Sealed well cellar

Abstract

A well cellar system includes a substantially planar base, the base defining an aperture sized to receive a conductor pipe. The well cellar system also includes at least one substantially inflexible side member attached to the base, the at least one side member and the base defining a cavity. A seal between the at least one side member and the base substantially prevents the flow of fluids between the at least one side member and the base. The attachment between the base and the conductor pipe substantially prevents the flow of fluids between the base and the conductor. An additional embodiment incorporates an extension ring to minimize/eliminate runoff entering the cellar. One version of the extension ring includes a telescoping section which moves between an extended and retracted position representing its to operative positions. Yet a further embodiment provides a rain cap to reduce the amount of precipitation which enters the cellar and becomes hazardous waste. A still further embodiment is configured with cement ports for securing a conductor pipe in an oversized whole. This embodiment also has a grout port to restabilize the cellar following soil subsidence. A final embodiment is configured as a sectional version which can be more easily installed or placed in an existing well cellar to seal it.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.