Triad Hunter Well Blowout in Monroe County, OH – No One Injured, 28 homes evacuated
12/14/2014
On Saturday, Triad
Hunter, wholly-owned drilling subsidiary of Magnum Hunter Resources, lost
control of a Utica Shale well in Monroe County, OH. The well had been drilled
and temporarily plugged as the company planned to drill three more wells at the
pad. However, “the well began to flow
uncontrollably while recommencing production operations” according to a
statement released by Magnum Hunter.
"Triad
Hunter personnel were removing the well's night cap flange when a pressure
disruption occurred," said a release from the company. "They
attempted to bolt back down this equipment but were not able to safely do so
prior to natural gas plowback." Well
pad personnel along with 28 homes located within a mile and a half were
evacuated. Wild Well Control of Houston has been contacted and (presumably) now
on site to contain the well. No injuries have been reported.
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Triad Hunter Commences Well Control and Safety Operations on
the Stalder 3UH Well Following Blowout
12/14/2014
HOUSTON,
TX--(Marketwired - Dec 14, 2014) - Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE:
MHR) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRC) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRD) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRE) (the
"Company" or "Magnum Hunter") is reporting today that the Company's
wholly-owned subsidiary, Triad Hunter, LLC ("Triad Hunter"), has
experienced a loss of control of a well, the Stalder 3UH, located in Monroe
County, Ohio. Triad Hunter lost control of this well at approximately 2:00 p.m.
EST on December 13, 2014. The previously drilled and completed Stalder 3UH well
had been temporarily plugged and abandoned in preparation for the drilling of
three additional Utica horizontal wells on the Stalder pad. However, despite
numerous precautionary measures taken in connection with the temporary plugging
and abandonment operation, the well began to flow uncontrollably while
recommencing production operations. Triad Hunter personnel were removing the
well's night cap flange when a pressure disruption occurred. They attempted to
bolt back down this equipment but were not able to safely do so prior to
natural gas flowback.
Triad Hunter has
contacted all necessary regulatory authorities and evacuated field personnel
and the residents in the immediate area. Currently, all field personnel are
accounted for, and no injuries have been reported. Only critical personnel
remain at a command center near the well site to mitigate the incident. Wild
Well Control of Houston, Texas has been mobilized and is currently on site
preparing for well control operations. Additional details will be released as
they become available.
About Magnum Hunter
Resources Corporation
Magnum Hunter
Resources Corporation and subsidiaries are a Houston, Texas based independent
exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development and
production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, primarily in the
States of West Virginia, Ohio and North Dakota. The Company is presently active
in three of the most prolific unconventional shale resource plays in North
America, namely the Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale and Williston Basin/Bakken
Shale.