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
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Rendell: Marcellus Shale Incidents 'A Warning'
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ―
During a stop in Pittsburgh today, Gov. Ed Rendell said the two recent Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling accidents in West Virginia and Clearfield County are warnings.Gov. Rendell said that not everything is right with company practices and state regulations.He also said two sets of regulations are already in the works and the drilling company in Clearfield County violated existing rules to notify state officials of an accident."One of the things that is of great concern and happened in Clearfield County is that the company didn't leave the scene and no one was injured and they took responsibility for putting this out. They flew people in and got it capped by noon the next day, but one of the problems here is that the company violated existing regulations. They didn't notify [the Department of Environmental Protection] and they didn't notify PEMA," Gov. Rendell said.The governor also said that substantial fines will likely be levied against the company operating the Pennsylvania accident site due to their failure to notify state officials of the accident.
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During a stop in Pittsburgh today, Gov. Ed Rendell said the two recent Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling accidents in West Virginia and Clearfield County are warnings.Gov. Rendell said that not everything is right with company practices and state regulations.He also said two sets of regulations are already in the works and the drilling company in Clearfield County violated existing rules to notify state officials of an accident."One of the things that is of great concern and happened in Clearfield County is that the company didn't leave the scene and no one was injured and they took responsibility for putting this out. They flew people in and got it capped by noon the next day, but one of the problems here is that the company violated existing regulations. They didn't notify [the Department of Environmental Protection] and they didn't notify PEMA," Gov. Rendell said.The governor also said that substantial fines will likely be levied against the company operating the Pennsylvania accident site due to their failure to notify state officials of the accident.
http://kdka.com/local/ed.rendell.marcellus.2.1739415.html
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Troopers Search Home In Connection With Double Homicide Probe
EMPORIUM, Pa. -- State police officials confirmed to WJAC-TV that a search warrant was served at a Cameron County home in connection with a double homicide investigation in Jefferson County.
Neighbors told WJAC-TV that armed police swarmed the 400 block of Broad Street in Emporium Thursday afternoon; investigators said no one was arrested.
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Neighbors told WJAC-TV that armed police swarmed the 400 block of Broad Street in Emporium Thursday afternoon; investigators said no one was arrested.
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Gas spews for hours from out-of-control Pa. well
By MARC LEVY (AP) – 17 hours ago
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Natural gas and polluted drilling water from an out-of-control well shot 75 feet into the air in a remote area of Pennsylvania before crews were able to tame the flow of explosive gas more than half a day later, officials said Friday.
The well was brought under control just after noon Friday, about 16 hours after it started spewing gas and brine, said Elizabeth Ivers, a spokeswoman for driller EOG Resources Inc. She said she could not immediately respond to questions about how the accident happened.
The well never caught fire and no injuries were reported, but state officials had worried the gas might explode before the well could be controlled.
State environmental authorities promised an aggressive investigation of the circumstances surrounding the blowout, which they said shot gas and water 75 feet into the air.
"The event at the well site could have been a catastrophic incident that endangered life and property," Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said in a statement. "This was not a minor accident, but a serious incident that will be fully investigated by this agency with the appropriate and necessary actions taken quickly."...........MORE
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Natural gas and polluted drilling water from an out-of-control well shot 75 feet into the air in a remote area of Pennsylvania before crews were able to tame the flow of explosive gas more than half a day later, officials said Friday.
The well was brought under control just after noon Friday, about 16 hours after it started spewing gas and brine, said Elizabeth Ivers, a spokeswoman for driller EOG Resources Inc. She said she could not immediately respond to questions about how the accident happened.
The well never caught fire and no injuries were reported, but state officials had worried the gas might explode before the well could be controlled.
State environmental authorities promised an aggressive investigation of the circumstances surrounding the blowout, which they said shot gas and water 75 feet into the air.
"The event at the well site could have been a catastrophic incident that endangered life and property," Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said in a statement. "This was not a minor accident, but a serious incident that will be fully investigated by this agency with the appropriate and necessary actions taken quickly."...........MORE
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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