PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - June 24
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The following DEP notices were published in the June 24 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 - VRGC Bra Well Pad 4HC: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with fracking fluid friction reducer for the facility located in Wilmot Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3372)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - D.Payne Well Pad 1: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with compressor station oil for the facility located in Harford Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 3372)

-- National Fuel Gas Corp.- Henderson Well Wastewater Release: DEP approved the Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, and zinc at the location in Worth Twp., Mercer County. (PA Bulletin, page 3373)

Air Quality Permits

-- ETC Northeast Field Services LLC - Northeast Field Services Facility: DEP invites comments on proposed Title V Air Quality Permit RACT III Plan for the facility located in New Sewickley Twp., Beaver County.  Hearing scheduled for July 25 at the DEP Southwest Regional Office.  (PA Bulletin, page 3352)

-- Hamilton Patriot LLC - Hamilton Patriot Electric Generating Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of the Title V Air Quality Permit for this natural gas-fired generation facility located in  Clinton Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 3354)

-- Hamilton Patriot LLC - Hamilton Patriot Electric Generating Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of the Acid Rain Air Quality Permit for this natural gas-fired generation facility located in  Clinton Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 3354)

-- Beaver Dam Energy, LLC - Beaver Dam Electric Generating Plant: DEP invites comments on State Only Air Quality Operating Permit for natural gas-fired facility located in Canton Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 3355)

-- NFG Midstream Trout Run LLC - Trout Run Mountain Compressor Station: DEP approved Air Quality Plan Approval for a variety of air pollution sources at the facility located in Lewis Twp., Lycoming County.   (PA Bulletin, page 3374)

--  Greylock Midstream, LLC - Cumberland Henderson Compressor Station: DEP approved an Air Quality Plan Approval for a variety of air pollution sources at the facility located in Cumberland Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3374)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC - Mako Compressor Station: DEP approved Air Quality Plan Approval for a variety of air pollution sources at natural gas pipeline gathering facilities located in Amwell Twp., Washington County.   (PA Bulletin, page 3374)

-- Columbia Gas Transmission: DEP approved Air Quality Plan Approval for replacement of two compressor engines for the facility located in Mann Twp., Bedford County.   (PA Bulletin, page 3374)

-- Alpaca Energy, LLC - Electric Generation Facility: DEP issued a State Only Air Quality Permit for the natural gas-fired power plant located in Canton Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 3375)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC: DEP approved a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Browns Creek and Cash Creek in Smithfield and Ulster Townships, Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3378)

-- Susquehanna Gathering Co. 1, LLC: DEP approved a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Tunkhannock Creek in Jackson Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3378)

-- UGI Texas Creek, LLC: DEP approved a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Left Branch Fourmile Run (High Quality) located in Elk and Gaines Townships, Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3378)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC: DEP approved a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Red Run in McIntyre Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3378

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [6.17.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 13 conventional and 12 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 75 conventional and 373 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 73 conventional and 190 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 7,453 conventional and 11,694 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 3,271 conventional and 722 unconventional 

*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report

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PA Oil & Gas Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 17 to 23 - Federal Well Plugging Project & Dimock Area Shale Gas Well Inspections; Leaking Plugged Conventional Wells; Frack Out Investigation  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - June 24  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 47 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 24 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

NewsClips This Week:

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Punxsutawney Phil Getting A New Neighbor - Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well

-- TribLive: Grant Twp., Indiana County Community’s Fight To Stop An Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well

-- TribLive: Murrysville, Plum Officials Deal With Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Issues In Allegheny County

-- WTAE: Washington County Homeowner Takes On Gas Drilling Companies In Court

-- KDKA: Washington County Family Takes 2 Gas Companies To Court Over Fracking Health Concerns

-- WTAE: 6 Leaking Abandoned Conventional Wells In Hanover Twp., Washington County Contaminated Water Supply, Releasing Natural Gas In And Next To Hillman State Park 

Related Articles This Week:

-- 3 Days That Shook Washington County: Natural Gas Plant Explosion; Pipeline Leak Of 1.1 Million Cubic Feet Of Gas; 10,000 Gallon Spill At Compressor Station  [PaEN]

-- Senate Committee Meets June 26 To Consider Nomination Of Richard Negrin As DEP Secretary; Energy Information Office, Electric Billing Legislation  [PaEN]

-- House Republicans, Democrats Introduce Legislation To Prevent The Court System From Being Used By Powerful Interests To Silence Citizen Critics  [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee Holds June 27 Meeting On Bills Increasing Setback Distances From Natural Gas Infrastructure, 2-Year Moratorium On Cryptocurrency Air Permits  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves Water Withdrawal Projects, Including 12 Related To Shale Natural Gas Drilling  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 32 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use Permits In Bradford, Clearfield, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming Counties  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Advises Water Withdrawal Permit Holders To Review Low Flow Water Restrictions And Begin Planning For Alternative Operations  [PaEN]

-- DEP Finds PA General Energy Installed Its Shawnee Water Withdrawal On The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek At Sizes Larger Than Authorized By Its SRBC, DEP Permits  [PaEN]

-- Senate Republicans Pass Bill To Significantly Narrow The Grounds For Appealing DEP Environmental Permit Actions  [PaEN]

-- Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Letting Polluters Decide When To Report Spills And CO2 Injection Well Primacy By Party-Line Votes  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold July 25 Hearing On Proposed Roulette Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Potter County  [PaEN]

-- EPA Issues Permit For Class IID Oil & Gas Waste Underground Injection Well In Jefferson County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts Solicitation For Bids To Plug 23 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Waste Injection Wells Owned By ARG Resources, Inc. And Pennzoil Company In Elk County    [PaEN]

-- PUC Distributes A Record $278.8 Million In Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Revenue; Conventional Oil/Gas Operators Do Not Pay These Fees  [PaEN]

[Posted: June 23, 2023]


6/26/2023

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