Does anyone know why Consol restructured an apparently “good” Utica well into a wastewater injection well? As a follow-up, once it’s an injection well, does that mean it can no longer be changed back into a Utica production well?

A January 15, 2012 Intelligencer article reports Consol’s actions, as cited below:

“Consol's natural gas producing subsidiary, CNX Gas Corp., now has active gas drilling operations in Marshall and Wetzel counties, according to West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection records. The company also has reached the Utica formation in Ohio by drilling to a depth of 8,450 feet at a well near Barnesville. Consol's earnings report shows the Belmont County Utica Shale well produced 1.5 million cubic feet of gas during a 24-hour period from its 200-foot bed, all with no fracking to stimulate it.

Consol spokeswoman Lynn Seay said this well has since been restructured as a wastewater injection well, though the company has not yet accepted water at the site.”

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/564424.html

I own land near Barnesville but live out-of-state, so I missed news about this change.