Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC has requested authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to abandon five wells and associated pipelines in West Virginia as part of the 2021 Coco B and Coco C Wells Abandonment Project. The abandonment is under the company's blanket certificate and is expected to have no impact on existing customers or storage operations, with a project cost of approximately $2.8 million. The public can participate by filing protests, motions to intervene, or comments by March 15, 2021. Interested parties can file electronically or by mail, and further information is available on the FERC website.
Simple Explanation
Columbia Gas Transmission wants to stop using five big straw-like tubes in the ground in West Virginia that are part of their gas storage. They say it won't bother the people who get gas from them now, but they need permission, and people who want to share their thoughts have until March 15, 2021, to send in letters or electronic messages.