Marcellus Shale Gas Well Rupture Controlled After 16 Hours

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Pa. Officials Say Water, Gas Leaked From Clearfield Co. Well

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said it plans to "investigate aggressively" after natural gas and drilling fluids spewed from an out-of-control well in Clearfield County on Thursday night and all Friday morning.Well operators lost control while preparing to extract gas after hydrofracturing the Marcellus Shale in Lawrence Township at about 8 p.m. Thursday, according to the DEP. Emergency officials said a mile-wide area was evacuated.Just before 2:30 p.m. Friday, Team 4 Investigator Jim Parsons reported that the DEP's Dan Spadoni said "situation over."EOG Resources, the company that runs the well, informed the DEP that they capped the well and no additional frack water is being released.Earlier in the day, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary flight restriction in the immediate area. It will remain in effect until further notice.

The DEP said it learned about the leak from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency at 1:30 a.m. Friday and sent an oil-and-gas team to the site off McGeorge Road.According to a PEMA news release, a well which was in the frack process ruptured, spilling frack water and unignited wet gas.Frack water is water mixed with other substances used during drilling.

"Team 4" Investigation - Marcellus Shale Drillers Moving Into Allegheny Co.According to PEMA, the well is six miles from State Route 153 in the area of Interstate 80's exit 111.Emergency officials said I-80 was not affected by this release.Elizabeth Ivers, a spokeswoman for driller EOG Resources, said the well was brought under control just about 16 hours after it started spewing gas.Spadoni said no one was injured and there are no homes within a mile of the well.“Right now, we’re focused on limiting any further environmental damage, but once that work is complete, we plan to aggressively look at this situation and see where things went wrong and what enforcement action is necessary. If mistakes were made, we will be certain to take steps to prevent similar errors from happening again," said a statement from DEP Secretary John Hanger.

"Viewpoint 4" Editorial - WTAE General Manager Rick Henry Talks About Marcellus Shale

we're fighting the drilling here

no need to wonder why

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A mile wide radius evacuation... gah.

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This is the result of fucking up with Natural Gas.

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OMG. its been burning for 35 years!?

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I prefer this hill not on fire....