Columbia Gas to Revamp West Virginia Storage Field Safety
Published Date: 1/26/2026
Notice
Summary
Columbia Gas Transmission wants to update its Ripley Storage Field in West Virginia by closing one well, turning two wells into observation-only, and removing some pipelines and equipment. This $1.3 million project aims to make the gas system safer and more reliable. If you’re interested, you have until a set deadline to speak up or protest these changes.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Ripley Storage safety and reliability work
If you live near the Ripley Storage Field in Jackson County, West Virginia, Columbia Gas proposes to abandon one injection/withdrawal well, convert two wells to observation-only, remove associated pipelines and tie-in valves, and change above-ground equipment as part of a $1,300,000 project. The company says this work is designed to reduce the integrity risk of its certificated facilities and services in accordance with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Storage Final Rule.
Public filing and intervention deadline
You can file a protest, motion to intervene, or comment about this project free of charge; the deadline for filing is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 23, 2026. If you intervene you gain party rights such as the ability to request rehearing and later challenge Commission orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
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