two flares, farm, and new well
Welcome to Pennsylvania's farmland. In the foreground, a completed
well being flared, with over 80 tankers of toxic waste. In the valley
to the right in the distance is another flare, on another active
Marcellus site, which is being serviced by Halliburton. In the
distance on the hill is another well being drilled, the drill rig lit
up in the twilight.
All of this, in the middle of corn fields and next to dairy cows.
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candlebox22d (44 months ago | reply)
And the cows seem so upset by all of this....The purpose of the flare is to safely control production from the well. This is done as opposed to letting it simply be released into the air. It's known as a safety feature and a form of environmental remediation.