1.1.1 Incident Category

This incident is an oil discharge into navigable waters of the United States from an abandoned oil production facility consisting of at least one well.

1.1.2 Site Description

See prior POLREPs.

At this time, activities relating to the removal of oil and plugging of the well have completed and the response equipment has been dismantled and removed.  The oil wastes have been removed from the residential area and disposed.  

1.1.2.1 Location

The discharge point for the oil onto the flowing waters of Stackyard Run is located in a box culvert beneath a residential structure located along Joan Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV 26003. 

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat

See prior POLREPs.  

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results

See prior POLREPS.

The OSC has continued to conduct Assessment activities at this Site throughout the conduct of the Removal activity.  The oil facility which is the subject of this Action includes a well located beneath a residential structure along Joan Street (subject well).  The OSC has found that several additional wells are located nearby (the exact plugging conditions are however unknown), several other wells are known to be in the area but cannot be located, and that there probably are other unknown wells nearby (since no records of any kind can  be found relating to some of the known wells which were found simply because they leaked).  Given this information and the discovery of the very shallow water flow zone in the subject well and its likely connection to Stackyard Run, the OSC believes that no further work can be done in the subject well to improve the oil condition in Stackyard Run.  As such, a sheen is still present in Stackyard Run due to a discharge from an oil facility along Stackyard Run.  It cannot be verified if the continuing discharge is from the subject well, another well component to the subject facility, or an unknown well. 

2.1.1 Narrative

Actions to remove debris and oil from the subject well, properly plug the subject well, and dispose the wastes are completed.   See prior POLREPs.

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date

See Prior POLREPs. 

No further actions have occurred after Site demobilization other than completion of disposal of all wastes.  The OSC has assessed the situation on multiple occasions after Site demobilization; oil is still present on Stackyard Run in the form of a slight sheen.

 2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)

See Prior POLREPs.   

2.1.4 Progress Metrics

2.2.1 Anticipated Activities

No further actions are anticipated. 

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities

2.2.1.2 Next Steps

2.2.2 Issues

A discharge of oil is still present on Stackyard Run.