Closeups 2 - The Wellhead

This is the first time I have ventured back to get closeups of the wellhead. I respected the safety barriers, and also didn't want to wallow in the mud. It's quite dry now, so forth I went.

George tells me that the wellhead is holding back 1,200 lbs of gas pressure. When I asked him how long he expected this well to produce, he replied "longer than you or I will be around."

There are still more regulators and other items to be installed on the wellhead before it is fenced in and secured. The church (in the background) will be hooked up in the coming weeks well in advance of winter.