MAM16 is a well pad located in Bell Township, Westmoreland County, PA. This pad is comprised of three (3) Utica wells and five (5) Marcellus wells. These wells were drilled in mid-2023, hydraulic fracturing activity for one Utica well began in February 2024. CNX began drilling additional wells on this site in October 2024.
Upwind and downwind air quality monitoring equipment measuring PM2.5 (particulate matter) and VOCs known as BTEX was installed within 500’ of the well pad.
The prevailing wind direction for this region is from the southwest. CNX positioned the PM2.5 monitors such that one would be subject to winds from upwind of the well pad and the other would be in the path of wind traveling across the well pad (downwind).
Follow this link to see more information on CNX methane emission monitoring and mitigation efforts.