Gas Well Leak Closes Part of State Forest
A gas well leak near Punxsutawney has closed part of Moshannon State Forest in Clearfield County, and campers in a one-mile radius have been evacuated.
The leak happened at a Marcellus Shale drilling operation near the Punxsutawney Hunting Club late last night. The well is owned by EOG Resources of Houston, Texas.
DEP spokesman Dan Spadoni says the leak started when unexpectedly high gas pressure in the newly drilled well prevented crews from containing it.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a flight restriction in the immediate area this morning.
Spadoni says emergency crews have been at the scene all morning and companies that specialize in out-of-control wells are on site.
The leak happened at a Marcellus Shale drilling operation near the Punxsutawney Hunting Club late last night. The well is owned by EOG Resources of Houston, Texas.
DEP spokesman Dan Spadoni says the leak started when unexpectedly high gas pressure in the newly drilled well prevented crews from containing it.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a flight restriction in the immediate area this morning.
Spadoni says emergency crews have been at the scene all morning and companies that specialize in out-of-control wells are on site.
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