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37-003-22515

Well Details

Well ID: 37-003-22515
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Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Allegheny
Municipality: Sewickley Heights Borough
Operator Name: UNKNOWN OPR
Well Pad ID:
Farm/Lease Name:
License Status:
Spud Date:
Permit Date:
Well Type: COMB. OIL&GAS
Unconventional Well: N
Configuration: Vertical Well
Conservation: No
Latitude: 40.562886
Longitude: -80.133317

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



Inspection Data

Inspections Performed

Inspection ID Inspection Category Inspection Date Inspection Type Inspection Result Inspection Comments
2725020 Primary Facility 2018-02-02 Routine/Complete Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Visited site with representative of Sewickley Heights Borough. Abandoned well with wooden conductor has been lined at surface with PVC pipe reduced to 2" PVC ventpipe. Well is filled with water and bubbling a low volume of gas. Nearby home site is reported by building contractor to have stray gas in soil at corner of house. House is several hundred feet from well.
2725061 Primary Facility 2018-04-13 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Visited site with Dan Counahan to conduct stray gas survey beside house. Found stray gas hot spots near corner of house replicated stray gas survey arranged by building contractor before building began.
2726150 Primary Facility 2018-04-19 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Visited site with Echelon to evaluate site of stray gas beside house for remediation plan proposal.
2726152 Primary Facility 2018-04-26 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Visited site with representatives of plugging contractor and Sewickley Heights Borough to evaluate well and site to provide an estimate for plugging.
2735351 Primary Facility 2018-05-09 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Visited site with representatives of a second plugging contractor and Sewickley Heights Borough to evaluate well and site to provide an estimate for plugging.
2750772 Primary Facility 2018-06-25 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Met with Echelon to discuss stray gas remediation work beside house to be done later in week.
2750870 Primary Facility 2018-06-27 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Echelon installed stray gas remediation trench with 4" PVC pipe and passive steel vent stack. Gravel-filled trench with first 40' of pipe manually perforated begins at side basement door of house and extends 80' away to the vent stack. Conduit installed in trench in case electric wiring needs to be run in the future for an intrinsic fan at the stack.
2750886 Primary Facility 2018-06-28 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Echelon installed stray gas remediation trench with 4" PVC pipe and passive steel vent stack yesterday. Returned to site today to get gas reading from the vent stack. Gas reading, using 62-S meter was 2% LEL. Building contractor is excavating a drainage ditch away from gas remediation ditch to keep water from accumulating in remediation ditch.
2750924 Primary Facility 2018-07-02 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Building contractor installed a drainage ditch away from gas remediation ditch to keep water from accumulating in remediation ditch. Appears to be working. Vent stack gas reading with 62-S is now 12% gas, sustained.
2754038 Primary Facility 2018-07-06 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Checked vent stack for gas after heavy rains. The reading with 62-S meter was 0% gas, 0% LEL, appears to be watered out
2754434 Primary Facility 2018-07-09 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Checked vent stack for gas again. The reading with 62-S meter was 0% gas, 0% LEL, appears to be watered out.
2754438 Primary Facility 2018-07-10 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Checked vent stack with Altair 5 and 62-S for gas.The readings with both meters were 0% gas, 0% LEL. Discussed situation with Echelon, will run camera in trench pipe to look for problem.
2754445 Primary Facility 2018-07-11 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Met with Echelon and builder's plumber at vent site. Checked vent stack with Bascom Turner for gas. The reading was 40 PPM methane, confirming problem with vent. Plumber ran camera in trench pipe and found significant water in pipe in two areas.
2755349 Primary Facility 2018-07-16 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Checked vent for gas after dry weather with 62-S & Altair 5. Readings were 0% LEL with both meters.
2755756 Primary Facility 2018-07-17 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal Drilling rigged up on Recker #1 well, began spudding on hard obstruction at 28' with 6" bit. Spudded to depth of 32' and shut down as gas increased slightly. Will excavate around well, set and cement conductor before spudding any more. Work will be done on well to open up and install vent pipe.
2755785 Primary Facility 2018-07-18 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Building contractor provided an excavator and operator to dig around the Recker #1 well, exposing entire wooden conductor at a depth of ~15'. Coastal Drilling installed 15' of 15" conductor with three metal arms welded to conductor near base. Bottom half of conductor was covered by 20 cubic yards of concrete and left to cure before backfilling hole tomorrow.
2755789 Primary Facility 2018-07-19 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Building contractor provided an excavator to backfill around well after setting corrugated metal cellar. Coastal moved rig back over well to continue work.
2755797 Primary Facility 2018-07-19 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal spudded obstruction down to 60'. Water level dropped ~20'. No change in gas flow, no oil shows. TOOH to dress bit.
2755821 Primary Facility 2018-07-20 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal cleaning out wooden plug(s) and fill from hole at 129'.
2757352 Primary Facility 2018-07-23 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down No activity at site today. Coastal will resume working on well tomorrow. Well is cleaned out to 137', capped and vented to steel pit. Gas readings at pit inlet: Altair 5 - 96% methane, 62-S - 57% gas.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

Gas readings taken at remediation vent near house were 0% Gas 0% LEL.

2757410 Primary Facility 2018-07-24 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rigged up 8" bit and got to 116' before enlarging/cleaning hole larger.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2757418 Primary Facility 2018-07-25 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rigged another bit; a custom fabricated 8 1/2" star bit. TIH and spudded at 130-131 feet.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2757635 Primary Facility 2018-07-26 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down No work at site today. Coastal cleaned wood and clay out of well to depth of 135' yesterday (half-day) with 8 1/2" star bit. Well has started making water per operator, as they bailed ~15 bbl water yesterday. Gas reading at pit inlet: 37% gas with 62-S meter.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2757662 Primary Facility 2018-07-30 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig spudding and bailing at 138' on wooden plug - slow progress. Well still making water.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2758177 Primary Facility 2018-07-31 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig spudding and bailing at 140' on wooden plug - slow progress. Dressed bit with coarse carbide to be more aggressive on wood. Added 5 sacks bentonite to clear out cuttings better. Well gassing more this AM, continues to make water.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2759011 Primary Facility 2018-07-31 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig spudding and bailing at 145' on wooden plug - slow progress. Water truck hauled one load from pit.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2759102 Primary Facility 2018-08-01 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig spudding and bailing, got to 155', then encountered bridge/obstruction/plug at 155'. Will attempt to clear below 160'. Got about 160' of 7" casing delivered.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2759573 Primary Facility 2018-08-02 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig spudding and bailing, still spudding on bridge/obstruction/plug at 157' Will attempt to clear below 160'.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2759668 Primary Facility 2018-08-02 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig spudding and bailing, continue spudding on bridge/obstruction/plug at 157' Will attempt to clear below 160'. Hauled ~ 50 bbl water from steel pit. Amount of gas venting is reduced.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2760228 Primary Facility 2018-08-03 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig spudded and bailed well to 160'. Hard obstruction appears to be cement, based on cuttings. Amount of gas venting has gone to zero. TIH with 160' of 7" casing. Attempted to run 1" plastic tubing to grout casing, with no success. Plan to run 1" steel tubing to grout casing next week.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2761469 Primary Facility 2018-08-06 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig not working today. Took meter readings (62-S and Altair 5) of well inside 7" and from cellar. Both meters indicated 0% LEL.

Took meter readings from vent stack near house and from two slam bar holes beside house. All readings were 0% LEL.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2761492 Primary Facility 2018-08-07 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig has 1" steel tubing run on outside of 7" casing annulus to grout casing. Wiley cement truck arrived at 10:30 AM with wrong mix (concrete instead of straight portland cement). Released truck without accepting load. Will grout tomorrow.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2761588 Primary Facility 2018-08-08 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig has 1" steel tubing run on outside of 7" casing annulus to grout casing. Wiley cement truck arrived ~9:00 AM with wrong mix again (sand and cement instead of straight portland cement). This was not revealed until pumps and hoses plugged up several times. Managed to get about 30' of cement pumped before shutting down. Released truck with remaining load.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2763583 Primary Facility 2018-08-09 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal rig has 1" steel tubing run on outside of 7" casing annulus to grout casing. Kennedy cement truck arrived with straight portland cement slurry. However, the mix was too thick, the truck ran out of water and the cement began setting up before much of the job was pumped. Truck was released with remaining load.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2763596 Primary Facility 2018-08-14 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal subsidiary successfully grouted 7" casing 8/10/18. No activity at time of inspection this AM, waiting on delivery of power swivel and drill-pipe to drill out from under 7" and open well for venting.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2763610 Primary Facility 2018-08-14 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal got power swivel and drillpipe delivered. Rigged up and drilled ~20' of mud and cement fill out of 7" casing to 157'. Clean and circulate hole, SD.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2763618 Primary Facility 2018-08-14 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Checked vent at house, appears to be venting properly again after Echelon did additional work to drain trench and piping on 8/11/18.
2764895 Primary Facility 2018-08-15 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal had their power swivel lock up after drilling a few feet. SD working on swivel.
2764897 Primary Facility 2018-08-15 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal unable to repair broken power swivel, got replacement power swivel delivered at end of day. Rigged up and SD.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2764902 Primary Facility 2018-08-16 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Coastal power swiveling at 160', same hard obstruction where cable tools stopped drilling.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2764919 Primary Facility 2018-08-17 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Yesterday Coastal power swiveled much of the day with a 4 3/4" tricone bit and air through hard spot at 160'. Drilling improved from 161'-164'. At 164' they lost dust and did not hit any obstruction until 180', recovering gas again, in higher quantity than when work began. TOOH, put vent cap on well, SD.

This morning the well was still gassing and making loud rumbling/gurgling sounds. Coastal took off vented cap and replaced it with a custom-fabricated head equipped with a balon valve and 1" ball valve before demobilizing all equipment in the afternoon. Both valves were closed for weekend until a tank can be plumbed to well.


NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling will prepare well for future plugging.

2765588 Primary Facility 2018-08-20 Plugging(Includes Plugged/Mined Through) No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Took well pressure after ~ 60 hour shut-in (both valves were closed for weekend), pressure was +/- 25 # using a 600# gauge. Blew down well and left valves open to to vent overnight.

Stray gas remediation vent at residence was venting gas. Readings with 62-S meter were 4-8% gas.

NOTE: Well inspection code is indicated as PLUG. This is because any alterations done to well to vent by Coastal Drilling prepared well for future plugging.

2765635 Primary Facility 2018-08-21 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Tank has been set beside well and 1" black pipe (steel) plumbed from well to tank. No fluid was produced to tank overnight. Valves will remain open to vent well. Will monitor well and remediation vent and note any changes.

Stray gas remediation vent at residence was not venting gas. Readings with 62-S meter were 0% gas and LEL. Heavy rains prior to inspection and/or successful venting of well may have eliminated gas in vent.

2770770 Primary Facility 2018-09-05 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Took gas reading at remediation stack near house with Bascom Turner meter: 500 PPM. Checked vent at well. Gas flow was steady and noticeably reduced from prior visits. Well has produced no fluids.
2771942 Primary Facility 2018-09-06 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Took gas reading at remediation stack near house with Bascom Turner meter: 1580 PPM.
2773474 Primary Facility 2018-08-22 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Met with Echelon at site to evaluate stray gas remediation vent at residence. Readings with Bascom Turner meter were 40-60 PPM ( no wind). Shut in vent at well for 1/2 hour and returned to take vent readings at house. Manually spinning vent cap, gas readings ranged from 2000-3840 PPM. Opened well vent and checked vent at house, with no noticeable correlation in gas readings to shut in. Shut well vent in overnight to see if house vent readings were affected.
2773481 Primary Facility 2018-08-23 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Checked stray gas remediation vent at residence after leaving well vent shut in for 20 hours. Readings with Bascom Turner meter were 0 PPM ( no wind). Manually spinning vent cap still yielded gas readings of 0 PPM. Opened well vent and checked vent at house, 0 PPM gas readings. Manually spinning vent cap got gas readings up to 100 PPM, indicating no noticeable correlation between well shut in and house stack readings.
2773848 Primary Facility 2018-08-27 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Checked stray gas remediation vent with Bascom Turner meter, readings maxed out at 8980 PPM when manually spinning vent cap.

Well vented over weekend. Gas flow remains good. Well is vented to tank with no fluid produced

2773868 Primary Facility 2018-08-28 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Checked stray gas remediation vent with Bascom Turner meter, readings maxed out at 860 PPM.

Well venting steady, gas flow remains good. Well is vented to tank with no fluid produced

2773874 Primary Facility 2018-08-30 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Checked stray gas remediation vent with Bascom Turner meter, readings maxed out at 340 PPM. Area experienced heavy rains last night.

Well venting steady, gas flow has noticeably declined since venting first started. Well is vented to tank with no fluid produced

2774070 Primary Facility 2018-09-12 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Took gas reading at remediation stack near house with Bascom Turner meter: 0 PPM. Ground is totally water-saturated since very heavy rains over last weekend (hurricane remnant). Had separate conversations with owner and building contractor about remediation vent and well vent, and future plans for both.

Echelon came to talk to contractor and inspect gas detector installed in basement.

Checked well vent; steady flow of gas, no fluid produced. Flow of gas continues to lessen from initial rate.

2774894 Primary Facility 2018-09-14 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Took gas reading at remediation vent stack with Altair 5: 0% LEL. Ground remains saturated with water from recent rains.
2775483 Primary Facility 2018-09-17 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Took gas reading at remediation stack near house with Bascom Turner meter: 0 PPM.

Checked well vent - gas flow is steady, low volume rate that continues to gradually lessen since initial cleanout.

2782133 Primary Facility 2018-10-01 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Took gas reading at remediation stack near house with Altair 5 meter: 0% LEL. Checked vent at well. Gas flow was very low, steady and noticeably reduced from prior visits. Well has produced no fluids. Tank can be removed.
2784116 Primary Facility 2018-10-04 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Took gas reading at remediation stack near house with Altair 5 meter: 0% LEL.

Checked vent at well. Gas flow was very steady and similar to prior visit. Shut in well for ~5 minutes, then opened. Well quickly built up pressure. Tank has been removed.

2790524 Primary Facility 2018-10-17 Routine/Partial Inspection No Viols - Permanently Shut Down Took gas reading at remediation stack near house with Altair 5 meter: 0% LEL.

Checked vent at well. Gas flow was very steady.

For data sources see[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Permits Issued Detail Report". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-05-21. 
  2. ↑ "Spud Data Report". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-05-16. 
  3. ↑ "Oil and Gas Well Pad Report". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-05-21. 
  4. ↑ "Oil and Gas Compliance Report". Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-05-21. 
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