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Big Island Run Sites

 
Site Contact:
Robert Kelly
OSC

(kelly.robertj@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Wirt
Wirt County
Girta, WV 22222
 response.epa.gov/BigIslandRun

Site consists of 9 abandoned oil wells that have released or have the potential to release oil into the waters of West Virginia.


Well near Big Island Creek Well No.1 #1 Well in flood plan Well 1a adjacent to Big Island Run tributary Well #1a Open Oil Well-Oil is evident Well #1a-well bore broken off in flood plan Well #2 in Big Island Run damaged by Stream Waters Well #2 in Stream Well #2 on West edge of Big Island Run Well #2 Wirt Side of Stream Well #3 on Stream Bed Well #3 Stream Contamination Well #3 Well #4 Well #4 in stream bed Well #4 next to Big Island Run Tributary waters Abondoned Well #5 Well #5 on stream bed Well #5 Open Oil Well Well #5 Well Head Well #6-Contaminents on Stream Well #6 on Big Island Tributary to Hughes River Well #6 - Stream Contamination Well #6 with rods shown Well #7 on Big Island Run Tributary Well #7 Open to Flooding Well #7 Wirt side of Stream Well #8 on Big Island Run Well #8 on Flood Plan Well #8 Open Well Head
For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.