The following DEP notices were published in the February 18 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Range Resources Appalachia, LLC -Cornwall Turkey Unit 7H: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Lewis Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 997)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - D. Kielar Pad 1: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with hydrochloric acid in Lathrop Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 997)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - D. Lauer Pad 1: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 997)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - MTL 4H Drill Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Wyalusing Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 998)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - State Game Lands-12 N West Water Impoundment: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel fuel. (PA Bulletin, page 998)

-- EQT Corp. - COP Tract 551 B: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in McIntyre Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 998)

Air Quality Permits

-- Lower Mount Bethel Energy SES/Bangor - Electric Generating Facility: DEP issued Title V Air Quality Permit for facility in Lower Mount Bethel Twp., Northampton County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1001)

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. - Finnefrock Compressor Station: DEP issued Title V Air Quality Permit for facility in Leidy Twp., Clinton County. (PA Bulletin, page 1002)

-- Perennial Energy CMM Pennsylvania, LLC - Coal Mine Methane Flares: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Permit for coal mine methane flaring system in Hanover Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 972)

-- Equitrans, LP Waynesburg - Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Permit renewal for the compressor station in Franklin Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 972)

-- ETC Northeast Field Services, LLC -  Freedom Pipeline Compressor Station: DEP accepted Air Quality application for installation of compressors, open flare and other equipment in New Sewickley Twp., Beaver County.   (PA Bulletin, page 1000)

-- Laurel Mountain Midstream Operating, LLC - Herminie Compressor Station: DEP accepted Air Quality application for shake-down of facility in West Newton Borough, Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1000)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for after-the-fact impacts on wetlands in Osceola Twp., Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1005)

-- EQT Chap, LLC: DEP issued Chapter 105 permit for well pan and tank pad extension for facility in Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1005)

-- Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC - Regional Energy Access Expansion Project: DEP issued Chapter 102 and 105 permit applications on the proposed installation and maintenance of approximately 36 miles of 30 to 42-inch natural gas pipeline in Luzerne, Northampton, Bucks, Chester and Monroe counties.  Read more here.  (PA Bulletin, page 1009)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Seneca Resources Co., LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a facility impacting Fourmile Hollow and Britton Run (both High Quality streams) in Shippen Twp., Cameron County. (PA Bulletin, page 1006)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a facility impacting Monroe Creek in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 1006)

-- Range Resources Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a facility impacting Wingfield Run, Kings Creek and Raccoon Creek in Hanover Twp., Beaver County. (PA Bulletin, page 1006)

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Water Use

-- In January, the Executive Director of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission gave his approval to 38 water use permits for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties.  Read more here.

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [2.10.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 25 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 10 conventional and 103 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 15 conventional and 66 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 1,687 conventional and 2,949 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 381 conventional and 140 unconventional

*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report

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PA DEP Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 11 to 17  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 18  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 64 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 18 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

PA Oil & Gas Compliance Reports

-- DEP Report Finds: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Routinely Abandon Wells; Fail To Report How Millions Of Gallons Of Waste Is Disposed; And Non-Compliance Is An ‘Acceptable Norm’  [PaEN]

-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industry Has Record Year: Cost, Criminal Convictions Up; $3.1 Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts  [PaEN]

-- DEP Issued 754 Notices Of Violation For Defective Oil & Gas Well Casing, Cementing, The Fundamental Protection Needed To Prevent Gas Migration, Groundwater & Air Contamination, Explosions  [PaEN]

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Industrial Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

NewsClips This Week:

-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: Make No Mistake: Current ‘Regulatory Reform’ Efforts In Pennsylvania Could Threaten Vital Environmental Protections

-- The Daily Item Editorial: On Energy Facility Permitting: Sen. Yaw: ‘We Can Deal With Regulations, What We Can’t Deal With Are Delays’

-- EnergyWire: Energy Companies Are Racing To Build New Energy Infrastructure-- LNG Terminals, Pipelines-- Before Federal Regulations Are Updated

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based EQT - Sharp Drop In Price Of Natural Gas Could Lead To Industry Cutting Back On Drilling

-- Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas: Fasten Your Seat Belts, The Buffers That Keep America’s Natural Gas Price Fluctuations At Bay Are Eroding

-- New Jersey Monitor: Ohio/PA Train Derailment Prompts New Calls To Block PA Natural Gas Transport Plan By Train/Truck To Proposed New Jersey LNG Export Terminal

-- Inside Climate News: In Dimock, Susquehanna County, A PA Town Riven By Fracking, Concerns About Ties Between A Judge And A Gas Driller Over Recent Attorney General Settlement

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Shell Flares Burn Again After Equipment Malfunction At Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County [Gas Flares Burning Dirty Black Like On Monday Indicate Incomplete Combustion]

-- Bloomberg: EPA Seeks To Empower Third Parties, Citizens To Search Out Oil & Gas Facility Methane Leaks, Natural Gas Industry Pushing Back

-- Reuters: U.S. LNG Natural Gas Producers Poised To Leapfrog Rivals With 3 New Export Terminal Projects

Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP Issued 754 Notices Of Violation For Defective Oil & Gas Well Casing, Cementing, The Fundamental Protection Needed To Prevent Gas Migration, Groundwater & Air Contamination, Explosions  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 11 to 17  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 38 Water Use Requests For Shale Gas Well Drilling Pads In Bradford, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming Counties  [PaEN]

-- Better Path Coalition Hosts Feb. 21 Webinar On DEP's Federally-Funded Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program [PaEN]

-- DEP Approves Permits For Transcontinental Gas Regional Energy Access Expansion Pipeline Project in Luzerne, Northampton, Bucks, Chester, Monroe Counties  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health Project Blog: Natural Gas Compressor Stations - A Guide To Protecting Your Health And The Environment [Photo: FracTracker, Clinton County] [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Court Motion To Prevent Unconstitutional Spending Of DCNR Oil & Gas Revenues For Nonconservation Purposes  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Shapiro Lays Out Serious Concerns Regarding Norfolk Southern’s Incident Management After Meeting With Beaver County Officials  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Shapiro Announces Pennsylvania Will Conduct Independent Water Sampling Following Ohio/PA Train Derailment  [PaEN]

-- PA Agriculture On Ohio/PA Train Derailment Impacts: 2 Reports Of Horses Affected By Smoke Immediately Following Controlled Burn; No Reports Of Livestock, Domestic Animal Health Symptoms After [PaEN]

-- Two PA Senate Committees To Hold Hearings On Ohio/PA Train Derailment: Emergency Preparedness- Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb. 27 - Public Invited To Submit Questions  To Transportation [PaEN]

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA  [PaEN]

-- Groups Urge DEP To Temporarily Halt Operations At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; File 2nd Notice Of Intent To Sue For Air Pollution Violations  [PaEN]

[Posted: February 17, 2023]

2/20/2023