Brian Grove, Senior Director of Corporate Development for Chesapeake Energy, released the following statement: “At approximately 11:45 p.m. on April 19, an equipment failure occurred during well-completion activities, allowing the release of completion fluids from a well at a location in Leroy Township, Bradford County, Pa.
Crews are on location working to control the leak and contain the fluid flow.
All relevant emergency agencies have been notified and are either on location or en route.
Well-control specialists Boots and Coots have been mobilized and are prepared to respond if necessary.
All non-essential vehicles have been removed from the location.
An undetermined amount of water has flowed off the location.
Crews are working to minimize any impacts to the nearby Towanda Creek.
As a precautionary measure, seven families who live near the location have been temporarily relocated until all agencies involved are confident the situation has been contained.
There have been no injuries or natural gas emissions to the atmosphere.”
