Concerns raised about West Virginia’s maze of wells
Monday, January 5, 2015
West Virginia’s underground maze of oil and gas wells could create larger, unnoticed issues than the industry and state officials recognize.
Public News Service reports that so far, three Marcellus Shale wells have connected with older wells. Problems with these wells may go unnoticed, though. The concrete well casings will only last so long before failing, and drilling a gas well could disrupt the water quality of an aquifer.
Despite these structural concerns, state regulators say that if wells are constructed properly, there shouldn’t be problems. However, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Office of Oil and Gas has only 17 inspectors that are required to inspect the state’s hundreds of thousands of wells, a daunting task for a limited number of experts.
Via: Public News Service > Could WV’s Maze of Underground Wells Connect, Interact?
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