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We have some very sad news to report. Back in August, MDN reported that a crew from Monroe Drilling Operations, LLC, was working to plug an abandoned well located in Wayne National Forest (in Washington County, OH, in the "Marietta Unit") when natural gas and crude oil traveled up through the well to the surface and ignited, causing an explosion (see 5 People Critically Injured Plugging Old Well in Ohio Wayne NF). In addition to five members of Monroe Drilling, a mineral resources inspector from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) was also on-site. All six people on-site were injured by the blast, with five of the six “critically injured.” We're sad to report that two of the five critically injured have died.
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