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On a blustery day in March, the Natural Gas Program Team toured a deep well drilling site of Ultra Energy in Tioga County.

 

Photos courtesy of Earle Robbins, Penn State Extension, Tioga County

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The Gas TEAM visiting the well site of Ulta Energy.

(Left; Tom Rice, Geologist, (Ultra), Ken Balliet, Tom Murphy, Jackie Root (forground), Ed Berry, RIGHT

About 25 degrees with a 15 mph wind

 

 

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Well head at Well #2

Sometimes called a "christmas tree".

 

 

 

 

Well #2 drying process

Why dry gas??

 

 

 

 

Drying process at well #2

Water is removed and piped to???

 

 

 

 

Ultra Measuring and Transmission Station

Point where gas entering major pipline is measured and brought to an appropriate pressure.

 

 

 

 

New well site

 

 

 

Drilling rig showing blue "dog house" where the well driller sits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drilling rig pictured from the north

 

 

 

 

Drilling rig laying out pipe (pulling out of bore hole)

 

 

 

 

 

Drilling site

 

 

 

 

Well head in the process of drilling

 

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