Well plugging news & field updates
Updates from our crews and news about oil and gas well plugging and capping.
Plugging Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells in West Virginia: A Critical Effort for Environmental and Public Safety
West Virginia, rich in natural resources, has a long history of oil and gas production. However, thousands of abandoned and orphaned wells across the…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging Experts 2/22/2022 - Well Plugging update
Hydrocarbon has been busy completing projects for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.…
Hydrocarbon Expert Well Plugging and Capping - 1/29/2022
Hydrocarbon Well Services, the premier oil and gas well plugging company has been very busy. We have been gearing up for opportunities surrounding our…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging and Capping - 12/10/2021
Hydrocarbon Well Services, well plugging and capping experts, are currently plugging a well for the US Environmental Protection Agency in the Ohio River.…
Hydrocarbon Well Service Plugging Update 7/13/21
Hydrocarbon Well Service Rig #9 Crew has completed another plugging and capping project. They have welded on cap, and are in the process of loading mats…
June 8, 2021 Rig Update
Hydrocarbon Well Service Rig 9 crew prepping site for their next plugging & capping project. Hydrocarbon Well Service Rig 12 Crew putting down screenings…
Hydrocarbon Well Service Rig Update for 5/13/21
Rig 9 crew prepping new site for plugging and capping operations. Gravel going down and silt fence being installed. Rig 12 crew finishing up reclamation…
Hydrocarbon Well Service - April 29, 2021
Rig 9 Crew getting water to finish plugging out on their well. topping off water Rig 12 Crew putting final touches on a reclamation project Reclamation…
Hydrocarbon Well Service - Daily Update 4/22/21
Hydrocarbon Rig 9 Crew continued milling with tapper mill. Tripped out and inspected mill, decision was made to get tripped back in with work string and…
Hydrocarbon Well Service - Well Plugging & Capping Update - 4/20/21
Hydrocarbon Rig 9 crew began cleaning out 4.5'' casing, around 1506' it felt like we were into metal. Operator thinks we are in a mud anchor or the casing…
Hydrocarbon Well Service Plugging & Capping 4/19/21
Hydrocarbon Well Service continues their progress in getting rigged up with Rig 9 Crew, building next location with Rig 14 Crew and beginning reclamation…
Hydrocarbon Well Service 4/15/21 Update
Hydrocarbon Well Service is thankful for each day we get to do what we love. Rig 9 Crew is setting up on their next plugging and capping job. Got pressure…
April 14, 2021 - Orphan and Idle Well programs may get a boost under Orphaned Well Clean- up and Jobs Act of 2021
Although not enacted yet, it is projected that the ‘‘Orphaned Well Clean- up and Jobs Act of 2021’’ will have a profound effect on the oil and gas…
HYDROCARBON WELL SERVICE PLUGGING & CAPPING UPDATE FOR 4/6/21
HWS Rig 9 crew tripped in tubing, set cement plug and tripped tubing out of hole. While waiting on cement to set, crew went and worked on reclamation. HWS…
Hydrocarbon Well Service Daily Update
Hydrocarbon crews staying busy prepping sites, swiveling and demobilization of mats despite this crazy weather. Plugging and Capping continues....…
Hydrocarbon Well Service Plugging & Capping Update
Hydrocarbon Rig 9 crew prepping access and placing mats on their next plug and cap project. Hydrocarbon Rig 12 crew is cleaning out well bore, making…
Plugging and Capping Continues for Hydrocarbon Well Service 2/10/2021
Rig 9 - Hydrocarbon Well Service continued washing over the 2'' tubing, got washed down to 455' and now power swivel torques up. Will continue washing…
Hydrocarbon Well Service Plugging and Capping Daily Report
Rig - 9 Hydrocarbon Well Service got connected to the 4.5'' wash over pipe to begin washing over the two inch tubing to remove the tubing for setting…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Plugging and Capping Report
Rig 9 - tripped in 1" tubing, set bottom hole plug. Pulled up to 600' and circulate hole. Shit in and will check cement top in the morning. Rig 14 -…
Reminiscing about some work a while back. We will do anything to help the environment.
Some pictures from a high wall where we had to plug and capping wells. This was crazy as we had to use leveraged rig mats and make our location bigger.…
Hydrocarbon Well Services - Well Capping work and Reclamation
Rig 9 - Another early morning.. Well rocked up to 420 psi over night, continued blowing down. Secured site for the weekend. Will get 13" casing drove in…
Hydrocarbon Well Services - Well Capping work and Reclamation - Being Green today and making things look beautiful
Rig 9 - Tuscarawas County, OH Hydrocarbon Well Service finished up containment, had pre spud safety meeting with Odnr Emergency Operation team. Checked…
What if I have a well that is hard to get to?
This does increase cost. Site preparation and reclamation are typically mandated by local governments. However, with our turn key well plugging solution,…
How much does it cost to plug an oil and gas well?
Oil and gas wells come in so many different depths, ages, sizes, and types. Some are hundreds of years old. Other wells use new technology and are…
Hydrocarbon Plugging and Well Capping Update
HWS finished tripping tubing in, and started in rods for Big Sand today. HWS was contracted to clean out a AST today in Ritchie County WV and disposed of…
Hydrocarbon plugging, milling, swiveling, and capping update
HWS moved onto another Big Sand well. Got rigged up, pump jack moved and rods tripped out. HWS continued milling on the well in Ohio.
Hydrocarbon Well Capping Report
HWS continued production services for Big Sand. Rods were ran in, pump seated, pump jack set back in place and well pumping. HWS continued milling…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging Report
HWS continued production work for Big Sand, loving the weather extreme from snow and ice last Friday to rain and mud today. HWS continued operations today…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging and Capping Report
HWS moved equipment off location, loaded and moved out bad tubing. Treated well with Solvent and prep location for unloading new tubing in the morning.…
February 19th - Hydrocarbon Plugging Report
HWS continued stripping tubing and rods, utilizing mud bucket to keep all fluid contained while stripping out of hole on the well for Big Sand. Will…
Week of January 30th - Hydrocarbon Plugging Report.
1/30/2020HWS set cement plug, took 400 psi to break circulation and 250 psi to pump plug. Displace and tripped up out of hole. Will tag plug in morning…
February 12 - Hydrocarbon Plugging Report
HWS pulled rods out of the well for Big Sand, rebuilding pump and will trip pump and rods back in tomorrow. HWS completed rig up, installed diverter on…
February 11 - Hydrocarbon Plugging Report
HWS moved on Big dand well, cut pump jack off stand, load and move out of way. Spot rig and rig up, prep to start pulling rods. 2 pics HWS excavated…
February 9 - Hydrocarbon Plugging Report
Hws completed swabbing well in Morgantown, moved rig back to Clarksburg to begin rid job for Big Sand. HWS spotted equipment on site, and built…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging Week of January 27
HWS checked top of cement, began pulling 4.5" casing. String weight of casing went above 30,000, should only be 13,000. Notified inspector, he said to…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging and Cementing October 23, 2019
HWS killed gas off well in Armstrong PA, and ran bond log. Got permission from inspector to set cast iron bridge plugs (cibp). Soot tubing off above…
Ohio Orphan Well Landowner Pass Through Agreement
Hydrocarbon plugs many wells for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources through its Orphan well program. Hydrocarbon also plugs wells for individual…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging Update October 1, 2019
Armstong PA - HWS pumped 100 bbl water down tubing to kill gas, checked Td and ran bond log inside 2". Bond showed tubing cemented in from 2900' back to…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging update
Set plugs today, will try to cement back tomorrow from 650' to surface.Ohio milled down to 1318' with the 4.5" casing, not going good, they think the…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging Update September 12,2019
HWS power swiveled on the well in Armstrong PA. Made 35' of hole using a 4 7/8" tri cone mill. Will continue cleaning out tomorrow. HWS completed tank…
Sept 3 Hydrocarbon Well Plugging, Sealing and Cementing Report
HWS checked top of cement at 2716', tripped in workstring and set a 120 sack (600') plug on the well in Armstrong PA. Tripped workstring up to 1000' and…
August 20, 2019 Hydrocarbon Well Plugging, Sealing, and Cementing Wells
HWS done production work for Big Sand, swabbed 4.5" casing. Filled tank, called to have tank hauled. Will haul oil and swab again. HWS set permanent well…
August 12, 2019 Hydrocarbon Well Services Capped, Plugged, Sealed and Cemented Oil and Gas Wells
HWS checked TOC on the well in Pleasants County at 42', tripped in, topped off cement, tripped out and pumped 250 psi on casing to push cement out in…
August 7th Hydrocarbon Well Plugging Services update cementing, plugging oil and gas wells
On August 7th, HWS began cleaning out cement inside 8 5/8" casing with a 7 7/8" tricone bit on the well in Pleasants Co. WV. Tomorrow we will continue…
August 5, 2019 Hydrocarbon Well Services Plugging and Cementing Wells
In WV, HWS checked TOC @ 52', trip in hole, set cement plug back to surface. Will check cement in the morning. If plug is good, will rig down. Excavate…
July 30, 2019 Hydrocarbon Well Services Turn Key Plugging and reclamation of well sites
On July 31, HWS ran bond log inside 5.5" casing, bond log showed casing was bonded. Perforate as directed, trip in and set cement plug. Hauled back to…
July 24, 2019 Hydrocarbon Well Services Rigged up to plug wells with cement
On July 24, HWS milled on the 5.5" casing and got topped dressed up. Change out bit to 4 3/4" concave mill and start in hole, sat down at 33' and ready to…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging 7/2/2019
On July 1, HWS tripped in hole (TIH) to 1769' mixed and pumped 6 (bbl) barrel of gel, then set a balanced class A cement plug from 1769 to 1625, displaced…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging Work 6/17/2019
On June 17 HWS began site prep on the nw well. Hauled rig mats down to pad over gas line.On June 17, HWS set cement plug back up to 1100', tripped out of…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging Report 6/6/2019
On June 6, 2019 Hydrocarbon Well Service checked cement on 10 3/4'' casing on the Odnr well, spot rig back over well, rigged up drill collars, power…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging Recent Activity 6/3/2019
On May 29, Hydrocarbon Well Service completed cementing back to surface on the Civil Environmental Consultants well. Began loading up equipment to (RDMO)…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Daily Blog 5/28/19
Hydrocarbon Well Services checked Top of Cement (TOC) @ 200' on the Civil Environmental Consultants (CEC )well. Topped off plug and it was dropping back.…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Daily Blog 5/22/2019
Hydrocarbon Well Services perforated the 7" casing with 5 shots each at 765', and 232'. Tripped in hole with tubing, gel hole back to 750' and trip tubing…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Daily Blog 5/21/2019
Hydrocarbon Well Services set a 200' bottom hole plug on the Civil Environmental Consultants well. Tripped out of hole (TOOH) with work string. Attempted…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Daily Blog 5/20/2019
Hydrocarbon Well Services checked total depth (Td) on the Civil Environmental Consultants well (CEC). Freepoint 7" casing and trip in hole (TIH) with work…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Daily Blog 5/14/2019
Hydrocarbon Well Services pumped H20 down the Duquene Light Company's (DLC) well to kill gas. Got gas killed on the 2" tubing and 5.5" casing. Hydrocarbon…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Daily Well Plugging Blog 5/10/2019
Hydrocarbon Well Services sat surface plug on CEC well and began rigging down. Hydrocarbon Well Services tripped out 7" casing and prepped to begin…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Cement Well Plugging Daily Blog 04/25/2019
Hydrocarbon Well Services tripped in hole to 1876' and sat a 500' cement wellplug, tripped out and waited on cement to set. Tag plug and tripped in and…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Well Plugging Daily Blog 4/24/2019
Hydrocarbon Well Services perforated casings in well that would not pull. Inspector requested shots every 50', shot a total of 150 shots. Trip in work…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Daily Blog 4/22/2019
Hydrocarbon Well Services tripped in work string and set a 624' well cement plug and tripped work string back out and prep for wire line truck for in the…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Daily Blog 4/18/19
Hydrocarbon Well Services tagged a total depth (Td) at 2486' on the well. Cleaned around 10" conductor and found compromised casing. Excavate around…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Plugging & Cementing Daily Blog 4/17/19
Hydrocarbon Well Service checked top of cement (TOC), shot 3.5" tubing off at 2480' and tripped 3.5" tubing out of hole to set cement plug at tubing cut…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Plugging & Cementing Daily Blog 4/15/2019
Hydrocarbon Well Services finished tripping in 1.5" work string and set a 192' bottom hole cement plug on Eqt well, tripped out work string and set…
Hydrocarbon Well Services Plugging Activity 4/15/19
Hydrocarbon Well Services ran bond log, ccl inside 3.5" tubing and perforated below the packer on the well as directed by the inspector. Began tripping in…
Well Plugging at Hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon Well Service discussed the well cementing with the Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Inspector. The decision was agreed upon to continue working the 3…
Hydrocarbon Well Plugging
Hydrocarbon Well Services completed rigging up on an site in PA to begin Well Plugging procedures. Hydrocarbon blew the well down to begin checking for…