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In 1836, gas was encountered when drilling a ten-foot water well in the Findlay field. However, it wasn't until 1884, that a gas well was drilled into the Trenton Limestone, after Dr. Charles Oesterlen organized the Findlay Natural Gas Company. Known as the Pioneer Well, it reached the limestone at a depth of 314 feet, and a gas reservoir at a ...
The first discovery of oil from a drilled well and first offshore oil rig placed in world history occurred in Ohio in 1814 in Noble County, and 1891 at Grand Lake St. Marys. [11] Ohio was the country's lead producer of oil between 1895 and 1903, until technology allowed further developments throughout the nation. [ 12 ]
In 2010, Warren, Ohio's water treatment facility announced plans to become the first in the state to accept waste water from shale drilling, while at the 2010 Marcellus Summit in State College, Pennsylvania, state officials announced they were working with local officials on bonding issues for new infrastructure. [33]
Layne started in 1882 as a water-well drilling company in South Dakota. Through various acquisitions, proprietary rights ownerships, and expansions, Layne now has over 40 offices and affiliates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and South America . [ 1 ]
The Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) awarded $29.6 million through low interest loans to Ohio communities to improve wastewater and drinking water infrastructure and make water quality ...
Ludowici Well, Ludowici, Georgia; Maka Yusota, Savage, Minnesota; McConnell Springs Park, Lexington, Kentucky; Olympia Brewery, Olympia, Washington (see Olympia Brewing Company#Use of artesian water) Polk Theater well, Lakeland, Florida; possibly used in the loop of the first air conditioning system in America; Pryor Avenue Iron Well, Milwaukee ...
Hydraulic fracturing uses between 1.2 and 3.5 million US gallons (4,500 and 13,200 m 3) of water per well, with large projects using up to 5 million US gallons (19,000 m 3). Additional water is used when wells are refractured. [120] [121] An average well requires 3 to 8 million US gallons (11,000 to 30,000 m 3) of water over its lifetime.
A water researcher tests a sample of water for PFAs, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response in Cincinnati.