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37-005-30758

Well Details

Well ID: 37-005-30758
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Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Armstrong
Municipality: Kittanning Township
Operator Name: WGM GAS CO INC
Well Pad ID:
Farm/Lease Name: BEST 1
License Status: PLUGGED & ABANDONED
Spud Date:
Permit Date: 2011-04-04
Well Type: GAS
Unconventional Well: N
Configuration: Vertical Well
Conservation: No
Latitude: 40.786061
Longitude: -79.431550

For data sources see[1][2][3]

Well History

Date Event
2011-04-04 New Permit Application
2011-04-21 Performed Spud Operation
2011-04-25 Drilling Completion
2012-02-07 NEWLY DRILLED
2013-05-10 Drilling Completion
2013-10-23 FULLY PLUGGED

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Production Data

Period Operator Name Gas Quantity (mcf) Gas Production Days Oil Quantity (bbl) Oil Production Days Water Quantity (bbl) Water Production Days
2010 WGM GAS CO INC 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
2011 WGM GAS CO INC 299.00 60 0.00 0 0.00 0
2012 WGM GAS CO INC 834.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0
2013 WGM GAS CO INC 160.00 365 0.00 0 0.00 0

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Inspection Data

Inspections Performed

Inspection ID Inspection Category Inspection Date Inspection Type Inspection Result Inspection Comments
1966736 Primary Facility 2011-04-19 Routine/Complete Inspection Violation(s) Noted
1967591 Primary Facility 2011-04-21 Drilling/Alteration No Violations Noted Rigging up; see WQS Inspection of 4-19-11
1974154 Primary Facility 2011-05-18 Compliance Evaluation No Violations Noted Drilling appeared to have been completed. Drill pit located onsite. Pit contained cuttings and fluid. Pit had more than the required two feet of lined freeboard. Silt fencing had been addressed as outlined in the operator response received on 05/13/11.
2042709 Primary Facility 2012-02-10 Routine/Complete Inspection Violation(s) Noted Drilling was completed on 04/25/11, well appeared to be equipped for production. Site had not been regraded, drill pit still located onsite. Drill pit contained frozen fluids and drill cuttings. It was noted that the pit liner had fallen down in and when the fluids melt would not have the required two feet of lined freeboard. In addition the site had not been regraded, seeded, mulched or otherwise been restored.
2062708 Primary Facility 2012-04-26 Routine/Complete Inspection Outstanding Violations - No Viols Req'd rill pit had been regraded and backfilled at the time of the inspection. The well-site itself had not been regraded. Site had been mulched and there was no accelerated erosion or sedimentation observed in relation to the site. The vegetation had not begun to take hold as of the time of the inspection.
2068801 Primary Facility 2012-05-17 Routine/Complete Inspection Outstanding Violations - No Viols Req'd Well appeared to be equipped for production. Fill slope had begun to naturally revegetate. Well pad had been mulched, however no vegetation had begun to grow on the well pad. In addition the well pad area itself had not been regraded. Noted that the access road required rotuine grading maintenance. There was no observed accelerated erosion or sedimentation observed onsite.
2080342 Primary Facility 2012-07-02 Routine/Complete Inspection Outstanding Violations - No Viols Req'd Well appeared to be equipped for production. Well-site had not been properly restored.
2097762 Primary Facility 2012-09-04 Compliance Evaluation No Violations Noted Well appeared to be equipped for production. Site had not been regraded, however due to natural revegetation the majority of the well-site met the 70% uniform coverage criteria. There was no observed accelerated erosion or sedimenation in relation to the access road or well-site. It was noted that due to the steepness of the access road as it approaches the wel-site it should be monitored to insure eorsion issues do not develop and for continued passability of the road.
2164878 Primary Facility 2013-05-08 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Violations Noted plugging
2173544 Primary Facility 2013-06-07 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Well plugging had been completed. Well monument located onsite and the appropriate permit number was affixed. Site had been regraded and the vegetation had begun to emerge but did not meet the 70% uniform coverage criteria.
2196950 Primary Facility 2013-08-19 Site Restoration No Violations Noted Well site restoration appeared to have been completed. Vegetative cover met the 70% uniform coverage criteria and there was no observed accelerated erosion or sedimentation. Monument locate onsite and it was affixed with the appropriate permit number.

Violations Commited

Inspection ID Violation ID Violation Date Date Resolved Violation Code Violation Type Violation Comments
1966736 609156 04/19/2011 2011-04-19 102.4NOPLAN - No E&S plan developed, plan not on site Administrative
1966736 609157 04/19/2011 2011-04-19 102.4 - Failure to minimize accelerated erosion, implement E&S plan, maintain E&S controls. Failure to stabilize site until total site restoration under OGA Sec 206(c)(d) Environmental Health & Safety
1966736 609158 04/19/2011 2011-04-19 201G - Failure to post permit number, operator name, address, telephone number in a conspicuous manner at the site during drilling Administrative
2042709 632109 02/10/2012 2012-02-10 206C - Failure to restore well site within nine months after completion of drilling, failure to remove all pits, drilling supplies and equipment not needed for production. Administrative 78.56 - Drill pit left onsite more than 9 months after completion of drilling.

Penalties Applied

Violation ID Penalty ID Penalty Code Penalty Status Penalty Date Enforcement Date Penalty Amount Amount Collected
609156 269688 NOV - Notice of Violation Comply/Closed 2011-05-18
609157 269688 NOV - Notice of Violation Comply/Closed 2011-05-18
609158 269688 NOV - Notice of Violation Comply/Closed 2011-05-18
632109 280600 NOV - Notice of Violation Comply/Closed 2012-09-04
632109 303179 CACP - Consent Assessment of Civil Penalty Comply/Closed 2013-09-20 2013-09-20 $2,000.00 $2,000.00

For data sources see[6]

References