The following notices were published in the February 8 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- DEP published notice in the February 8 PA Bulletin it has scheduled a March 11 hearing on a proposed Air Quality Plan Approval permit covering new air pollution control equipment to be installed at the Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, pages 1328- 1329)

The permit would authorize construction and temporary operation of air contamination sources and air cleaning devices associated with the proposed DeEthanizer II and 330 MMscfd Cryo II projects at the plant.  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the February 8 PA Bulletin of the Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC - Gibraltar Longwall Mining Pipeline Damage Prevention Project inviting comments on a project to prevent damage to two natural gas pipelines -- 1,540 feet of a 26-inch and 1,758 feet of a 36-inch pipelines-- prior to the Tunnel Ridge Panel 27 underground longwall coal mining located in West Finley Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1388)

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups - Received

-- LHT Terminals - Steelton Petroleum Products Terminal: DEP received a Notice of Intent to remediate solid contaminated with PAHs, arsenic and lead to meet the Statewide Health and Site-Specific Standards at the facility  located in Lower Swatara and Swatara Townships, Dauphin County. (PA Bulletin, page 1325)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Hillis Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Herrick Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 1375)

-- EQT ARO LLC - Mallory Shale Gas Pad C: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with virgin base oil to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Plunketts Creek Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1375)

-- PA General Energy Co., LLC - DCNR Tract 726 Shale Pad D: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health and Background Standards at the pad located in Plunketts Creek Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1375)

-- Diversified Production, LLC - Kovalic #13 Conventional Well: 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 Standard at the well located in Nicholson Borough, Fayette County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1376)

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups - Approved/Disapproved

-- PA General Energy Co., LLC - DCNR Tract 726 Shale Pad D: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Plunketts Creek Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1377)  [Yes, there were 2 notices on the same pad for 2 different spills.]

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Folta Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with fuel oils, lubricating oils and other fluids to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Tuscarora Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1377)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Yonkin Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel fuel to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Cherry Twp., Sullivan County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1377)

-- Coterra Energy Inc. - K. Millard Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Jessup Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1377)

-- EQT Corporation - Trust Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved 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 Wayne Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 1378)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Morgan K Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a deficiency letter on the Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards  at the pad located in Armenia Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1377)

-- SWN Production Company LLC - Greenzweig Large Impoundment: DEP disapproved Final Report on remediation of groundwater contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the facility located in Herrick Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1377)   Read more here.

2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 18 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Read more here.

Waste Permits - Issued

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Meng Production Wastewater Storage Facility: DEP issued Waste General Permit (GP-163) for oil and gas wastewater storage facility located in Albany Twp., Bradford County. Received July 11, Issued January 8.  (PA Bulletin, page 1379)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Yost Production Wastewater Storage Facility: DEP issued a Waste General Permit (GP-163) for oil and gas wastewater storage facility located in Franklin Twp., Bradford County.  Received Jan. 28, Issued Jan. 7 [Obviously the Received date is wrong in the notice.] (PA Bulletin, page 1379)

Air Quality Permits - Comments

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC - Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Permit for the operation of air cleaning devices at the facility located in Smith Twp., Washington County.  Public Hearing set for March 11. (PA Bulletin, page 1328- 1329)  Read more here.

-- Nextera Renewable Fuels, LLC - Landfill Gas Project: DEP invites comments on a new Title V Air Quality Permit for the landfill gas facility at the Western Berks Landfill located in Cumru Twp., Berks County. (PA Bulletin, page 1331)

-- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals LP - Bulk Petroleum Product Terminal: DEP invites comments on Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County. (PA Bulletin, page 1331)

Air Quality Permits - Issued

-- Buckeye Terminal LLC - Malvern Petroleum Products Terminal: DEP issued a modification to Title V Air Quality Permit related to objections raised during an appeal at the facility located in East Whiteland Twp., Chester County.  Received Aug. 28, Issued Jan. 23.   (PA Bulletin, page 1381)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits - Comments

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC - Shale Gas Well Pad Expansion: DEP invites comments on Chapter 105 permit for a well pad expansion impacting wetlands located in Pike Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 1331)

-- Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC - Gibraltar Longwall Mining Pipeline Damage Prevention Project: DEP invites comments on a project to prevent damage to two natural gas pipelines -- 1,540 feet of a 26-inch and 1,758 feet of a 36-inch pipelines-- prior to the Tunnel Ridge Panel 27 underground longwall coal mining located in West Finley Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1388)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits - Issued

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - 16-Inch Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline impacting Elk Creek (Exceptional Value) and Exceptional Value wetlands located in Elkland Twp. Sullivan County. Received Sept. 10, Issued Jan. 27.  (PA Bulletin, page 1384)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for an unknown project impacting Roe Creek located in Jessup Twp., Susquehanna County. Received Dec. 13, Issued Jan. 23. (PA Bulletin, page 1386)

-- PA General Energy Co, LLC - 7 Miles Of 16-Inch Freshwater Pipeline Between 726 Pad A and Fox Pad B: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Bear Creek (Exceptional Value) and Big Run (Exceptional Value) located in Mill Creek, Wolf, Plunketts Creek and Shrewsbury Townships, Lycoming County. Received Nov. 18, Issued Jan. 28.  (PA Bulletin, page 1386)

-- EQT Production Company - Holt Shale Gas Well Pad Site:  DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Clawson Run located in Gilmore Twp., Greene County.  Received Jan. 17, Issued Jan. 22.  (PA Bulletin, page 1386)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [1.31.25]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued ZERO conventional and 13 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 3 conventional and 51 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 6 conventional and 30 unconventional

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Act 14 Notices To Municipalities

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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 25 to Feb. 14 - Shale Gas Well Ordered Plugged After 8 Years; 20 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Shale Gas Well Leaking Gas For 23 Months And Counting  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Southwestern Energy Prod Co. Failed To Comply With Act 2 Cleanup Standards At The Greenzweig Shale Gas Wastewater Impoundment In Bradford County After 5 Years  [PaEN]

-- DEP Signs Consent Order With Roulette Oil & Gas To Plug Shale Gas Well Abandoned For 8 Years In Hebron Twp., Potter County  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - February 8 [PaEN]

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

-- DEP To Hold March 11 Hearing On Air Quality Application For MarkWest Liberty Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County

-- DEP Posted 100 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 8 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 86 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 15 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

Related Articles This Week:

 -- Washington County Judge Rules Sunoco Pipeline Did Not Have Eminent Domain Authority To Take Property For Mariner East Pipelines In Landowner Lawsuit Alleging Fraud  [PaEN]

-- CNX CEO Tells DEP’s Citizens Council Their Monitoring Shows ‘No Material Impact’ To Air Or Water Quality From Natural Gas Development; Citizens Said CNX Lacks Scientific Rigor, Offers Misleading Greenwash  [PaEN]

-- On Feb. 13 Dept. Of Health, Penn State Project ECHO Webinar To Educate Medical Professionals, Public On Exposures To Natural Gas Facility Pollution; Real Washington County CNX Facility Case Study Used  [PaEN]

-- Governor’s Updated Regulatory Agenda Includes Proposed Annual Permit Fee For Shale Gas Wells; Updated Conventional Waste Disposal and Coproduct Waste Regs.  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold March 11 Hearing On Air Quality Application For MarkWest Liberty Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County

-- DEP Sets March 20 Environmental Justice Hearing On New NPDES Water Quality Permit For The Westmoreland Landfill In Rostraver Township   [PaEN] 

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Rain City Resources, Kendra II Agree To Set Up Pilot Plant To Extract Lithium From Marcellus Shale Wastewater In Susquehanna County [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Business Meeting March 13, Including 6 Shale Gas Development Water Withdrawals  [PaEN]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network: FERC Approval Of PJM Fast Track Power Plant Plan Favors Natural Gas, Leaves Clean, Abundant Energy Behind For Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- DEP, Attorney General Announce $14,866,280 In Grants To Fund 79 Local Water Quality Improvement Projects Funded By Growing Greener, Natural Gas Pipeline Penalties  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Shapiro’s Budget Includes Energy Plan; Funding To Make-up Deficit In Oil & Gas Program; New State Park, Trail Initiative; Over $6.2 Billion In Federal Funding At Risk For DEP, DCNR, PennVEST  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Shapiro Files Lawsuit Challenging President's Unconstitutional Federal Funding Freeze In Order to Protect PA Interests; Mine Reclamation, Conventional Well Plugging, Many Other Funds At Risk  [PaEN]

-- President Forms National Energy Dominance Council To Promote Oil, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Refined Petroleum Products, Uranium, Coal, Biofuels, Geothermal Heat, Kinetic Movement Of Flowing Water, Critical Minerals  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- US EIA Natural Gas Price Forecast For 2025 Now 21% Higher Than Last Forecast At $3.80; 2026 Forecast Now $4.20

-- Wall Street Journal: US Oil, Gas Frackers And Saudi Officials Tell President They Won’t Drill More No Matter How Many Regulations Are Rolled Back, Prices Are Too Low [PDF of article]

-- The Energy Age Blog: Judge Rules Sunoco Didn’t Have Eminent Domain Power For Mariner East Pipelines Work In 2013; Lawsuit Claims Company Coerced Property Owners Into Allowing Easements

-- Observer-Reporter: Washington County Judge Rules Sunoco Did Not Have Eminent Domain Powers For Mariner East Pipeline In 2013 In Landowner Lawsuit Alleging Fraud   [PDF of Article]

-- Inquirer: Federal Pipeline Safety Agency Says Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leaked Fuel In Bucks County For At Least 16 Months

-- WHYY: Upper Makefield Twp. Residents Call For Answers After Energy Transfer Jet Fuel Pipeline Leak Contaminated Wells In Bucks County

-- WHYY: Upper Makefield Residents, PA Officials Call For Energy Transfer Jet Fuel Pipeline To Be Shut Down Pending Spill Investigation In Bucks County

-- Inquirer: Legislators Say Energy Transfer Jet Fuel Pipeline That Leaked Into Bucks County Wells Should Be Shut Down; Operator Failed To Detect Leak

-- DEP To Hold March 11 Hearing On Air Quality Application For MarkWest Liberty Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County

-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: Pennsylvania’s New Energy Plan A ‘Betrayal’ To Those On Front Lines, Critics Say

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: New Data Shows Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Failed To Boost Local Economy 

-- WSJ: US Imposes 10% Tariff On Canadian Oil, Gas, 25% On Other Products  [PDF of Article]  [United Refining In Warren Uses 70,000 Barrels Of Canadian Oil A Day ]  [Tariff Temporarily Suspended]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Chinese Tariffs On US Exports Of Natural Gas, Coal, Energy To China Bring Deja Vu To Local Players

-- AP: President Creates Council For ‘Energy Dominance,’ Boosts Natural Gas Exports And Offshore Drilling

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Will Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Survive As President Takes Aim At Clean Energy?

-- Wall Street Journal: US Oil, Gas Frackers And Saudi Officials Tell President They Won’t Drill More No Matter How Many Regulations Are Rolled Back, Prices Are Too Low  [PDF of article]

[Posted: February 9, 2025]

2/17/2025