelly's Creek Road in northern Kanawha County.

The well is operated by a small company we've not come across before. It is located within a paddock and is surrounded by fencing.

The site was clean and well-vegetated with a gravel road access. We did not enter the fenced area surrounding the well and could not see an API number or tag as is required.

The tank had a secondary containment dike but it was partially filled with water and we did not see a rainwater drain.

The production equipment was different than we've seen elsewhere and included a small electric compressor.

		This is a view of the production equipment with the wellhead in the foreground.
		The small electric compressor was running when we visited the site.
		This photo was taken looking down at the wellhead. Molly is standing at the fence that surrounds the well.
		The 100 barrel tank stands on a slope. The secondary containment is a moat on the lower edges of the slope, where, if the tank leaked, the condensate would run.