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

Brownfields Risk Assessment Disapproval

-- American Refinery Group Refinery: DEP disapproved a Risk Assessment for the refinery located in Bradford, McKean County involving soil and groundwater contaminated with Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene, Xylenes (total), Cumene (Isopropylbenzene), Methyl tert- Butyl Ether, Naphthalene, Trimethyl benzene, 1,2,4- (Trimethyl benzene, 1,3,4-), Trimethyl benzene, 1,3,5-, Fluorene, Phenanthrene, Anthracene, Pyrene, Chrysene, Benzo(a)anthracene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(a) pyrene, Benzo(g,h,i)perylene and groundwater: Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene, Xylenes (total), Cumene (Isopropylbenzene), Methyl tert-Butyl Ether, Naphtha- lene, Trimethyl benzene, 1,2,4-(Trimethyl benzene, 1,3,4-), Trimethyl benzene, 1,3,5-, Phenanthrene, Pyrene, Chrysene for EU-6.  (PA Bulletin, page 3760)  Read more here.

Exposing Natural Gas Pipeline Ahead Of Longwall Mining

-- CNX Midstream Operating Company, LLC - Exposure Of 2 Natural Gas Pipelines Ahead Of Longwall Underground Coal Mining: DEP invites comments on the project located in Morris Twp., Greene County to expose the pipelines for a period of one year.   (PA Bulletin, page 3742)  Read more here.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Greylock Production, LLC - Beacon Well Pad: DEP received a Notice of Intent to remediate soil and groundwater contaminated by releases of production wastewater for the well pad located in Greene Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 3731)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Susan Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated by releases of production wastewater for the well pad located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3758)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - NV 110 Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with “RCRA Metals” [one or more of arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, selenium, silver] for the well pad in East Finley Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 3759)

-- Seneca Resources Company, LLC - Clermont Rad E ESG: DEP approved a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, zinc, and vanadium for the facility located in Jones Twp., Elk County. (PA Bulletin, page 3759)

-- Greylock Production, LLC - Skib A Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on soil contaminated with aluminum, arsenic, barium, boron, bromide, chloride, iron, lead, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc for the well pad located in Jefferson Twp. Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3760)

-- American Refinery Group Refinery: DEP disapproved a Risk Assessment for the refinery located in Bradford, McKean County involving soil and groundwater contaminated with Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene, Xylenes (total), Cumene (Isopropylbenzene), Methyl tert- Butyl Ether, Naphthalene, Trimethyl benzene, 1,2,4- (Trimethyl benzene, 1,3,4-), Trimethyl benzene, 1,3,5-, Fluorene, Phenanthrene, Anthracene, Pyrene, Chrysene, Benzo(a)anthracene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(a) pyrene, Benzo(g,h,i)perylene and groundwater: Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene, Xylenes (total), Cumene (Isopropylbenzene), Methyl tert-Butyl Ether, Naphtha- lene, Trimethyl benzene, 1,2,4-(Trimethyl benzene, 1,3,4-), Trimethyl benzene, 1,3,5-, Phenanthrene, Pyrene, Chrysene for EU-6.  (PA Bulletin, page 3759)

Air Permits

-- Ameresco, Inc. - Greenridge Landfill Renewable Natural Gas Processing Facility: DEP invites comments on Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in East Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 3734)

-- Texas Eastern Transmission - Grantville Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on a State Only Air Quality Operating Permit for the facility located in East Hanover Twp., Dauphin County. (PA Bulletin, page 3735)

-- EQM Gathering Opco, LLC - Pigging, Pipeline Operations: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for a variety of air pollution sources including a natural gas dehydration unit, thermal oxidizer, pigging operations (venting and blowdowns), truck loading operations for a facility located in Aleppo Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3761)

-- Hamilton Patriot LLC - Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP extended the Air Quality Plan Approval for the electrical generation capacity increase to December 16, 2023 for the facility located in Clinton Twp., Lycoming County.(PA Bulletin, page 3761)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- CNX Midstream Operating Company, LLC - Exposure Of 2 Natural Gas Pipelines Ahead Of Longwall Underground Coal Mining: DEP invites comments on the project located in Morris Twp., Greene County to expose the pipelines for a period of one year.   (PA Bulletin, page 3742)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Hyperion Midstream LLC - Guardian Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Lyons Run in Penn Twp., Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3743)

-- NFG Midstream Covington, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a  project impacting North Run in Middlebury Twp., Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3766)

-- Snyder Bros, Inc. - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Cowanshannock Creek located in Kittanning, Manor and Rayburn Townships, Armstrong County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3766)

-- EQM Gathering Opco, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Laurel Run (High Quality), Red Run (High Quality), Findley Run (High Quality), Risinger Run (High Quality) located in Jackson Twp., Cambria County.   (PA Bulletin, page 3766)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Buffalo Creek (High Quality) and Chartiers Creek located in Buffalo and Canton Townships, Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 3766)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [7.7.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 2 conventional and 3 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 93 conventional and 412 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 87 conventional and 223 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 8,101 conventional and 13,004 unconventional

-- NOVs Last Week: 104 conventional, 12 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 3,427 conventional and 761 unconventional 

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NewsClips:

-- Public News Service: Report: Oil And Gas Air Pollution Effects On Health Of Pennsylvanians 

-- TribLive: Protect PT Seeks Support For Proposed Ordinance Regulating Shale Gas Wells In Penn Twp., Westmoreland County; Meeting July 13

-- Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund: The Law Did Not Save Grant Township’s Water From PA General Energy Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well, The People Of Grant Did

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: New Sinkhole Forms [Again] Along Mariner East Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline In Chester County 

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports PA Natural Gas Production Peaked In 4th Quarter 2021 [PaEN]

-- US Energy Information Administration: 2022 Appalachian Natural Gas Production Flat With Productivity Declines In Key Counties In PA

-- Bloomberg: Sweet Spot For Building New US LNG Natural Gas Projects Is Fading

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Have Biggest Weekly Loss Of The Year

-- Bloomberg: European Power Prices Fall Below Zero This Weekend With Green Power Boom 

PA Oil & Gas Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 8 to 14; Failed Shale Gas, Conventional Well Plugging; Leaking Conventional Wells  [PaEN]

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

-- DEP: Risk Assessment Did Not Prove Chemicals Polluting Soil & Groundwater At American Refinery Group’s Bradford Petroleum Refinery Met Safe Environmental Cleanup Standards  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On CNX Midstream Project To Expose Natural Gas, Water/Wastewater Pipelines To Prevent Longwall Coal Mining Damage In Greene County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 15 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP Secretary Negrin To Citizen Activists: ‘We Don’t Represent Chevron, We Don’t Represent Shell And I’ve Made That Absolutely Clear-- We’re Holding Those Leaders Accountable’  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Do Oil & Gas Drillers Owe Taxpayers Royalties For Oil & Gas Under Roads, Streets, Bridges And Other Taxpayer-Owned Land?  [PaEN]

-- EQB No Longer Has Statutory Authority To Change Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bonding Amounts To Help Prevent 400 to 600 New Well Abandonments A Year; Adopts Proposed Changes To Water Quality Standards For Comment  [PaEN]

-- PA Eligible To Apply For $76.4 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding To Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Conventional Operators Still Abandoning Wells  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts Draft Final Chapter 105 Environmental Assessment Alternatives Analysis; Will Discuss At Agricultural Advisory Board Meeting July 18  [PaEN]

-- DEP Announces July 13 Local Steering Committee Meeting For $5 Million Shell Petrochemical Plant Community Fund  [PaEN]

-- DEP Reminder Of July 25 Hearing On Proposed Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well In Clara Twp., Potter County

-- MethaneSAT-EDF Successfully Test Methane Detection Technology To Be Used To Document Methane Emissions From Onshore Natural Gas Production In North America  [PaEN]

-- DEP Blog: Do You Know What’s Below? Gasoline Stations And Aging Underground Storage Tanks In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

[Posted: July 14, 2023]

7/17/2023