Injection Well Cyclone, PA

injection well, Cyclone, tanks, waste, fluids, frack, oil and gas
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  • Proposed Injection Well

    Proposed Injection Well

    Permit Number: 083-46237
    Well Name: LOT 580 580-1
    Operator: CATALYST ENERGY INC
    Operator Number: OGO-34294
    Well Type: GAS

    Public Notice: Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Notice of Draft Permit Catalyst Energy, Inc; PAS2D015BMCK https://www.epa.gov/pa/underground-injection-control-uic-program-notice-draft-permit-catalyst-energy-inc-pas2d015bmck

    20210806140105

  • Never Inspected

    Never Inspected

    The proposed injection well has never been inspected since being drilled according to the Department of Environmental Protection online database.

    NeverInspected

  • Well Operator History

    Well Operator History

    DEP recorded the "Well Operator History" beginning in 1971.
    Catalyst became the operator of this well on Jan 2, 2021.

    WellOperatorHistory1971

  • Spud Date

    Spud Date

    DEP records reflect this wells "Spud Date" was 5/11/1990. 20 years after the "Well Operator History" date on DEP's database.

    WellLocation

  • Pumpjack is Incomplete.

    Pumpjack is Incomplete.

    This pumpjack is not operable the parts that are needed to operate it have been removed.

    20210806140333

  • Active Well?

    Active Well?

    Does this well look "Active" as the Pennsylvania Oil & Gas regulator's records reflect?

    ActiveWell

  • Pumpjack and Barrel

    Pumpjack and Barrel

    Vegetation surrounding well, barrels, containers taht are filled with fluids and other equipment in various stages of disrepair. This well site looks to have been abandoned years ago.

    20210806140346

  • Valve in Shut Position

    Valve in Shut Position

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  • Fluid Container #1

    Fluid Container #1

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  • Fluid Container #2 On Well Pad.

    Fluid Container #2 On Well Pad.

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  • East side of Well Pad.

    East side of Well Pad.

    Well site overgrown, fluid stored in containers among weeds, abandoned equipment in various stages of disrepair.

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  • Container #3 (blue)

    Container #3 (blue)

    Container #3 sitting next to container #2.

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  • Two more containers #4 (white) & #5 (green).

    Two more containers #4 (white) & #5 (green).

    No secondary containment (required) around fluid filled containers.

    20210806140543

  • Electric wires dangling from poles and equipment among the overgrown vegetation.

    Electric wires dangling from poles and equipment among the overgrown vegetation.

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  • Electric wires dangling near tank labeled "Flammable."

    Electric wires dangling near tank labeled "Flammable."

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  • Container #3 unsealed.

    Container #3 unsealed.

    20210806140441

  • Container #2 faded, unreadable label.

    Container #2 faded, unreadable label.

    Old tire among the weeds at the overgrown site.

    20210806140451

  • Faded Label the same shape as a Hazardous Chemical Warning Sign.

    Faded Label the same shape as a Hazardous Chemical Warning Sign.

    Barrel (container #2) corroded. No secondary containment.

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  • Container #6

    Container #6

    Vegetation growing around and on container #6 just beyond the border of the well pad. No secondary containment.

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  • Condensate Tank On site

    Condensate Tank On site

    There are three large tanks on site.

    20210806140050

  • Broken Hose

    Broken Hose

    Broken polyethylene hose connected to condensate tank.

    20210806140031

  • 1864

    1864

    UN1864 Flammable Placard.

    20210806140912

  • Unnamed Tributary

    Unnamed Tributary

    Small creek flowing into the wetland that borders the well site.

    20210806134558

  • View of Site East of Well

    View of Site East of Well

    20210806140245

  • Obviously Unmaintained & Abandoned

    Obviously Unmaintained & Abandoned

    This is not an active well site by anyone's stretch of imagination. This is an abandoned well site that has not been maintained or operated in compliance with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Oil & Gas Well Regulations for a very, very long time.

    20210806140533

  • Tree in Adjacent Wetland

    Tree in Adjacent Wetland

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  • Tree in Adjacent Wetland

    Tree in Adjacent Wetland

    Wetland and small unnamed tributary bordering the south side of the well pad.

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  • Wetland plants next to site.

    Wetland plants next to site.

    20210806141301

  • If the operator of this well has not complied with PADEP Oil & Gas Regulations, will the operator operate an injection well in compliance with DEP and EPA laws & regulations?

    If the operator of this well has not complied with PADEP Oil & Gas Regulations, will the operator operate an injection well in compliance with DEP and EPA laws & regulations?

    20210806140635

  • Wires Dangling

    Wires Dangling

    Electric wires dangling across the overgrown well site.

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  • Nearby Legacy Injection Well

    Nearby Legacy Injection Well

    One of the dozens of nearby legacy wells with old deteriorated plugs. This plugged well has a broken monument and no API number on well. Permit Number: 083-00880
    Well Name: BINGHAM SATTERFIELD 024
    Operator: PENNZOIL PROD CO
    Operator Number: OGO-13501
    Well Type: INJECTION
    Storage Field Name:
    Well Status: Plugged OG Well
    Original Permit Issuance Date: 6/10/1986
    Permit Expiration Date:
    SPUD Date: 9/19/1953
    Date Plugged: 4/29/1987
    Location: Latitude DD: 41.831828
    Longitude DD: -78.578402

    20210806134307

  • Broken Monument on Old Plug

    Broken Monument on Old Plug

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  • Quarter Mile Buffer (red)

    Quarter Mile Buffer (red)

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  • Public Water Supply Location

    Public Water Supply Location

    Facility Detail Report: https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=PA6420031&sys=SDWIS#Ground_Water_Rule_04/01/2021_MR

    EWG Report: https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=PA6420031

    PitholeWaterASSN

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