6 days ago · Orphan oil well explosion in Washington County injures 6; 4 taken by helicopter to hospital The API failed to deliver the resource. Six people were injured in an explosion at an orphan oil well in Washington County Monday morning. 6 days ago · Six people were injured, five critically, in an explosion at an orphan well south of New Matamoras, Ohio, while contractors were working to plug it. 5 days ago · INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Natural gas and crude oil igniting at the surface of an orphan well caused an explosion that injured six people this week in the Wayne National Forest, the Ohio Department of 6 days ago · An oil rig explosion rocked Washington County, Ohio, on Monday afternoon, injuring at least five people, according to local fire officials. The blast occurred while a contractor was plugging an orphan oil well in Independence Township, near Frontier High School and Leith Run Recreation Area. The 5 days ago · Multiple people are seriously hurt after an oil rig explosion in Washington County, Ohio.Washington County is located in eastern Ohio, near West Virginia. According to the fire chief, at least six 6 days ago · Several people were injured in Washington County, Ohio, after an oil rig explosion. 5 days ago · A crew from Monroe Drilling Operations, LLC, was working on an abandoned well located in Wayne National Forest (in Washington County, OH) on Monday morning when natural gas and crude oil traveled up through the well to the surface and ignited, causing an explosion. In addition to the five members…