HOUSTON and WHEELING, W.Va., March
7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN)
received top honors from the West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection for its reclamation work on well pad sites
that were permitted in 2017-2018.
The company earned this distinction for the category recognizing
an operator with more than 30 permits. This award is
conferred in partnership with the Independent Oil and Gas
Association of West Virginia and
the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association.
Candidates for the award are selected by an independent
evaluation by state regulators during site inspections. The
inspectors score the reclamation work on a scale of 0-99.
Southwestern Energy had the highest scores in its category.
"We are pleased to receive this recognition for our efforts to
reclaim our well sites," said Derek
Cutright, senior vice president, Southwest Appalachia
Division, Southwestern Energy. "Being a strong steward of the
environment is a core value of how we operate and it's deeply
ingrained in our culture."
The company has a broad range of efforts to lessen the impact of
its operations on the environment, Cutright explains. These
include initiatives to reduce the impact of its trucking activities
by installing water lines to its production sites; investing in
projects to treat acid mine drainage into rivers, and employing
technology and best practices to be an industry leader in methane
emissions reductions.
Southwestern Energy operates nearly 300,000 acres with multiple
potential producing benches in West
Virginia and manages over 400 producing wells. The
company employs approximately 300 in the state with offices in
Morgantown and Bethlehem, and has paid $99.7 million in total taxes and delivered more
than $220 million in royalty and
working interest payments to landowners.
About Southwestern Energy
Southwestern Energy Company
is an independent energy company engaged in natural gas, natural
gas liquids and oil exploration, development, production and
marketing. For additional information, visit our website
www.swn.com
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