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DEP Declares 101 Medina Res Dev Co. LLC Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned, Not Plugged In Crawford, Erie Counties

On March 5, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection issued violations to 101 conventional oil and gas wells operated by Medina Res Dev Co. LLC in Crawford and Erie counties for being abandoned and not plugged, according to DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database.

The wells included--

-- Crawford County, Cambridge Twp.: Fred Wade 1, Krietz 1, Wade Unit 2, John Clegg 2,

-- Crawford County, Cussewago Twp.: Florek 1,

-- Crawford County, Rockdale Twp.: Larry McDuff 1, Birchard Donachy 1, Hughes 1, RACOP 1, Jack Young 1, Frank Schropp 1, Herrick 4, Herrick 5,

-- Crawford County Venango Twp.: Sanders 1, Hazel Drake 1, Billings 2, Skelton 1, Mongera 2

-- Erie County, Amity Twp.: Hibbard Swan 1, James Swan 1, Weber 1, Glenn Kimmy 1, Estes 1, Everett Fenno 1, Lyle Bisbee 1,

-- Erie County, Greene Twp.: Ira Hinkson 1, Pieri 1, Kaveney 1, Carniewski 1, Kibbe 1, Richard Allgeier 1, James Zimmerly 1, Blass 1, Davitt 1,

-- Erie County, Greenfield Twp.: James Pasierb 1, James Pasierb 2, Orton 1, McNaughton 1, McNaughton 2, Herbert Miller 1, Herbert Miller 2, Herbert Miller 5, Josephine Colt 78-1, Josephine Colt 78-2, Josephine Colt 78-3, Frank Gulczynski 1, Gibbons 1, Gibbons 2

-- Erie County, Harborcreek Twp.: Gem City Gun Club 1, James Kelley 1

-- Erie County, Le Boeuf Twp: Kenneth & Shirley Wise 4, Glenn Troyer Pulakos 1, Achilles Pulakos 1, Roscoe Mitchell 1, Williams 1, John Kelly 1, Barton 1, Stanley Wiater 1, Clifford Brown 1, Clifford Brown 2, Kibbe 2, Kibbe 3 Kibbe 4, Philip Pennsy 1, Delos Port 2, Delos Port 3, Fichthorn 1, Fichthorn 3, Elwood Niemeyer 1, Elwood Niemeyer 3, George Daley 2, Lyell Aldrich 1, Kohmanski 1, James Porter 1, Norman Porter 1, Norman Porter 2, Paul Mickle 1, Paul Mickle 2, Peters 1, El Dicola 1, Robert Harrison 1, Lowell Salmon 1, Edward Payne 1, Hatheway 1, Robert Youngberg 1, Glover 1, Kuebel 1, McLallen 2, Connell 1, Anyzek 1, Silas Coon, Silas Coon 3, McCormick 3, John Crane 2, Van Zandt 1

-- Erie County, McKean Twp.: McDonald 1, Komorek 1, Groenendaal 1

-- Erie County, Millcreek Twp.: Martin 1

-- Erie County, Mill Village Boro: Schweitzer 1, George McLaughlin 1, George McLaughlin 2

Inspection reports exist, but not online yet for these determinations.

DEP’s eFACTS database shows Medina Res Dev Co LLC holds permits for 486 conventional oil and gas wells.

65 of these conventional wells owned by Medina were listed as abandoned in eFACTS. Spot checking shows most of these are in addition to the 101 declared abandoned on March 5.

Medina was cited for one abandoned, unplugged well in 2023 by DEP-- Russell 3 - Erie County, Waterford Township and 10 violations for abandoned wells in 2022 [Read more here].

240 Violations Issued For Abandoned Conventional Wells In 2024

With these violations, DEP issued 240 new or continued violations for conventional oil and gas well abandonment in 2024.

And that will not be all of them for this week.

Report Violations

To report oil and gas violations or any environmental emergency or complaint, visit DEP’s Environmental Complaint webpage.

Check These Resources

Visit DEP’s Compliance Reporting Database webpage to search their compliance records by date and operator and the Inspection Reports Viewer.

Sign up for DEP’s eNOTICE service which sends you information on oil and gas and other permits submitted to DEP for review in your community.

(Photos: All Medina Res Dev Co abandoned conventional wells.)

[Note: If you believe your company was listed in error, contact DEP’s Oil and Gas Program.]

[Note: These may not be all the NOVs issued to oil and gas companies during this time period. Additional inspection reports may be added to DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database.]

PA Weekly Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 2 to 8 - 119 Conventional Well Abandonment Violations; Pipeline Land Slips; Ignored Orders [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 9 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 69 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 9 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

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