Belmont county well flaring

Drove by the well in Belmont Co.  off I-70 near St. Clairsville and they are flaring it today.  I took a picture, but it didn't come out very well on my phone.  Anyone been by there?  would like to hear any thoughts from someone who may have seen flares before from Marcellus/utica.  I believe that this is a vertical so I don't expect it to look as good as a horizontal.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Philip Brutz on February 1, 2012 at 4:43pm

Would someone mind posting some photos of this well?

Permalink Reply by Finnbear on February 1, 2012 at 5:12pm
I don't have photos but I have seen video footage of the flare from a week and a half ago.
Permalink Reply by William K Watkins Jr on February 6, 2012 at 4:47pm

Permalink Reply by William K Watkins Jr on February 6, 2012 at 4:49pm

Drill rig has left, must have been working in original hole  Wish I could have got closer.   What is the tall green cylinder between the flare and storage tanks?

Permalink Reply by William K Watkins Jr on February 1, 2012 at 5:03pm

Just drove by the site again. Had to go check on a sick cow.    Its definitely a drill rig with guy wires on the mast.Well is still being flared, rig is dark.

Permalink Reply by Finnbear on February 1, 2012 at 6:51pm

I knew we should have driven by there after the meeting tonight.

Permalink Reply by Dan on February 1, 2012 at 5:17pm

I drove up to the well new years day.  It is amazing how there is absolutely no impact to the road to the site or the driveway shared with the farm.  Their driveway is gravel and at that time it looked like the stone was down for years and not a single rut or hole.  The soil was torn up on either side of the driveway from the tractor getting round bales.  Looking at this well it appears farming has a far worse environmental impact than drilling.

Permalink Reply by Graham on February 15, 2012 at 11:18am

Looks like they're freezing an excavating the drill cuttings today.

Permalink Reply by William K Watkins Jr on February 21, 2012 at 4:33am

Track excavator is sitting on top of a large pile  this morning.  Does a vertical well produce that many cuttings.   Why are all the trees to the east of the site now white? 

Permalink Reply by Graham on February 21, 2012 at 8:50pm

Guess I was wrong about the freezing. It's powered lime.

Permalink Reply by Graham on April 10, 2012 at 10:29am

Flaring again today.

Permalink Reply by William K Watkins Jr on April 10, 2012 at 2:30pm

Local sources say this well only produced for a day and ahalf the first time.  Maybe the choke got clogged?   Could be its producing oil and they need to get rid of the gas.  Comments from someone with industry  experience  would be appreciated.

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