The following DEP notices were published in the April 15 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - State Game Lands-12P Unit 4H Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Franklin Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2106)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Haralambous Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Columbia Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 2106)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - MAJ 18 Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with arsenic, aluminum, barium, boron, chromium, copper, iron, lead, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, zinc and naphalene in Richhill Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2107)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - Range Infante Waterline: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, strontium, vanadium, zinc and selenium in Smith Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2107)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Jones BRA Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Standing Stone Twp, Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 2107)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - DCNR Well Pad 587: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Ward Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 2108)

-- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Kingsley Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Springfield Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 2108)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - D. Kielar Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with hydrochloric acid in Lathrop Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2108)

Waste Permits

-- CES Biogas LLC - Landfill Gas Project: DEP invites comments on application for coverage under WMGM055 General Permit for a facility in Foster Twp., Schuylkill County. (PA Bulletin, page 2080)

-- SWN Production Company - Oil & Gas Waste Processing Facility: DEP invites comments on application for coverage under WMGR123 General Permit for the Warner Water Transfer facility in New Milford Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2081)

-- SWN Production Company - Oil & Gas Waste Processing Facility: DEP invites comments on application for coverage under WMGR123 General Permit for the Loke Water Transfer facility in New Milford Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2081)

-- CNX Gas Company LLC - Oil & Gas Waste Processing Facility: DEP invites comments on application for coverage under WMGR123 General Permit for the Mamont Centralized Water Storage Facility in Bell Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 2081)

Water Quality Permits

-- Peoples Natural Gas Company - Installation Of 13 Miles Of 2 & 4-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on NPDES Stormwater Permit for this project impacting Boyd Run, Craig Run, Craynes Run, Dillie Run (High Quality), Pettit Run (High Quality), Ruff Creek and Walkers Run in Washington Twp., Greene County and Amwell Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2077)

Air Quality Permits

-- MarkWest Liberty Bluestone, LLC - Bluestone Gas Processing Plant: DEP invites comments on a proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for this facility in Jackson Twp., Butler County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2083)

-- Marcus Hook Energy LP - Marcus Hook Energy Center: DEP invites comments on proposed RACT II and III Air Quality Plans for the facility in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County.  Public hearing set for June 6 at DEP’s Southeast Regional Office.   (PA Bulletin, page 2085)

-- EQT ACO, LLC - Storage Tanks/Compressor Engines: DEP approved GP-5 Air Quality General Permit for a variety of air emission sources for a facility in Cummings Twp., Lycoming County.    (PA Bulletin, page 2109)

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc. - Helvetia Compressor Station: DEP revoked State Only Air Quality Permit after the agency confirmed the facility is being disassembled and sources removed in Brady Twp., Clearfield County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2110)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Olympus Energy, LLC - Access Road To Heracles Well Pad From SR-51: DEP issued Chapter 105 permit for multiple stream crossings and floodway impacts the project located in Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny County. (PA Bulletin, page 2115)

-- Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit application for a stream stabilization project to protect an exposed 10-inch natural gas pipeline in Upper Merion Twp., Montgomery County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2121)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Seneca Resources Co., LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Grays Run (Exceptional Value) and Lycoming Creek (Exceptional Value) in Lewis Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 2117)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC - Cosgray Meter Pad: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for the project impacting South Fork Ten Mile Creek in Franklin Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 2117)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Crawford Run and Bailey Run in Frazer Twp., Allegheny County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2117)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [4.7.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 4 conventional and 13 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 16 conventional and 256 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 36 conventional and 127 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 4,111 conventional and 7,217 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 1,215 conventional and 467 unconventional 

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PA Oil & Gas Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 8 to 14; Shale Gas Drillers Create New Brownfields, 8 Wells Found With Defective Casing/Cementing  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 15  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 68 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 15 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]   

PA Oil & Gas Compliance Reports

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

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Failed To File Annual Production/Waste Generation Reports For 61,655 Wells; Attorney General Continues Investigation Of Road Dumping Wastewater  [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]

-- 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]

Related Articles This Week:

-- Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment  [PaEN]

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 Million Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas; Same Facility Plagued Community With Blowdowns 3 Times A Day, 7 Days A Week For Nearly 10 Years Until Criminal Charges Brought Against CNX [PaEN]

-- DEP/Equitrans Settlement: DEP, Preempted By Federal Law, Withdraws Order, Closes NOVs Against Equitrans For Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Leak Releasing 1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas  [PaEN]

-- How Chesapeake Appalachia Created Another New Shale Gas Brownfield In Bradford County; Timberline Energy Plugs Its Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County  [PaEN]

-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission Meets April 20 On Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations  [PaEN]

-- The Express: Bechtel Corp Announced It Will Discontinue Development Of The 1,000 MW Natural Gas-Fired Renovo Energy Center In Clinton County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Issues Three More Air Quality Violations To Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Related To Emergency Flaring, Exceeding 12-Month Air Pollution Limits  [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Times: Strong Hydrocarbon Odors, Pollution Leave Residents Uneasy After Releases At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County 

-- KDKA: Shell Says It’s Working To Eliminate What’s Causing A Putrid Smell From Beaver County Petrochemical Plant 

-- WTAE: Residents Voice Concerns About Strong Odor Near Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- Post-Gazette: DEP Investigating Stink At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Investigating Odor Event From Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Proposed Encina Pyrolysis Chemical Plant To Break Down Plastic Waste Into Benzene, Toluene, Xylenes Proposed For Susquehanna River Shoreline In Northumberland County - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal  [PaEN]

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Hosts April 19 Webinar On Policy Action In Response To The Norfolk Southern Train Derailment & Beyond  [PaEN]

-- City & State PA: PA Energy Summit May 11 In Pittsburgh, Featuring Keynote Speaker Acting DEP Secretary Negrin  [PaEN]

[Posted: April 14, 2023]

4/17/2023