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Photos of drilling in the West Liberty and Bethany areas, in Ohio County and Brooke County, were added following a February 2012 flight and include approximate GPS coordinates. The best way to see West Virginia's shale is from the air!INDEX |
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| Bethany, West Virginia Area |
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Drilling pad north of Bethany, West Virginia February 2012 GPS 40 13.151 -80 33.722 |
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Impoundment north of Bethany, WV February 2012 GPS 40 13.422 -80 33.228 |
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Impoundment and drilling pad north of Bethany February 2012 GPS 40 13.766 -80 32.427 |
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Two photos of a drilling pad and impoundment north of Bethany February 2012 GPS 40 13.887 -80 32.236 |
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Bethany drilling pad, white condensate tanks, multi-colored frack tanks |
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Drilling pad southwest of Bethany February 2012 GPS 40 11.886 -80 34.690 |
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Future drilling pad February 2012 |
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Marshall County, West
Virginia Southern-most county in the WV panhandle |
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Marshall County November 11, 2012 |
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Can't let a mountaintop get in the
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Marcellus Air - West Virginia
Panhandle March 2, 2012 |
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Mountaintop pad slip and further excavation March 2, 2012 GPS: 39 52.841 -80 39.142 |
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Slip area |
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White gas valves and pipes sliding off drilling pad |
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Backyard pit with white stains on black pit liner March 2, 2012 |
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Frack pit farm March 2, 2012 |
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'Slip-sliding away' Gas pipes and gas valves (top left) falling away from pad March 2, 2012 GPS: 39 52.912 -80 38.911 |
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Initial drilling in preparation for bigger drill rig March 2, 2012 |
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Mountain top compressor station with flare March 2, 2012 GPS: 39 44.256 -80 38.005 |
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Backyard well and impoundment March 2, 2012 |
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Birds-eye view of drilling March 2, 2012 |
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Large 12 compressor station March 2, 2012 GPS: 39 44.636 -80 40.121 |
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Drilling near a stream March 2, 2012 |
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Completed wells March 2, 2012 GPS: 39 44.365 -80 38.892 |
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Gas processing and drilling around the Panhandle |
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Drilling pad, impoundment and production pit February 2012 GPS 39 57.458 - 80 33.125 |
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Major excavation work for this Marshall County WV drilling |
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Shale drilling site near a power line GPS 39 57.850 -80 33.035 |
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Pipeline work in Marshall County West Virginia February 2012 39 58.970 -80 33.056 |
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Gas pipeline work |
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Drilling pad constructed below a breastworks near streams February 2012 GPS 39 58.293 -80 34.483 |
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Drilling pad close to a waterway |
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Majorsville West Virginia gas plant February 2012 GPS 39 57.251 -80 31.111 |
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Old gas compressor station toward right rear, new gas processing facility to left |
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Wet gas processing equipment to separate gas liquids |
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New electric substation construction for the gas processing plant |
| West Liberty, West Virginia Area |
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Drilling pad and impoundment between Bethany and West Liberty GPS 40 10.810 -80 35.054 |
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Drilling pad north of West Liberty, WV along Rte 88 GPS 40 10.429 -80 35.562 |
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Impoundment along Rte 88 north of West Liberty GPS 40 10.738 -80 35.164 |
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Drilling site south of West Liberty, West Virginia along Route 88 GPS 40 8.647 -80 36.669 |
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| Other parts of the Panhandle of West Virginia |
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Drilling pad construction near Wheeling, WV February 2012 |
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New impoundment in the Panhandle February 2012 |
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Pennsylvania - West Virginia state line area with drilling pad and multiple impoundments GPS 40 14.334 -80 31.264 |
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Large impoundment |
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Dual impoundments |
| More photos of drilling in the panhandle area |
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Frac tanks lined up on a drilling pad |
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Impoundment with stains on the black liner |
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Battery of 6 condensate tanks on a wet drilling pad |
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Empty drilling pad with sound wall |
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Excavation work in a field |
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New impoundment between the trees |
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Black pit liner in place |
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Drilling pad surrounded by forest |
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Impoundment with fall colors |
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Completed well site with battery of tanks and a heater treater |
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Drilling site with access road |
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Active drilling site |
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Impoundment with stained liner is low on fluids |
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Completed wells with processing equipment and green tank battery |
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Large excavation for a drilling pad with yellow frac tanks |
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Impoundment with stained liner |
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Dual impoundments and well site behind house |
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Active drilling location |
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Drilling next to a junkyard |
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Yellow and blue frac tanks near drilling rig |
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Marcellus Shale drilling close-up |
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