In November, the Executive Director of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission gave his approval to 32 water use permits for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties.  (formal notice)

The approvals were granted under SRBC regulation 18 CFR 806.22(e) and (f) that creates a general permit-type process to grant approval for water use by individual shale gas drilling pads.

Individual uses of this general permit are not subject to public review.

A separate water withdrawal approval is required by SRBC for actually withdrawing water from a specific water source for use by shale gas drilling operations.  Read more here.

Water Uses Approved

-- RENEWAL—BKV Operating, LLC; Pad ID: Reimiller 1; ABR-201110001.R2; Meshoppen Township, Wyoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 6, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Blackhill Energy, LLC; Pad ID: WALLACE Pad; ABR-201110032.R2; Smithfield Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990 mgd; Approval Date: November 6, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Alkan; ABR-201110021.R2; Wilmot Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 6, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Cook; ABR-201111001.R2; Rush Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 6, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Inflection Energy (PA), LLC; Pad ID: Hillegas Well Pad; ABR-201308017.R2; Upper Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 6, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Knapp; ABR-201111003.R2; Burlington Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 13, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: FoltzJ P1; ABR-201311002.R2; Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.2500 mgd; Approval Date: November 13, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Sechrist, Mark; # 1H—# 3H; ABR-201111005.R2; Anthony Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 13, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: BIM; ABR-201311006.R2; Wilmot Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 17, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Coyle; ABR-201111009.R2; Albany Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 17, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Krise; ABR-201111022.R2; Leroy Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 17, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Lines; ABR-201111017.R2; Monroe Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 17, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Madigan Farms A Drilling Pad # 1; ABR-201111016.R2; Burlington Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 17, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Richard; ABR-201111010.R2; Rush Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 17, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Robbins; ABR-201111018.R2; Ulster Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 17, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Williamson; ABR-201111019.R2; Smithfield Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 17, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: AckerC P1; ABR-201311004.R2; Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 17, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: DCNR 594 (02-201); ABR-201811001.R1; Liberty Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 17, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Blackhill Energy, LLC; Pad ID: ASHBY Pad; ABR-201110031.R2; Athens Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990 mgd; Approval Date: November 22, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Kupscznk B Drilling Pad; ABR-201311007.R2; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 22, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Loch Drilling Pad; ABR-201311001.R2; Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 22, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: AndersonR P1; ABR-201311009.R2; Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 22, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—EQT ARO, LLC; Pad ID: Terry D. Litzelman Pad A; ABR-201211005.R2; Cogan House Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 22, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: CLDC (02 177); ABR-201811002.R1; Ward Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 22, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Bodolus; ABR-201111028.R2; Litchfield Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 26, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Garrison West Drilling Pad; ABR-201311010.R2; Lemon Township, Wyoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 26, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Gregerson; ABR-201111025.R2; Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 26, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Pond Family; ABR-201811004.R1; Colley Township, Sullivan County and Wilmot Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 26, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Kupetsky; ABR-201211010.R2; Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 29, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Kupscznk D Drilling Pad; ABR-201311003.R2; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 29, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Nelson Drilling Pad # 1; ABR-201111031.R2; Forks Township, Sullivan County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: November 29, 2023.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: PowersM P1; ABR-201811003.R1; Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: November 29, 2023.

Click Here to read the entire PA Bulletin notice.

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(Photo: PA General Energy constructed an SRBC-approved water withdrawal in the Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek attracting notices of violation from DEP and the Fish and Boat Commission.)

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 16 to 22 - 46% More Conventional NOVs; More Abandoned Wells; Conventional Well Fire; Venting Gas, Spills, Plugging Mess  [PaEN] 

-- Conventional Oil Well Storage Tanks Burn In McKean County, 6 Local Fire Companies Respond  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industry Compliance So Far In 2023 - It Isn’t Pretty   [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - December 23 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 23 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Related Articles This Week:

-- AP: Drilling Under Pennsylvania's 'Gasland' Town Has Been Banned Since 2010, It's Coming Back  [PaEN]

-- CNX Resources Begins Disclosing General Information On Fracking Chemicals, Air Monitoring Results Online At 2 Shale Gas Well Pads  [PaEN]

-- Oil & Gas Facilities Self-Reported 13,432,713 Tons Of Air Pollution In PA In 2022; 101,741,616 Tons Total Since 2012  [PaEN]

-- US DOE, Treasury Release Proposed Regulations Implementing Clean Hydrogen Production Credit Setting A Sliding Scale For Credits  [PaEN]

-- CNX Ends Coordination On West Virginia Adams Fork Ammonia Energy Project, Anchor Of ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Application  [PaEN]

-- HEI Energy, Penn State Study Uses 28,500 Water Sample Results To Help Identify Oil & Gas Industry Groundwater Pollution  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves Water Withdrawal Requests For Shale Gas Drilling In Loyalsock, Pine Creek Exceptional Value Watersheds  [PaEN]

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

-- FERC Approves PJM $1.25 Billion Winter Storm Elliot Settlement With Non-Performing Natural Gas, Other Electricity Generators  [PaEN]

-- Project InnerSpace Launches Cross-Collaborative Future of Oil/Gas Well-Based Geothermal In Pennsylvania Study  [PaEN]

-- PUC Update On Investigation Of Dec. 12 Home Explosion In Sewickley Heights, Allegheny County  [PaEN]

NewsClips This Week:

-- WNEP: Residents Awaiting Water React To Return Of Shale Gas Drilling In Dimock, Susquehanna County: ‘Stab In The Back’

-- The Allegheny Front: Environmental Groups Pressure Gov. Shapiro To Crack Down On Shale Gas Industry

-- ABC27: PA Environmental Groups Hold Press Conferences Asking Shapiro To Take Action On Fracking

-- Fox News Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Radical Plan To Produce Energy And Protect Our Environment - By Gov. Josh Shapiro & Nick Deiuliis, CEO CNX Resources

-- PA Capital-Star: CNX Gas Company Begins Self-Reporting Air Quality Data As Part Of Shapiro Partnership

-- Bob Donnan Blog: Oil & Gas Industry Air Pollution In Pennsylvania

-- Bob Donnan Blog: Oil & Gas Industry Groundwater Pollution

-- Marcellus Shale Gas Industry Coalition: All We Want For Christmas Is - Permit Reform; More Energy Infrastructure

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Shale Gas Drilling Activity, Gas Prices Fall, Report Says  [406 new shale gas wells drilled in 2023 increasing DEP’s workload]

-- Bloomberg: Congressional House Democrats Investigate Diversified Energy Oil/Gas Producer Methane Emissions, Business Practices  [PA Largest Conventional Well Operators]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Diversified Energy Oil & Gas Well Company Share Drop Sharply After Congressional Democrats Start Well Probe

-- Tribune-Democrat: CPV Fairview Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Gets $900,000 School District Tax Repayment After Reassessment Settlement

-- TribLive: Home For Holidays Has Different Meaning For Victims Of Natural Gas Explosion In Plum Boro, Allegheny County

-- AP: 1 Dead After Propane Gas Hotel Explosion In Lancaster County

-- WPXI: Major Natural Gas Leak At Ross Twp., Allegheny County Business Forced Road Closures, Evacuations

-- KDKA: Explosion, Fire At AmeriGas Propane Gas Facility In Beaver County, No Injuries

-- Bloomberg: LNG Natural Gas Shipping Rates Slump On Lower Demand Despite Red Sea Chaos

-- Inside Climate News: Thousands Of Oil/Gas Wastewater Spills Threaten Property, Groundwater, Wildlife, Livestock Across Texas

-- Reuters: Texas Grid Over Relies On Natural Gas To Restore Power After Blackouts, Study

-- The Guardian: How US Utilities Keep Fossil Fuels In New Homes

[Posted: December 22, 2023]

12/25/2023