Pennsylvania Well Malfunctions, Causes Evacuation
Monday, March 18, 2013
According to the Times-Tribune, a natural gas well malfunctioned on Wednesday, March 13, resulting in thousands of gallons of fracking fluid escaping the well and several families in the area being evacuated.
Read it:
“The Marcellus Shale well on Carrizo Oil and Gas’ Yarasavage pad off Keiserville Road began malfunctioning during a fracking operation at around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Colleen Connolly said.
The problem worsened overnight when natural gas was detected leaking from the well and the salty, chemically treated wastewater flowed out at a rate that peaked at around 800 gallons per minute before subsiding, according to the company and regulators.”
The Times-Tribune reported 227,000 gallons of the fluid was captured in tanks and trucks off site.
Nobody was injured in the accident.
Here’s a video from a local television station, describing the incident.
Read more at thetimes-tribune.com.
» Via: The Times-Tribune › Wyoming County well malfunction causes spill, evacuation
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