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Mud pits to accommodate drill cuttings will be constructed with an approximate size of 15’ x 20’ <br />x 10’. These mud pits will be cut into the cut area of the pad if possible. <br />Water for the drilling operations will be pumped to the drill sites from MCC’s mine water <br />discharge pond using high-pressure hose. Alternatively, water may be transported to the drill sites <br />with mobile water carriers from MCC’s discharge pond and/or Dry Fork Creek. Mountain Coal <br />Company, L.L.C. owns water rights for these water resources. MCC may place portable stock <br />tanks (frac tanks) near the drill sites and maintain a minimum water level in the tanks. <br />DRILLING ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />Drilling activities for the proposed methane drainage wells in the B Seam will include mobilizing <br />drill equipment to the sites, drilling, installing casing and cementing. Drilling will be <br />accomplished using the air-foam rotary method or a casing advance air-rotary system on a <br />vertical setup. These holes will be drilled using the following: <br />• Drill 16” hole, 20’ or to bedrock, set 14” surface casing <br />• Drill the intermediate 12.25’ hole to a competent formation within proximity of the E- <br />seam and case the hole with 9 5/8” casing and cement the annulus to the surface <br />• Drill out the grout shoe with 8.75” bit and drill the remainder of the hole to within 25’ of <br />B seam and install 7” slotted casing in the hole to extend approximately 40’ past the <br />bottom of the 9 5/8” casing. <br />• Install wellhead <br /> <br />The attached Figure No. 1 is a typical illustration of the above method. <br /> <br />Once the drilling has been completed, the associated mud-pit will be reclaimed as the material <br />dries and the surface will be reseeded for interim reclamation. <br /> <br />