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47-079-00615
This
older well is on South Poca River Road between 47-079-01492
and 74-079-00743.
The
well has several problems. There is no API number as required
by state code and regulation and the 1,000 gallon plastic
tank doesn't have the required secondary containment dike.
In addition, there was a gas leak at a union joint both times
we visited the site.
The
layout is unusual; we've never seen horizontal vessels like
those at this site. The metal was well protected by paint
and the site was well grassed with minimal ruts in the road
(probably due to the presence of a cable gate of the state
road). There were a few items of debris -- plastic pipe, old
steel pipeline pipe and what looks to be no longer used pipeline
equipment to the west of the well.
We
know this well is 47-079-00615 by looking at maps at the state's
Office of Oil and Gas.
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The
wellhead has a very simple setup. The lower black pipe
goes to the horizontal vessels and then to the pipeline.
The white plastic pipe goes to the tank.
The
gas leak was at the union joint in the lower black pipe.
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Two
horizontal vessels are between the wellhead and the
tank.
The
plastic tank's capacity is 1000 gallons. It doesn't
have the required secondary containment dike.
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There
was a long horizontal vessel and then a short one. We
have no idea of their purpose but suspect the tanks collect
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The
plastic tank had holes at each end so we were able to
look inside. When we were at the site it was empty.
There was a valve at the bottom, north end.
We
plan to return to this site and test the soil for chloride
contamination from the tank.
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To
the west of the well there was what looked to be unused
equipment that was part of the pipeline.
Some
sections of the steel pipeline had been replaced with
plastic pipe and there were scraps of each on the site.
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