Crews cap second gas well
DILLINER (AP) — Chevron says crews have capped the second gas well that caught fire in Greene County earlier this month.
Officials say the well that exploded and caught fire Feb. 11 in Dunkard Township was capped Sunday. The blast killed Ian McKee, a technician who was working at the well pad when the fire broke out.
Chevron said the adjacent well that caught fire three days later was capped Tuesday afternoon.
The firm hired to cap the wells will assess the integrity of a third well and do any necessary repairs, part of which might involve flaring of gas.
Plugs are to be installed as protective barriers about 8,000 feet below the surface in all three wells to prevent gas pressure from reaching the well head.