Explosion on the Stalder pad

Has anyone heard anything about what happened today?

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Permalink Reply by searcherone on December 13, 2014 at 4:56pm

A  Facebook post says "plugs failed".    Ohio Highway Patrol says Rt 255 may be closed a couple of days.

Just checked Channel 9 news in Steubenville; they are reporting 28 homes within a mile and a half radius evacuated.   No injuries. 

Permalink Reply by st. croix on December 14, 2014 at 2:54am
Searcherone if you would? Please excuse my ignorance but what are the plugs for? I know that they have been fracking it for at least a month.
Permalink Reply by jerry lee nichols on December 14, 2014 at 6:19am

glad there were no injuries,take Baptist Ridge RD as a detour,you will go around it and come out in Duffy on RT 7.

Permalink Reply by searcherone on December 14, 2014 at 6:40am

Sorry, st. Croix, but I am only quoting a comment posted by someone.   And I don't know what the plugs are.    I am only guessing here that it may have to do with pressue.   

I do know that on a multiple well pad when a new well is being fracked  the ones previously online have to be shut in meaning no product is flowing from the well head into a sales line.

Permalink Reply by Harry E. Rose on December 14, 2014 at 11:07am
Plugs are used when fracking.
Permalink Reply by Harry E. Rose on December 14, 2014 at 11:13am
Plugs are used when fracking to get the pressure built up in the zone they are fracking. They do not fracf the whole well at one time.
Permalink Reply by st. croix on December 14, 2014 at 3:43pm
harry appreciate the information
Permalink Reply by BrianH on December 14, 2014 at 4:07pm
Permalink Reply by Philip Brutz on December 15, 2014 at 9:20am

I wonder if there was lateral communication between the laterals that were being fracked and the lateral that was plugged? 

Permalink Reply by Cathy J Zimmerman on December 15, 2014 at 9:22am

Does make one wonder.  Just hope it is contained by the end of today.

Permalink Reply by Cathy J Zimmerman on December 15, 2014 at 8:25am

I do believe the plugs are from shutting in the other wells on this pad.  There will eventually be 18 wells divided up by units.  My interest is in A.  For safety purposes they shut in all the wells when drilling and then will open the production back up.    I just hope its not to long to be contained and they don't have to permanently close it due to too much pressure issues.  I've read where they could not control a well and so they shut it down permanently.    I am wondering what unit this incident is in.  So if anyone gets info please post it.  I had just hear from the landman a week ago production would be on before the end of the year and now this.....Guess its always a waiting game with little to no information.

Permalink Reply by jerry lee nichols on December 15, 2014 at 8:32am

 I am sure that Eclipse will take notice as they are to begin drilling on their Vanos unit, which is the next one north of the Stalder.

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