Another Ruling in EQT Case re Green County Contaminated Well Water

In July 2022, MDN brought you news of a possible frac-out, or “inadvertent return” that happens when drilling mud pops out of places where it’s not supposed to — places outside the borehole being drilled (see Possible Frac-Out Reported at EQT Well Site in Greene County, PA). A landowner who lives near a well being drilled and fracked by EQT in Greene County, PA, complained that her water well was fouled by EQT’s drilling and that a nearby abandoned well was releasing fluids and natural gas. According to the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP), EQT confirmed some of its fluids were “communicating” with the abandoned well. Three area landowners who were not happy with EQT’s response to the situation launched a class action lawsuit two years later (see New Freeport Residents Sue EQT for Contaminated Water in Greene Co.). That lawsuit, David Hice v. EQT Corp., continues. We have a court ruling from last week to report on.

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