Marcellus Shale well blowout prompts second DEP suspension

A second well service company has been suspended from Marcellus Shale work as a result of a Clearfield County natural gas well blowout on June 3.
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection ordered the well completion firm C.C. Forbes to stop all post-fracing activities in the state pending an investigation of the incident.
Texas-based EOG Resources Inc., the well’s owner, received a similar suspension from drilling and fracing operations on June 7.
The DEP also demanded C.C. Forbes hand over photos, video, equipment records and employee names.
The accident, which occurred in Lawrence Township, spewed at least 35,000 gallons of wastewater into the air for 16 hours until the well was finally capped the following daRead more: Marcellus Shale well blowout prompts second DEP suspension - Pittsburgh Business Times