PA DEP To Spend Up To $2 Million To Plug Wells
DEP Posts Solicitation For Bids To Plug 23 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Waste Injection Wells Owned By ARG Resources, Inc. And Pennzoil Company In Elk County
On June 16, the Department of Environmental Protection posted two solicitations for bids on BidExpress.com to clean out and plug 23 abandoned, conventional and permitted Class IIR oil and gas waste injection wells in Highland Township, Elk County.
One bid package covers 10 wells operated by ARG Resources, Inc. in the Allegheny National Forest.
ARG Resources, Inc. is a company related to the American Refining Group which owns and operates the United Refining Company Plant in Warren, PA. Read more about the company here.
The second bid package covers 13 abandoned, permitted, conventional injection wells operated by the Pennzoil Company in the Allegheny National Forest.
Pennzoil Company is a multi-national oil company which makes a range of products for the consumer motor oil market.
DEP estimates each bid package will cost taxpayers between $500,000 and $1 million to plug the wells, or a total of up to $2 million.
There is a mandatory pre-bid meeting set for June 29 at Dj’s Russell City Store, 1536 Route 66, Russell City, PA.
To learn more about this program, visit DEP’s Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Conventional Oil/Gas Well Plugging webpage.