Drilling Mud Spill in Harrison County, OH – ATEX Express Pipeline

An Arizona company, Southeast Directional Drilling, was hired by Enterprise Products Partners to drill a trenchless hole underneath Conotton Creek in Harrison County, OH for Enterprise's ATEX Express ethane pipeline--a pipeline that will stretch from Pennsylvania through Ohio and eventually all the way to the Gulf. However, Southeast hit a snag. Last week an "unknown quantity" of drilling mud used to lubricate the drill was spilled into Conotton Creek and onto the properties of two area homeowners. Fortunately drilling mud is non-toxic--but in sufficient quantities it can suffocate both plants and fish. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is on the case investigating...

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