On August 8, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it is extending the deadline for public comments on the proposed Roulette Oil & Gas Company, LLC application for an oil and gas wastewater injection well in Clara Township, Potter County to September 7.

Written statements should be sent via the U.S. Postal Service to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Oil and Gas District, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, emailed to RA-EPOILGASDROPBOX@pa.gov,  or fax to 814-332-6120.

Each written statement must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the permit application (Clara Field #20), and a concise statement of the objections to the permit application and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.

Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Megan Lehman or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how DEP may accommodate your needs.

Click Here for a copy of the permit application.  Click Here for a fact sheet.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency already issued an Underground Injection Control Permit (PAS2D050BPOT), effective January 14, 2022, to authorize the operation of the Class II-D Injection Well at this location.  [Read more here]

To learn more about how DEP regulates injection wells, visit DEP’s Underground Injection Control Wells webpage.

(Photos: Top- Trees growing through liner around storage tanks, wellhead - DEP inspection photos; Bottom- Clara well site - DEP inspection photo; unlicensed and uninspected truck used to haul drilling wastewater.  This is where hundreds of thousands of gallons of drilling wastewater would be disposed of.)

NewsClips This Week - Injection Wells:

-- Post-Gazette: EPA: Virginia Company Withdraws Application For Controversial Oil/Gas Wastewater Disposal Well In Fayette County

-- Post-Gazette: Residents In This Fayette County Town Are Going To Battle With EPA Over An Oil & Gas Wastewater Disposal Well Permit

Related Articles - Injection Wells:

-- EPA Invites Comments On Proposed Oil/Gas Waste Underground Injection Well In Fayette County; July 11 Virtual Public Hearing Set  [PaEN]

-- Comments Submitted On Proposed Roulette Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Potter County By Save Our Streams PA Show Principals Have Been Involved In Abandoning 8 Previous Injection Wells [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]

-- PA General Energy Announced It Will Plug Proposed Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well In Grant Twp., Indiana County [PaEN]

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 5 to 11; Routine Venting Of Conventional Wells, Shale Gas Wells; Major Conventional Spills; Pipeline Subsidence  [PaEN] 

-- Mayor Of Sugarcreek Asks For Donations To Refill Village Of Reno Water Tank After Contamination In Venango County; Emergency Water Distribution Resumes; Contamination From Conventional Oil Wastewater Tanks Suspected  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - August 12  [PaEN]

-- DEP Accepting Comments On 2 Major Olympus Energy/Hyperion Midstream Natural Gas, Water Pipeline Projects Impacting EV, HQ Streams, Wetlands In Westmoreland County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 58 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 12 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

NewsClips This Week:

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Blog: Oil & Gas - Central To Pennsylvania Politics, But Not Its Economy

-- Happy Valley Industry: KeyState Energy Natural Gas-Based Manufacturing, Carbon Capture Project Doubles Cost To $2 Billion, Pushes Back Start Of Operations Up To 2 Years In Clinton County

-- Public Source: Inside PA’s Compliance Monitoring Of Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; DEP Struggling To Keep Up

Related Articles This Week:

-- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Will Release Results Of Shale Gas Development Health Impact Study On Aug. 15 In Washington County  [PaEN]

-- EPA: G2 STEM LLC Withdraws Application For Oil/Gas Wastewater Underground Injection Well Permit In Fayette County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Extends Comment Period On Proposed Roulette Oil/Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Clara Twp., Potter County To Sept. 7  [PaEN]

-- DEP Extends Current ESCGP-3 Oil & Gas Erosion Control General Permit Without Changes Thru Jan. 2025  [PaEN]

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: Over 51,000 Christians Call For Stronger Standards On Fossil Fuel Power Plants  [PaEN]

-- PJM Interconnection, Other Grid Operators Express Concerns Proposed EPA Power Plant Rule Will Accelerate Retirements Of Fossil Fuel Plants Without Reliable Renewable, Storage Technologies To Replace Them  [PaEN]

-- PA League Of Women Voters, Food & Water Watch Launch Letter-Writing Campaign Opposing Hydrogen Hubs In PA  [PaEN]

[Posted: August 9, 2023]

8/14/2023