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Faulty gas well prompts evacuation in NE Pa.

A Marcellus Shale gas drilling site near Latrobe, Pa. (Laurence Kesterson / Staff Photographer, file photo)
A Marcellus Shale gas drilling site near Latrobe, Pa. (Laurence Kesterson / Staff Photographer, file photo)
The Associated Press
Last updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 10:53 AM
Posted: Tue Jun 18 00:01:00 PDT 2013

TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. - A malfunctioning natural gas well in northeastern Pennsylvania has prompted evacuations.

The well is spilling hundreds of gallons of wastewater a minute. Colleen Connolly of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says about 5,400 barrels of the fluid have been captured in tanks.

Officials say the well began malfunctioning around 6 p.m. Wednesday and worsened overnight. Some of the wastewater is running off the well pad, but a temporary catch basin has been set up to contain it.

The Times-Tribune of Scranton reports (http://bit.ly/Zqn498) officials are also concerned about a potential buildup of natural gas underground. Connolly says four families near the well site were asked to evacuate overnight. Three left to stay in a hotel.

The well is in Washington Township, Wyoming County. It's operated by Houston-based Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.

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Information from: The Times-Tribune, http://thetimes-tribune.com/

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