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DRILLING Close to Home, Literally!

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The drilling of unconventional wells on the Augustine Pad continues.

Cecil is one of the latest Pennsylvania townships to realize current gas well regulations aren’t enough for keeping nearby residents happy. One family is just over 500-feet away from the Augustine well pad, which is situated between their house and a new housing plan.

There have been multiple calls for well setbacks to be increased from 500-feet to 2,500-feet (about 1/2-mile) in various Pennsylvania municipalities, which industry argues would basically ban drilling.

The most effective method of protecting residents (and limiting drilling) has been restricting it to INDUSTRIAL ZONES.

Unconventional well 13H extends to the southeast for miles.
Well horizontals are drilled close together, in order to capture the most gas from the Marcellus Shale formation, which is 1.3 miles deep in this particular area. Some of these well horizontals extend under the Southpointe Business Park in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
Facebook posts from THE NIGHTS WATCH – CECIL TOWNSHIP shared this earlier image from a window in a house just over 500-feet away.

Emergency Response Plan (3-page PDF)

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Cecil Township maps showing potential well pad areas

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Cecil Township ordinances

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Surface Inspection Report (8-page PDF)

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