# 2026-01349: Columbia Gas to Revamp West Virginia Storage Field Safety

2026-01349, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline, is a Federal Register notice from Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published 2026-01-26 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-01349
- Title: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 3173
- Published: 2026-01-26
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Columbia Gas to Revamp West Virginia Storage Field Safety

## 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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Ripley Storage safety and reliability work: benefit, medium. 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 co…
- Public filing and intervention deadline: benefit, low. 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 C…

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## Sources
- [2026-01349 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/26/2026-01349/columbia-gas-transmission-llc-notice-of-request-under-blanket-authorization-and-establishing)
- [2026-01349 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-26/pdf/2026-01349.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-01349 (as of 2026-06-08).