Hilcorp Energy Company reported that a third-party contractor struck a wellhead on the pad around 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. Emergency shut-down devices for the remaining 12 wells on the pad were activated and all remaining wells and pipelines are shut-in. Hilcorp has secured the services of a well control specialist who is anticipated on site Tuesday evening to begin operations to regain control of the well.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Tuesday announced the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management is responding to a natural gas release from a well in Columbiana County.
July 11 - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said on Tuesday that more than 450
people have been evacuated from areas within a mile of a natural
gas well in Columbiana County.
Featuring Eric Vendel, Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Chief of the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management and Matt Mangum, Shell - Business Opportunity Manager, Carbon.