Trumbull County injection well temporarily shut down

The company operating injection wells near a spill site in Vienna Township was ordered to temporarily shut down another well location in Trumbull County last week.
Last Thursday, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources inspected two wells operated by Kleese Development Associates at 5425 Parkman Road, Warren Township.
The ODNR says the routine inspection of the facility found that KDA was injecting fluids into the ground at pressures exceeding acceptable limits.
According to the Ohio EPA, injection pressure restrictions prevent injection at pressures which could cause fractures in the rock formations that limit fluid movement above an injection zone.
The ODNR inspector instructed KDA to correct the pressure issue at the Warren Township site.
On Friday, the inspector returned to the site and found that KDA was still injecting over pressure.
The well operator was instructed to cease operations by the inspector until the issue was remedied.
On Saturday, the inspector again returned to the site and found that KDA had installed an automatic shut-off switch and a pressure level recorder.
According to the ODNR, the action brought the well into compliance and operations were permitted to resume.
KDA also operates injection wells on Sodom Hutchings Road which have been shut down since earlier this month following the discovery of a spill into nearby wetlands across the street..
A spokesperson from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirms the oil-based spill traces back to a storage pad on the Kleese property.
However, neither the exact source of the spill nor the identity of the substance has not been determined.
The leak has stopped and the clean-up continues.