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Katie Cayuga NY
Hialeah, FL
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I have been told that there are no independent contractors that will work on private wells-- they all work for the big companies.... Please please someone give me some advice on who to call
My farm is in Cayuga New York near Syracuse
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Bill
Marysville, OH
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Katie in Cayuga wrote: we have a gas well on our farm that heats the house, water etc..I can't find anyone to service it--- I am so afraid that one cold winter day it will stop working
My neighbor told me that my well head was only good for 25 years and its been 30. The pressure has always been VERY good.
Does anyone know of a private contractor that works on private wells in the North east? Northeast what?Try to list your state and what city you are near.
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Bill
Marysville, OH
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Katie Cayuga NY wrote: I have been told that there are no independent contractors that will work on private wells-- they all work for the big companies.... Please please someone give me some advice on who to call
My farm is in Cayuga New York near Syracuse Try to Google oil field suppliers in your area. While they probably only sell supplies , they should be able to give you contact information for contractors in your area. Check the internet to see if there is a oil and gas association in our state. I am sure there is. A little searching should get you a on line report or news letter. These letters usually have advertisements from contractors. This field is very busy and it is hard to get someone even if they are in your area.
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Kathy Upstate NY
Verona, NY
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7 years ago we drilled a water well, 200 ft deep. It contains natural gas. If I pour a glass of water it looks as if I dropped alka seltzer in it, I can light my kitchen tap water and if it should start sputtering as it is running it becomes a blow torch, if you stand next to the well casing in the yard you can hear it perking. I have never been able to find anyone who can show me how to ustilize the gas for heating, cooking, drying the laundry, hot water. Is there anyone who can help or point me in the right direction? I am small potatoes. I am located in Central NY, just east of Syracuse.
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Kathy Upstate NY
Verona, NY
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Katie Cayuga NY wrote: I have been told that there are no independent contractors that will work on private wells-- they all work for the big companies.... Please please someone give me some advice on who to call
My farm is in Cayuga New York near Syracuse Katie, have you had any luck finding anyone? I am located just east of Syracuse and need information also.
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Katie Cayuga NY
Hialeah, FL
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I haven't tried googling oil supplies yet as it has been a busy week but I am working on it.
If you find any info please let me know
I am west of Syracuse.
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Katie Cayuga NY
Hialeah, FL
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Bill
I tried googling all different keywords including swabber and bailer but to no avail.
I have owned the farm for 6 years and we have never had it swabbed. It has always been a constant 600 lbs of pressure.
As I said I am hesitant to build another barn usiong the gas as I am afraid. I wish I could have more confidence in the well but I can;t find ANYone to come and inspect it for me
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Kathy Upstate NY
Rome, NY
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Shalom wrote: Im have a 2 well project that's all set to go in O.K.
Let me know if you want any info it.
Shalom@symanagement.com I would love some info. I have no clue where to begin. We have a water well that is producing natural gas. I would like to learn how to utilize what it is producing for whatever it will supply. How do you know how much is being produced? How much it will run? How do you contain it? Pump it? If you can even direct me to where I can find the info I would greatly appreciate it. Kathy
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Katie Cayuga NY
Hialeah, FL
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Call the Department of Enviromental conservation for New York.
You can google them..
You need to be a farm to put in a gas well i think and its very expensive so get ready.
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Debbie
Chicago Heights, IL
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Keith wrote: <quoted text>
Debbie, I looked up your wells and unfortunately there is very little data on them. That's all too common of a problem with local mom & pop operators here in Kentucky. There's a little more data for nearby wells on other farms, but still not much. The gas in your area is coming off the top of oil reservoirs, as we discussed earlier... its "associated gas" rather than dry, clean gas. Most of the oil production near you comes from the Knox dolomite, which has a lot of mineral content that can affect the chemistry (impurities) of the oil.
I do have some thoughts and some leads for you. I'll post more for you tonight after work. Keith, Have you ever found that information yet? I'm still at a stand still on hooking up properly. I did try my hand at it, and even though I think I did an ok job,don't feel as safe as if someone who knew what they were doing did it. Does anyone else have knowledge of anyone in the area? The oil field supplier in my area doesn't carry "drip collectors". Anyone know of an online supplier that carries items for private wells? All I've found is for major suppliers. They say their equipment is too large for my application. They don't even know what to do. I'd love to hear from someone who's "been there done that".
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Katie Cayuga NY
Hialeah, FL
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Kathy Upstate NY wrote: <quoted text>
I would love some info. I have no clue where to begin. We have a water well that is producing natural gas. I would like to learn how to utilize what it is producing for whatever it will supply. How do you know how much is being produced? How much it will run? How do you contain it? Pump it? If you can even direct me to where I can find the info I would greatly appreciate it.
Kathy kathy I was told about a hardware store in Bradford PA ( Bradford hardware).. they did a lot of maintenance on private wells.. they might be able to help you. Katie
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richard
Kenton, OH
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i have my own well with natural gas in sourthen ohio looking to find information to try to sell the gas thanks
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Ron Wagner
Decatur, IL
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peasetd wrote: <quoted text> Been drilling for water here in ohio and hit gas, but how much do we actually need to be able to run the heat in the house? How many psi in other words? It seems that the well drillers don't want to deal with it and drill through for water what should I do? thanks Get the compression equipment needed and just compress it into a large tank. Sell what you don't need. It will take some expertise, but the equipment is widely available. Convert your vehicles to CNG. All the expertise and equipment is available. You just need to shop for it. Vehicle conversions that are switchable to gasoline are available for about $4,000 in some areas, where it is widely used. Honda makes a CNG Civic but charges too much for it.
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Kathy Upstate NY
Rome, NY
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Katie Cayuga NY wrote: <quoted text>
kathy
I was told about a hardware store in Bradford PA ( Bradford hardware).. they did a lot of maintenance on private wells.. they might be able to help you.
Katie Thank you Katie! I will certain look them up and see what they can offer. I appreciate the help. A starting point would be wonderful!
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Bill
Marysville, OH
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richard wrote: i have my own well with natural gas in sourthen ohio looking to find information to try to sell the gas thanks Perhaps the liquified gas would be the way to go but then you would have to find your market and set price. To sell gas it is much more complicated than you might suspect. First check to see if there are any sales lines in your area. You then have to contact the line owner to see if he will let you tap into the line. Then you have to register the well with the state as a commercial well. You have to post a $5000 bond or CD with the state. Then you need a 1,000,000.00 liability insurance policy.Cost to run line from your well to sales line is your responsibility .Your well has to have pressure greater than the line pressure or you will not sell anything.You will only sell gas in the amount that your pressure is greater than the line.If there is fluid (which there usually is ) you need a separator 6000. Then a tank to hold fluid.2000 to 6000 depending on what you get. You need a meter 2000, a meter run 1500. Various regulators. It is possible to sell right off the casing but you may need to run tubing into the well and a pump jack to remove fluid .Rabbits are sort of cheap but a pump jack with rods 25,000.Meters have charts that need changed once a week. There are various problems that arise such as paraffin. You have to have a pretty good well to make it worth while. I never thought of compression, but there still may be state requirements.
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Ron Wagner
Decatur, IL
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Bill wrote: <quoted text> Perhaps the liquified gas would be the way to go but then you would have to find your market and set price. To sell gas it is much more complicated than you might suspect. First check to see if there are any sales lines in your area. You then have to contact the line owner to see if he will let you tap into the line. Then you have to register the well with the state as a commercial well. You have to post a $5000 bond or CD with the state. Then you need a 1,000,000.00 liability insurance policy.Cost to run line from your well to sales line is your responsibility .Your well has to have pressure greater than the line pressure or you will not sell anything.You will only sell gas in the amount that your pressure is greater than the line.If there is fluid (which there usually is ) you need a separator 6000. Then a tank to hold fluid.2000 to 6000 depending on what you get. You need a meter 2000, a meter run 1500. Various regulators. It is possible to sell right off the casing but you may need to run tubing into the well and a pump jack to remove fluid .Rabbits are sort of cheap but a pump jack with rods 25,000.Meters have charts that need changed once a week. There are various problems that arise such as paraffin. You have to have a pretty good well to make it worth while. I never thought of compression, but there still may be state requirements. Thanks for the very informative comment. I was thinking of something on a small scale for family and friends. Another possibility would be it to run a natural gas turbine. Caterpillar makes a special generator for less pure, landfill quality gas also. It could be used to charge electric cars, household etc.
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Bill
Marysville, OH
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Ron Wagner wrote: <quoted text>
Thanks for the very informative comment. I was thinking of something on a small scale for family and friends. Another possibility would be it to run a natural gas turbine. Caterpillar makes a special generator for less pure, landfill quality gas also. It could be used to charge electric cars, household etc. I think that would be best way to go. Get some liability waiver if selling to friend or family.IF cost was not to great the compressed gas for autos sounds interesting.
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Brian
Hillside, NJ
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Ron Wagner wrote: <quoted text>
Thanks for the very informative comment. I was thinking of something on a small scale for family and friends. Another possibility would be it to run a natural gas turbine. Caterpillar makes a special generator for less pure, landfill quality gas also. It could be used to charge electric cars, household etc. Do you have any more information on the generator that Caterpillar sells that works with "less pure" gas?
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ed walker
Fort Myers, FL
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I just got a natural gas well with allotment doubled if used for personal vehicles. Is there a way to add odorant to personal supply? I have detectors in the house but leak in a carwreck without odorant could be dangerous.
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Bill
Defiance, OH
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ed walker wrote: I just got a natural gas well with allotment doubled if used for personal vehicles. Is there a way to add odorant to personal supply? I have detectors in the house but leak in a carwreck without odorant could be dangerous. Have you tried smelling your gas supply before adding odorant? Although they say gas is odorless, most wells I have been associated with have some sort of odor to the gas.
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