Ohio Gas Well Shutdown: Safety Rules Force Pipeline Tweaks
Published Date: 1/27/2025
Notice
Summary
Columbia Gas Transmission wants to close one well and its pipeline in Ohio to keep their storage field safe and follow new safety rules. This project will cost about $727,500 and affects people near the Brinker Storage Field in Columbiana County. If you want to speak up or get involved, you need to act before the deadline set by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Abandoning a Well and Pipeline Nearby
Columbia Gas Transmission filed to abandon one injection/withdrawal well, its connecting pipeline, and related facilities at the Brinker Storage Field in Columbiana County, Ohio. The project is estimated to cost $727,500 and is intended to limit integrity risk in alignment with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Storage Final Rule.
Public Filing Deadline Set
If you want to protest, intervene, or comment on the Brinker Well 4374 Abandonment Project, you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 17, 2025. There is no fee to file protests, motions to intervene, or comments, and you can file electronically via FERC's eFiling or by mailing a paper copy referencing docket CP25-46-000.
Project May Be Authorized If Unopposed
The notice states that if no protest is filed by the allowed time or if a filed protest is withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time, the proposed abandonment will be deemed authorized effective the day after the protest deadline. With the protest deadline of March 17, 2025, that means the project could be authorized as soon as March 18, 2025 if unopposed or if protests are timely withdrawn.
Help Available to Participate
FERC's Office of Public Participation (OPP) can assist members of the public—including landowners, environmental justice communities, and Tribal members—in accessing information and filing interventions, comments, or protests. OPP contact information is provided (phone: (202) 502-6595 and an email address) for help navigating Commission processes for this docket.
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