The following DEP notices were published in the April 29 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- UGI Utilities, Inc. - fmr Bellefonte Manufactured Gas Plant: DEP received Remedial Investigation Report concerning remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with coal tar and other contaminants at the MGP in Spring Township, Centre County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2376)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - A&M Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater at the well pad in Wilmot Township, Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2376)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - W.Wright Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with hydraulic fracturing fluid for the well pad in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2376)

-- American Refining Group, Inc. - American Refining Facility: DEP received a Risk Assessment on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with arsenic, iron and manganese for the facility located in Bradford Township, McKean County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2377)

Water Quality Permit

-- Peoples Natural Gas Company - 12 Miles Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on NPDES Stormwater permit application for the project disturbing 37 acres in Amwell, Washington and West Bethlehem townships in Washington County and Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2350)

Public Water Supply Permit

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. - Leidy Station Public Water Supply: DEP issued a Safe Drinking Water Supply Construction Permit for the facility in Leidy Township, Clinton County. (PA Bulletin, page 2375)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- EQT ARO LLC - Temporary Natural Gas + Water Pipelines: DEP invites comments on Chapter 105 permit application for project with multiple stream crossings and wetland impacts related to Brown Run (High Quality) and McClure Run (High Quality) and wild trout streams in McHenry Township, Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2363)

-- Coterra Energy, LLC - Kielar D Well Pad: DEP issued Chapter 105 permit to construct well pad and fill .20 acres of wetlands “for the safe development of Marcellus Shale production and conveyance to markets” in Lathrop Township, Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2384)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 erosion and sedimentation permit for a project impacting the Susquehanna River in Asylum Township, Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2386)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 erosion and sedimentation permit for a project impacting East Branch Wyalusing Creek in Jessup Township, Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2386)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 erosion and sedimentation permit for a pipeline project impacting Templeton Fork, Rocky Run, Robinson Fork, Enlow Fork, Dunkard Fork and Stone Coal Run in East Finley, West Finley and Richland Townships in Greene and Washington counties. (PA Bulletin, page 2386)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 erosion and sedimentation permit for a project in Hanover Township, Beaver County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2386)

Air Quality Permits

-- Columbia Gas Transmission LLC - Compressor Station Engine Replacement: DEP invites comments on Air Quality Plan Approval for this project in Mann Township, Bedford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2353)

-- Halliburton Energy Services - Montgomery Field Camp Facility: DEP invites comments on proposed state-only Air Quality Permit for this natural gas drilling materials distribution facility in Clinton Township, Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 2354)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC. - Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued Air Quality Plan Approval for a shale gas well pad with seven wells in East Finley Township, Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2380)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC - Harmon Creek Gas Plant: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval to install certain air pollution sources in Smith Township, Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2380)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [4.21.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 17 conventional and 21 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 37 conventional and 290 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 38 conventional and 150 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 4,937 conventional and 7,980 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 1,519 conventional and 811 unconventional 

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 PA Oil & Gas Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 22 - 28; Conventional Wells Venting Gas; Shale Gas Well Pad Spills  [PaEN]

-- Citizen Complaint Results In Finding 2 Abandoned Conventional Wells Owned By Prosperity Oil Co. Continuing To Vent Natural Gas In Washington County  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Appalachia: DEP Inspections Find Violations For Spills, Releases, Continuing Defective Casing/Cementing At Shale Gas Well Pads In Bradford, Susquehanna Counties  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 29  [PaEN]  

-- DEP Posts 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 29 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:

-- House Committee Meets May 2 On Bill To Restore Authority To Review Conventional Oil/Gas Well Plugging Bonding Amounts; Help Prevent Routine Abandonment Of An Average Of 561 Wells A Year  [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee Sets May 1 Hearing On Cryptocurrency And Climate Change; Background Brief  [PaEN]

-- EDF: Pennsylvania Has 55,000 Oil/Gas Wells At High Risk Of Being Abandoned; 51,000 Wells At Risk Of Being Transferred To Low Solvency Owners; Current Conventional Well Owners Abandon 561 Wells A Year, On Average  [PaEN]

-- House Hearing: Let’s Work Together To Make Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Practices Cleaner, Respect Property Rights, Protect Taxpayers And Prevent New Abandoned Wells  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Conventional vs Unconventional Oil & Gas Wells - Not As Different As You Might Think - By Laurie Barr, Save Our Streams PA  [PaEN]

-- DEP Tentatively Sets May 18 Online Public Conference On Proposed Roulette Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well In Clara Twp., Potter County; Opponents Again Call For Robust Public Participation Process  [PaEN]

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Clarifies New Regulations On Oil/Gas Fracking Wastewater Ban Road Spreading, Disposal From Conventional Wells  [PaEN]

-- NRDC: U.S. Dept. Of Transportation Denies Special Permit For Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail From A Proposed Bradford County LNG Plant; Shipping By Truck Still Allowed  [PaEN]

-- Eyes On Shell Reports Shell Petrochemical Plant Fenceline Monitors Found Benzene Emissions Above Toxic Substances Limits; No Timeline For Restarting Plant; DEP Issued Another NOV For Air Violations  [PaEN]

-- Senate Environmental Committee Holds May 1 Hearing On Electric Grid Reliability Looking At Natural Gas, Other Generation Failures During Winter Storm Elliot In December [PaEN]

[Posted: April 28, 2023]

5/1/2023