Site work for a water / sewer project in Buckhannon, West Virginia. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Edmond #1 Well Plugging Project The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Office of Oil and Gas is soliciting bids to establish a contract for the Construction/Reclamation/Plugging Project in Upshur County, WV on one (1) abandoned well known as Edmond #1 Well Plugging Project. All questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to DEPProcurement@wv.gov or DEP Procurement - (304) 926-0480. BID BOND: Pursuant to the requirements contained in W. Va. Code 5-22-1(c), All Vendors submitting a bid on a construction project shall furnish a valid bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid protecting the State of West Virginia. PERFORMANCE BOND: The apparent successful Vendor shall provide a performance bond in the amount of 100% of the contract. The performance bond must be received by the Department prior to Contract award. LABOR/MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND: The apparent successful Vendor shall provide a labor/material payment bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract value. The labor/material payment bond must be delivered to the Department prior to Contract award ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION: The Department may accept or reject any bid. CANCELLATION: The Department reserves the right to cancel this Contract immediately upon written notice to the vendor if the materials or workmanship supplied do not conform to the specifications contained in the Contract. The Department may also cancel any purchase or Contract upon 30 days written notice to the Vendor. Question Deadline 09/12/2025 All questions must be submitted on or before the date listed in the solicitation and to the email address DEPProcurement@wv.gov to be considered. The area around the well is fairly flat. There is an electric transformer, and a meter site located just before the well. There is quite a bit of playground equipment, a swimming pool, and two buildings near the well site. There is a farm pond about 100-150 feet from the well. There is a one lane gravel road (Turner Road) leading to the well from Hall Road. There are a few houses along the road, so the residents have posted a 10-mph sign to help keep the dust down. There are a few overhead utility lines that cross the access, but none appear to be low enough to be any concern. There are some low hanging limbs on the trees along Turner Road. There is a Hope Gas line that crosses Turner Road so a steel plate may be required to protect that. Well-specific considerations: This well was drilled in 1965 by Lock 3 Oil Coal & Dock Co. Records show that the total depth (TD) of the well is 4247 feet. 4 1/2 " casing was set to TD. The 4 1/2 " casing shows to be cemented. 1264 feet of 8 5/8 " casing was run, then later removed from the well. Also, 295 feet of 10" casing remains in the well along with 18 feet of 16" casing. The record shows the well was fractured, however there is no mention of the depth of the perforations. There are notes in the record showing the depths of several gas and oil shows, as well as salt water and fresh water shows. The well is connected to a 100-bbl. tank. Currently the well is shut in and has gas bubbling between the 4 1/2 " and 10" casings. It is rumored that there was a sand line tools string lost in the hole. It is unknown if there is cable attached to the tool string. Proposed Work Plan 1. Notify Project Coordinator (PC) 48 hours prior to commencing operations. 2. Prepare the site for the rig and other plugging equipment. Install 24" (min.) cellar around the well head. Use E&S controls where necessary. Use caution around all the utilities on the well site and the access road. 3. Check pressure on 4 1/2 " casing 4. Bleed pressure from the well into the tank on site. 5. Fill the well bore with fluid, if possible. 6. Run sand line tool string into the well to check total depth (TD) of the well, or location of fish left in the well. Notify PC if unable to get to 4247'. 7. If lost tool string is found, discuss details of fishing procedure. Possibly run impression block to get a picture of the top of fish. If cable is encountered, may run a wireline spear or a mill to get down to top of tool string. If no cable is found, trip in with fishing tool, drill collars, and fishing jars to retrieve the fish from the well bore. 8. Trip in the hole with tubing to TD. Pump 1 sack of Bentonite Gel followed by a 200-foot cement plug. (Benson Sand Completion Plug) 9. Allow cement to harden. Tag plug to confirm depth of TOC. Add additional cement if necessary. If TOC is good TOOH with tubing. 10. Run a cement bond log (CBL) to determine the TOC on the 4 1/2 " casing annulus. 11. Pump cement plugs with gel spacers at all oil and gas shows (50' above and 50' below) up to the TOC determined on the CBL. Tag all plugs to confirm TOC. 12. Sever the 4 1/2 " casing just above the TOC. Remove the 4 1/2 " casing from the well. 13. TIH with tubing and set a 100 ' cement plug across the casing cut. 14. Continue to pump cement plugs with gel spacers at all oil and gas shows (50 ' above and 50 ' below) from the casing cut up to approx. 350 feet. Tag TOCs before moving up to the next plug. 15. Attempt to pull the 295 feet of 10" casing from the well. If successful, pump a cement plug up to 30 feet. 16. Attempt to pull the 18 feet of 16" casing. If successful, fill the remaining well bore with cement and install the well marker monument, 10 feet in ground, 3 feet above ground, 6- inch minimum diameter with the API number and plugging date attached. 17. Rig down, remove all production equipment, and reclaim the well site.