The DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board is scheduled to meet on November 1 to discuss the Area of Review, Water Supply Replacement and Deep Coal Mining/Gas Drilling technical guidance needed to implement the Chapter 78a regulations.

The Area of Review guidance provides further guidance on how drilling companies identify and deal with the threats posed by abandoned water and oil and gas wells near new operations.

The Marcellus Shale Coalition has challenged DEP’s legal authority to require this type of review.  The PA Supreme Court heard argument on the case in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

            Also on the agenda is--

-- Presentation: Class IID Injections Wells And How They Are Regulated

-- Discussion: Guidelines for Chain Pillar Development & Longwall Mining Adjacent to Unconventional Wells

-- Discussion: Water Supply Replacement Technical Guidance

-- Update on Technical Guidance Development

The meeting will be held in Room 105 Rachel Carson Building starting at 10:00.  Click Here to join the meeting online through WebEx. 

For available handouts and more information, visit DEP’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board webpage.  Questions should be directed to Todd Wallace 717-783-9438 or send email to: twallace@pa.gov.

NewsClips:

Legere: PA Supreme Court Urged To Put Drilling Rules To ID Abandoned Wells Into Effect

PLS Reporter: PA Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Drilling Rules

[Posted: Oct. 19, 2017]

10/23/2017