Decker's Creek Rail Trail
ENERGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
501 56th Street, S.E., Charleston, W.Va.
For Immediate Release: April 18, 2014
ECA elects not to pursue “injection well project” in Preston County
This week, Energy Corporation of America (ECA) determined not to pursue an injection well the company has been exploring near Masontown in Preston County.
A number of different factors led to this decision. It is a complicated and involved process, which took nearly a year to complete. Throughout this process we considered all of the factors necessary to determine if the project would be practical to pursue. These factors included well integrity, ease of site access, environmental sensitivities, and many others. In the end, our exploration simply concluded this well is not a good candidate for conversion to a Class II injection well at this time.
While we had hoped the project would come to fruition, our approach was responsible and produced the most comprehensive decision possible. We will continue to operate as we have for more than 50 years, focusing on the wellbeing of our employees, safety of the environment, and ongoing commitment to the communities where we operate. -30-
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WV DEP Issues Cease Operations Orders to Antero at Sites in Harrison & Doddridge Counties
From an Article by Kim Freda, WBOY News 12, Clarksburg, April 18, 2014
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the Office of Oil and Gas have issued violation notices to Antero Resources in relation to an April 11 tank rupture at a well pad located in Doddridge County and an April 15 tank rupture at a well pad in Harrison County.
Two storage tanks at the Antero’s Marsden Well Pad in Doddridge County ruptured due to a build up of pressure, said DEP spokeswoman Kelley Gillenwater. The first notice of violation was issued for the imminent danger to people on or around the pad and issued a cease operations order that will remain in effect until the order is complied with.
A second notice of violation was issued for pollution, due to an undetermined amount of produced water that spilled onto the well pad during the rupture, said Gillenwater. As a result of the violations, Antero is required to produce information to help determine the cause of the rupture, to sample and analyze soil, and to develop and submit a plan to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. Remediation may be required upon completion of the soil analysis.
Additionally, the DEP issued an imminent danger notice of violation to Antero in connection to an April 15 tank rupture at the Varner-West well pad in Harrison County. The notice of violation also requires Antero to cease operations at the well pad until detailed information related to the cause of the rupture and an accident prevention plan are provided. In this incident, the DEP said no produced water spilled onto nearby soil. Similar to the Marsden well pad incident, the tank rupture occurred due to a build up of pressure inside the tank, said Gillenwater.
No injuries or fires were reported as the result of either incident.
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“The well pad is reached by a gravel road, about a half-mile long, that branches off of Sand Bank Road. Vehicles going to the pad would cross a short concrete bridge over the creek onto Sand Bank. A parking area for the rail-trail sits to the right at the end of the bridge. The rail-trail crosses Sand Bank at that spot.”
“The opposition coalesced into a community group that dubbed itself NoInjectionWell.org, which FODC joined. The group expressed concern about potential spills at the trail crossing and at the well pad possibly contaminating the creek. It also worried about truck traffic disrupting access to the rail-trail.”. (Morgantown Dominion Post)
And the photo of the Deckers Creek Rail Trail shown above is credited to Daniel Boyd.