DEP probes gas well leak in Forward Township
FORWARD TWP — The reported leak of an undocumented gas well in Forward Township is being investigated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
According to a neighbor, the mishap occurred sometime in early May or late April at the McElhinny well pad, along Brownsville Road near a local farm.
PennEnergy Resources, which operates the hydraulic fracturing operation in Forward Township, confirmed the presence of the leak in a statement to the Butler Eagle on Wednesday. They said they were notified of a potential gas leak on May 2 and discovered that an abandoned gas well causing the problem was “undocumented.”
"At this time, there is no indication of any communication with this well and our recent completions activities,“ said Amanda Peterson of PennEnergy Resources, which has an office in Cranberry Township.
