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| Well ID: 37-003-22375 | Loading map...
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| Country: United States | |
| State: Pennsylvania | |
| County: Allegheny | |
| Municipality: Richland Township | |
| Operator Name: UNKNOWN OPR | |
| Well Pad ID: | |
| Farm/Lease Name: Brethauer | |
| License Status: Plugged and Abandoned | |
| Spud Date: | |
| Permit Date: | |
| Well Type: GAS | |
| Unconventional Well: N | |
| Configuration: Undetermined | |
| Conservation: No | |
| Latitude: 40.6720 | |
| Longitude: -79.961194 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2018-05-14 | Begin Plugging |
| 2018-05-25 | Finished Plugging |
| 2019-06-26 | Fully Plugged |
For data sources see[4]
| Inspection ID | Inspection Category | Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Result | Inspection Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2424425 | Primary Facility | 2015-11-05 | Routine/Complete Inspection | No Adverse Event or Action Reported | Well is open 4" casing inside 6" casing, w/ cemented annulus and is ~ two feet below ground level. Well is venting gas, with noticeable petroleum odor. Gas reading (62-S) inside 4" casing was 8% methane, 100 % LEL. Homeowner extended 4" plastic pipe to surface and placed screen in opening to vent well. Wellhead is ~ two feet from modern concrete block well pit 6 ft. x 6 ft., 7 ft. deep, containing well pressure tank and water conditioner equipment. |
| 2462782 | Primary Facility | 2016-03-09 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Adverse Event or Action Reported | Met w/ landowner to deliver Contractual Consent of Landowner forms to sign. Well is still venting gas at the same rate as 11/5/15 inspection. |
| 2479389 | Primary Facility | 2016-04-14 | Routine/Complete Inspection | No Adverse Event or Action Reported | Representatives from GHD and Richland township met at site to view well. Landowner removed ventpipe to expose well casings. GHD tested flow rate of well and took gas samples. |
| 2479571 | Primary Facility | 2016-04-25 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Adverse Event or Action Reported | Met with representatives from two plugging contractors to discuss the details of how they would access the well, the footprint of the operation and answer other questions the landowner had. |
| 2483579 | Primary Facility | 2016-05-04 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Adverse Event or Action Reported | Met w/ third contractor to inspect well and evaluate how well can be plugged. |
| 2483585 | Primary Facility | 2016-05-10 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Adverse Event or Action Reported | Met w/ contractor at site to make additional observations to further evaluate plugging the well. |
| 2509450 | Primary Facility | 2016-06-16 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Adverse Event or Action Reported | After extensive digging w/ excavator, landowner was unable to find second well casing. |
| 2512322 | Primary Facility | 2016-08-22 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Adverse Event or Action Reported | Property owner has dug around old well, exposing about a foot of 10" casing of the well. Well continues to gas as usual. Owner has cut all branches off the adjacent maple tree in preparation to have roots & stump removed. |
| 2547529 | Primary Facility | 2016-12-28 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Violations Noted | Visited site to check status of site & well. Home owner has removed nearby tree and rerouted gas line to allow future plugging of well. Well is venting gas as usual. |
| 2644084 | Primary Facility | 2017-09-07 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Viols - Permanently Shut Down | Visited site to check status of well. Well continues to vent a noticeable amount of gas. Homeowner has finished landscaping around well after excavating nearby tree. Open casing of well is protected by a vented cover provided by homeowner.
This well should continue to be a plugging priority. |
| 2678280 | Primary Facility | 2018-01-04 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Viols - Permanently Shut Down | Visited site to check status of well: unchanged from prior inspections, venting gas. No fluid leaks visible. |
| 2704026 | Primary Facility | 2018-03-12 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Viols - Permanently Shut Down | Visited site prior to tomorrow's pre-bid meeting with plugging contractors at Richland Township Municipal building. Well is unchanged from prior inspections, continues to vent gas. |
| 2704446 | Primary Facility | 2018-03-12 | Routine/Complete Inspection | No Violations Noted | Inspection in response to an Environmental Good Samaritan Project Proposal for Abandoned Well Plugging received on 2/13/2018. The proposed well plugging operation associated with well 003-22375, Brethauer 1, is located near 420 Ridge Road, Valencia PA. The well is located very close to an occupied residence. At the time if inspection the well casing was covered with a plastic bucket with a make shift vent. The Department detected a petroleum smell near the well. No observation of a stream, spring, water body, wetland, or water feature in the immediate vicinity of the proposed operations that would require additional environmental permitting. The Department notes that Trib 35082 Of Breakneck Creek is located approximately 300’ down gradient from the well. The Department recommends that the Operator develop an E&S plan that outlines the placement and type of temporary BMPs to ensure that earth disturbance activity and related erosion and sedimentation is minimized. The operation of plugging this well will impr |
| 2705409 | Primary Facility | 2018-03-13 | Routine/Partial Inspection | No Viols - Permanently Shut Down | Visited site as part of pre-bid meeting with representatives of plugging contractors and Richland Township following earlier meeting at the Municipal building. Discussed site conditions and plugging details. |
| 2735338 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-09 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | No Viols - Permanently Shut Down | Nick's Well Plugging excavated ~7' down around well and cut the 10" casing (good condition) to head up diverter. They found the 5" casing to be badly rusted and pitted. Backfilled around well and prepared area for plugging rig. |
| 2736099 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-14 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Nick's Well Plugging rigged up, TIH with tubing. Tagged solid TD at 1795'. Began circulating fresh water. Circulated up 5" casing and up backside of the 10" casing. Shut down operations for day. Will log hole and grout backside of 10" tomorrow. |
| 2736131 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-16 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Nick's Well Plugging ran GR/CCL/CBL, then grouted backside yesterday. Today they ran into the 5" with a tricone bit to clean out sporadic cemented areas resulting after backside grouting communicating with the inside of the 5" casing through holes in the casing. |
| 2736141 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-17 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Nick's Well Plugging continue clearing the 5" with a tricone bit to clean out sporadic cemented areas resulting after backside grouting communicating with the inside of the 5" casing through holes in the casing. After they got into good casing below 1000', the casing was unobstructed. |
| 2736147 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-17 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Nick's Well Plugging cleared 5" casing to bottom, tagged TD at 1800'. Pumped 20 sack bottom hole plug and TOOH with work string. |
| 2736158 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-21 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Nick's Well Plugging perfed 5" casing and pumped cement plug with calculated top of 500' after tagging TOC plug at 1530' on 5/17/18. Tagged TOC plug today at 650', then pumped 2 separate cement plugs (350' &300') to surface. |
| 2736313 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-23 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Nick's Well Plugging has demobilized all equipment from site. Site is rough graded. Dump and excavator to be on site tomorrow to dig contaminated soil out from around well (grout attempt to seal off circulation up 10" backside was not successful) and dispose. Drain from downspouts will be replaced and clean topsoil will be added tomorrow. Met with property owner and contractor to discuss plans. |
| 2744867 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-24 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Nick's Well Plugging on site with excavator and dump truck to remove contaminated soil around wellhead. Left with 1st load. |
| 2744881 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-24 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Nick's Well Plugging on site with excavator and dump truck to remove contaminated soil around wellhead. Left with 2nd (final) load. Added marker plate below grade and backfilled area. Topsoil will be brought in to be graded over site. |
| 2744909 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-25 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Nick's Well Plugging on site seeding and mulching after adding topsoil and grading area. |
| 2745427 | Primary Facility | 2018-05-30 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Visited site to check on reclamation. Property owner was doing additional seeding and mulching after amending topsoil with mushroom compost. |
| 2750252 | Primary Facility | 2018-06-13 | Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) | In Compliance with Policy | Visited site to check on reclamation. Grass is growing in full and even. |
For data sources see[5]