Split Casing at INR Pad Spills Frack Water into Indiana Co. Stream

A frack job gone sideways in Indiana County, PA, kept 14 volunteer fire companies on scene for more than 12 hours last month — and, according to a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) inspection report, sent an unknown quantity of frack flowback water off the pad and into a nearby stream. We don't sugarcoat things at MDN, so let's walk through what actually happened, what DEP says it found, and — just as important — what nobody has established yet.

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