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Table 1 Visual verification of well locations

From: Population allocation at the housing unit level: estimates around underground natural gas storage wells in PA, OH, NY, WV, MI, and CA

State

Active UGS facilities // wells

Wells visually verifieda

Visually unidentified wellsa

Median (SD) visual offset distance (ft.)

CA

12 // 346

17

5

10.9 (7.4)

MI

39 // 2394

119

4

10.9 (8.2)

NY

26 // 972

48

4

52.3 (174.8)

OH

21 // 3318

166

26

55.5 (117.3)

PA

46 // 1332

67

11

62.7 (126.5)

WV

25 // 1472

73

30

82.8 (131.3)

  1. aVerified and unidentified wells combined equal 5% random sample of active UGS wells per state