Antero cited for violation in W.Va. gas well fire

Antero cited for violation in W.Va. gas well fire by AP News, August 23, 2012
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued a notice of violation to Colorado-based Antero Resources for a drilling rig fire that injured three workers. … Last week, a spark ignited methane gas several hundred feet underground, triggering an hour-long fire on the floor of the natural gas drilling rig at Antero’s Cottrill No. 3 well. … It also issued sampling orders for water wells within 2,000 feet of the site.