Two Marcellus Permits Issued for Morgantown Industrial Park, Upstream of Drinking Water Intake

by Nicole Good on May 6, 2011

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The WV DEP, in March, issued permits for Northeast Natural Energy of Charleston, WV to drill two Marcellus gas wells on a well pad in the Morgantown Industrial Park.  The company has the option to apply to drill four more wells on the pad.  The fact that the site is located upstream of the Morgantown drinking water intake, could be a large source of air pollution almost inside the city, and had no public comment period before the permit was issued, has caused concern among officials and watershed groups.

Read the full article in the Charleston Daily Mail…

The map above is an approximate location. For exact coordinates of the well pad, search for API#061-01622 on the WV DEP Oil and Gas Interactive Map

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