The following notices were published in the December 28 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the December 28 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 18 general water use permits in November for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Clearfield, Clinton, Lycoming, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties.  This brings the total general water permits approved by the SRBC in 2024 to 292.  Read more here.

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the December 28 PA Bulletin of a modification to a water withdrawal permit for Seneca Resources Company to change the design of a shale gas development water withdrawal structure in Deerfield Township, Tioga County.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - K. Millard Shale Gas Well Pad 1: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Jessup Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8541)

-- EQT Corporation - Kentor Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Center Twp., Greene County.   (PA Bulletin, page 8542)

-- Diversified Production, LLC - Gaydos #5 Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater-- aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc-- to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Cumberland Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8543)

2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 274 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Air Quality Permits

-- Range Resources Corp - Stuart Nancy 11327 Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a de minimis increase in air pollution authorized by GP-5A Air Quality General Permit for the facility located in Mount Pleasant Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8545)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- JKLM Energy LLC - 20-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline, 20-Inch Gas Pipeline, 4-Inch Electrical Conduit: DEP approved a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project located in Lawrence Township and Lawrenceville Borough, Tioga County. Received Aug. 5, Issued Dec. 11.   (PA Bulletin, page 8548)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Tuscarora Creek located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County.  Received Oct. 10, Issued Dec. 12.   (PA Bulletin, page 8550)

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Stream Valley Run (Exceptional Value) located in Jackson Twp., Lycoming County.  Received Dec. 10, Issued Dec. 12.   (PA Bulletin, page 8550)

-- Coterra Energy Inc. - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Millard Creek, Tunkhannock Creek and Tower Branch located in Harford and Lenox Townships, Susquehanna County.  Received Sept. 19, Issued Dec. 12.   (PA Bulletin, page 8550)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting White Creek and Elk Lake Stream located in Dimock Twp., Susquehanna County.  Received Nov. 4, Issued Dec. 12.   (PA Bulletin, page 8550)

-- Pin Oak Energy Partners LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Little Wolf Run (High Quality) and Slide Run (High Quality) located in Jones Twp., Elk County. Received June 28, Issued Dec. 11.   (PA Bulletin, page 8550)

-- CNX Gas Co. LLC - Nineveh Pipeline Project NV22CV Phase 3: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Browns Creek (High Quality) located in Morris Twp., Greene County.   (PA Bulletin, page 8550)

-- CNX Gas Co. LLC - ACAA Shale Gas Well Pad 6: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting McClarens Run in Findlay Twp., Allegheny County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8550)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [12.20.24]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 10 conventional and 4 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 185 conventional and 513 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 157 conventional and 310 unconventional

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Act 14 Notices To Municipalities

Many communities and citizens are not aware that a state law passed in 1984 gives them the first chance to comment on Department of Environmental Protection permit applications even before they are submitted to the agency.   Read more here.

Prepare For Winter Weather:

-- PUC Urges Pennsylvanians To Prepare Now For Winter Storms  [PaEN] 

-- Reuters: US Winter Storms Could Cause Power Outages, Cut Natural Gas Supplies

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboard - December 28:

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 28 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 81 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In December 28 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboard - January 4:

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - January 4 [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Guidance For Land Application Of Excess Water From Shale Gas Well Development Impoundments  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Jan. 30 Hearing [Not Jan. 28] On Title V RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Monroe Energy LLC Trainer Refinery In Delaware County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Feb. 11 Hearing On Renewal Of Title V Air Quality Permit For Energy Transfer Marketing’s Marcus Hook Terminal, Delaware County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 103 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 4 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Related Articles Last 2 Weeks:

-- DEP: Oil & Gas Wells Plugged In Last 6 Years: 2,941 Conventional Wells, 325 Paid By Taxpayers; 460 Shale Gas Wells Were Plugged By Well Owners   [PaEN]

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility- PA: Jan. 22 Webinar On How To Talk To Your Doctor About Environmental Threats To Your Health  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Guidance For Land Application Of Excess Water From Shale Gas Well Development Impoundments  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 18 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In November; 292 General Permits So Far In 2024  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Hearing Board Denies Supersedeas, Allows Operation Of Catalyst Energy, Inc. Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County During Appeal  [PaEN]

-- Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday Announces Transition Committee Members, Including An Energy & Environment Committee  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- DeSmog - Justin Nobel: PA Needs To Set Construction, Operating Standards For Hundreds Of Miles Of Unregulated Fracking Wastewater Pipelines

-- WSJ: America’s Big Natural Gas Footprint Is About To Get Even Bigger: ‘Build Baby Build’  [PDF of Article]

-- The Energy Age Blog: EQT Reveals Latest Shale Gas Drilling Plans In Southwest PA

-- The Energy Age Blog: EQT Executes New Shale Gas Drilling Plan In Union Twp., Washington County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: 2024 In Review: EQT, Consol Highlight Energy Industry Upswing

-- PublicSource.org: Scrutiny Of EQT Fracking Likely To Shift In 2025 With Gas-Friendly Washington 

-- PublicSource.org: Protect PT Challenges Fracking Permits In Westmoreland County

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shale Gas Industry Consent Agreements Set Groundwork For Future Methane Regulations

-- “World-Class Standards” Of Shale Gas Production In PA

-- TribLive Guest Essay: What PA Has Been Doing On Energy Generation Is Simply Not Working, Renewable Energy Reliable, Economical - By Sharon Pillar, PA Solar Center

-- Utility Dive: Pennsylvania Asks FERC To Lower PJM Capacity Price Cap To Prevent ‘Runaway’ Costs

-- Inside Climate News: Elevated Levels Of Radium Found In Western PA Freshwater Mussels Downstream Of Oil & Gas Wastewater Discharge Points

-- Protect PT/Three Rivers Waterkeepers Jan. 16 Plum Boro Community Meeting On Pennaco Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells,  Plum Borough Community Center, Allegheny County 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

-- Protect PT: Jan. 22 How To Run For Local Public Office Training Webinar, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Same As Last Week - 15; Aug. 23 Was 21 [1.3.25]

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Same As Last Week - 15; Aug. 23 Was 21 [12.27.24]

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.06   Ohio- $3.15   PA- $3.26 [1.3.25]

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.02  Ohio- $2.99   PA- $3.21 [12.27.24]

-- WTAJ: 200,000+ PA Residents Could See 18% Increase In National Fuel Gas Natural Gas Bills In 2025

-- WFMJ: National Fuel Gas Customers Could See 17% Increase In Gas Costs Starting Aug. 1

-- Altoona Mirror: Peoples Gas Natural Gas Rates To Increase Jan. 1

-- Utility Dive: North American Electric Reliability Corp. Issues Electric Grid Reliability Warning Ahead Of Expected Winter Storm In Eastern US Starting Jan. 4 

-- Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition: Preparing For Winter - How The Natural Gas industry Ensures Safety And Reliability

-- Financial Times: US Gas, Heating Oil, Energy Markets On Edge As ‘Polar Vortex’ Set To Deliver Deep Freeze In Northern US

-- FoxNews: Natural Gas Prices Spike As Forecasts Of Colder Than Expected Winter

-- Bloomberg: US Natural Gas Prices Surge 16% As Forecasters Warn Of Artic Blast In January

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Up 2.4% With One Week Left On Ukraine-Russian Pipeline Transit Deal

-- Marcellus Drilling News: NYMEX Natural Gas Price Up 14% Last Week To $3.75; Heading For $4.30? [Cold Weather, LNG Demand Push Prices Higher]  [PDF of Article]

-- Reuters: US LNG Gas Demand Hits Record High, Prices Increase On Last Day Of The Year

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Increase As Norway LNG Gas Export Outage Adds To Loss Of Russian Flow

-- Bloomberg: Russia, Ukraine End 5 Decades Of Natural Gas Transit To Europe

-- Reuters: What Happens When Russian Natural Gas Supply To Europe Via Ukraine Ends Jan. 1?

-- FXEmpire: 2025 Natural Gas Forecast: LNG Exports, Domestic Demand Push Upward Price Potential

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Rise With Clock Ticking Toward Expiring Ukraine, Russia Pipeline Transit Deal Jan. 1

-- The Allegheny Front/WPSU: Worried About Gas Stoves? An Induction Cooking Class Explores An Alternative

-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Eastern Hellbender May Get Federal Protections

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: 2024 In Review: EQT, Consol Highlight Energy Industry Upswing

-- ABC6: Dozens Forced Out Of Their Homes After Natural Gas Leak In Bethlehem

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: 5 Years After Philadelphia Refinery’s Closure, Pollution Concerns Persist

-- Financial Times: Methane Pollution At US’s Biggest Oilfield Plunges 26% After Biden Crackdown

[Posted: December 27, 2024]

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