Possible Frac-Out Reported at EQT Well Site in Greene County, PA
A frac-out, or “inadvertent return” happens when drilling mud pops out of places where it’s not supposed to–places outside the borehole being drilled. A landowner who lives near a well being drilled and fracked by EQT in Greene County complained her water well was fouled by EQT’s drilling, and that a nearby abandoned well is releasing fluids and natural gas. According to the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP), EQT confirmed some of its fluids are “communicating” with the abandoned well–a frac-out.
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