What are the huge upright tanks

for over by the railroad rides just north of the route 6 junction/287?   I thought they were for storage of that white sand. But not I think they might be for new water or even for the contaminated refuse. there is about 8 or ten of them standing tall next to the railroad track.

 

Bill L.

aka Bummy

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Permalink Reply by Robin Jackson on August 20, 2011 at 3:02pm

Wide, short and silver..

 

Permalink Reply by paleface on August 20, 2011 at 3:19pm
 If you google oil well tanks there is some pictures,I think the tanks are for oil and condensates we have wet gas in this area and dry gas.
Permalink Reply by Robin Jackson on August 20, 2011 at 3:34pm
That is correct then..They are Oil Tanks. I saw lots of pictures that were exactly the same as the big grey tanks on RT 660 and RT 15 ..
Permalink Reply by Wayne D on August 21, 2011 at 10:31am

the silos are for sand , the sand used in fracking does not stick together like playground sand , so it moves out of the silo easily. Went by the area today, and saw the foundation of what is to be a large water storage tank, I heard shell is putting it in. It will be closer to 287 in front of the sand silos. I have a customer who wanted to build a few more rentals a little closer to rt 6 and was told no building was allowed in the area because it was flood plain. I heard the companies doing the sand and water towers used some old federal railroad act law to avoid restrictions and local permits. The contaminated drilling refuse  gets dumped in pit closer to rt 6 and than loaded onto  train.

Permalink Reply by Robin Jackson on August 21, 2011 at 3:41pm
Who are the lucky receivers?
Permalink Reply by Terry James Erway on August 22, 2011 at 9:06am
While back in Wellsboro this past week I talked to the man in charge at this site. Shell is indeed in the process of placing water tanks at that location. The tanks will hold water in excess of 1 million gallons each. He stated that they (Shell) are taking care of the water issue in order to continue drilling and not have to deal will lack of water.
Permalink Reply by William Ladd on August 23, 2011 at 1:27pm

I thank you all for taking time to make comments  and to enlighten us all.

 

Bill L.

aka Bummy

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