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

47-079-00232

This older well is on Spanish Oak Road, east of Heizer Creek Road. According to online records this well was originally drilled in 1943 and was worked over to become a storage well in 1978.

The well is right next to the road, between two points where the road shares the creek bed. The site is well vegetated and the well's API number is indicated on a placard attached to the storage well equipment.

		The well, because it wasn't drilled by a rotary rig, required very little room for the pad.
		The placard with well API number and other information.
		Storage wells that have been converted from regular wells have a special restraint to keep the wellhead from blowing off under the pressures involved.
		Unlike most of this company's regular wells, their storage wells have been recently painted. This one is starting to show signs of rust.