[Green] Fwd: Public Records Request re injection wells in Washington County

Wed Nov 11 21:22:33 CST 2020

Thank you Dawn and George!

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Subject: [Green] Fwd: Public Records Request re injection wells in Washington County

Per George’s request, last night I wrote to Adam Schroeder of the Ohio DNR, seeking information about injection wells in Washington County. He responded within 24 hours. Here’s what he said.  Note the attachments. I regret that I did not ask for the locations of the 15 wells.

—dawn

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From: "Adam.Schroeder at dnr.ohio.gov <mailto:Adam.Schroeder at dnr.ohio.gov> " <Adam.Schroeder at dnr.ohio.gov <mailto:Adam.Schroeder at dnr.ohio.gov> >

Subject: RE: Public Records Request re injection wells in Washington County

Date: November 10, 2020 at 4:29:02 PM EST

To: Dawn Hewitt <hewitt at earth-maker.com <mailto:hewitt at earth-maker.com> >

Good afternoon Ms. Hewitt,

Thank you for your email and for contacting the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management.

Washington County has 15 active injection wells. Those wells injected 7,441,330 barrels in 2019. Trumbull County has the most active injection wells in the state with 19.  The Division does not keep records of West Virginia or Pennsylvania.   

Section 1509.021 <http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/1509.021>  (L) of the Ohio Revised Code addresses well spacing. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is the regulator of township and municipal water supplies.

Please see below for the well and depth:

API_WELLNO                     Drillers total depth DTD

34167279580000              1850

34167274010000              1911

34167297670000              4510

34167238620000              6093

34167284620000              6159

34167297660000              6251

34167297310000              6300

34167294640000              6445

34167295430000              6455

34167294450000              6458

34167293950000              7230

34167296580000              7246

34167295770000              7303

34167296850000              7332

The Division does not speculate as to the capacity of these wells.

Please find the requested inspection reports attached to this email. I have attached brine disposal spreadsheets dating back to 2012 to this email.

Again, thank you for contacting the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management.

Stay safe.

Thank you,

Adam Schroeder

Public Information Officer

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management

614-265-6937

 <http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/> http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/

From: Dawn Hewitt <hewitt at earth-maker.com <mailto:hewitt at earth-maker.com> > 
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2020 8:57 PM
To: Schroeder, Adam <Adam.Schroeder at dnr.ohio.gov <mailto:Adam.Schroeder at dnr.ohio.gov> >
Subject: Public Records Request re injection wells in Washington County

Dear Mr. Schroeder: 

As a resident of Marietta, I am deeply concerned about injection wells here in Washington County. This letter is a Public Records Request under  ORC 149.43 regarding injection wells near where I live:

1. How many injection wells are there in Washington County? It is my understanding that there are more injection wells in this one county than in the entire states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Is that true? Is it true that there are more injection wells in Washington County than in any other county in Ohio?

2. How close are injection wells to township and municipal water supplies in Washington County?

 3. How many barrels of brine waste were injected in these wells in the past five years?

 4. What is the estimated capacity of those wells?

 5. How deep are the injection wells in Washington County?

  6. I request copies of the inspection reports of the injection wells in Washington County for the past five years. 

7. It is my understanding that Ohio gets $.05/barrel for brine originating in Ohio, and $.20/barrel from waste from out of state. Is that accurate? How much total revenue did the State of Ohio earn in the past five years from injection well fees, and can this revenue be broken down by state source? 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely, 

Dawn Hewitt

622 N. 7th St.

Marietta, OH 45750

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