PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20

The following DEP notices were published in the May 20 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- EQT Corp. - Brova Well Pad: DEP received a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater impacted by production wastewater in North Bethlehem Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2771)

-- EQT ARO LLC - Elbow Fish & Game Club Pad A: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with triethylene glycol for the facility located in Cogan House Twp., Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2793)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - State Game Lands-12 M North Unit Pad B: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater for the facility located in Leroy Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 2793)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - DCNR 587 (02-003) Well Site: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater for the facility located in Ward Twp., Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2793)

-- Greylock Production, LLC - Skib A Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on soils contaminated aluminum, arsenic, barium, boron, bromide, chloride, iron, lead, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc associated with buried drill cuttings located in Jefferson Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 2794)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Hopson BRA Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater for a facility located in Asylum Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2795)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Haralambous G Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater for a facility located in Columbia Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2795)

-- LOLA Energy Petroco LLC - Polaris Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by Aluminum, Barium, Boron, Chloride, Iron, Lithium, Manganese, Strontium, Zinc, Vanadium, and Selenium for the facility located in Oakland Twp., Butler County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2795)

Air Quality Permits

-- Tenaska PA Partners, LLC - Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval making changes related to “combustion tuning” for the plant located in South Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 2773)

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage - Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a Title V Air Quality permit for the facility located in Perry Twp., Jefferson County. (PA Bulletin, page 2774)

-- Susquehanna Gathering Company I, LLC - Compressor Station: DEP approved an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Oakland Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2797)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - Howell G Pad 1: DEP approved an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2797)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO LLC - Strosnider Dehydration & Mater Meter Facility Station: DEP approved an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Franklin Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2797)
-- Certarus USA, Ltd - Strosnider Well Pad:  DEP approved an Air Quality Plan Approval for sources at the facility located in Waynesburg Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 2797)

-- Pioneer Crossing Energy LLC - Landfill Gas Facility: DEP issued a Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Exeter Twp., Berks County. (PA Bulletin, page 2798)

-- Equitrans, LP - Waynesburg Compressor Station: DEP issued a renewal of an Air Quality Synthetic Minor Operating Permit for the facility located in Franklin Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2799)

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. - Crayne Compressor Station: DEP approved minor modifications to Air Quality Plan Approval for sources at the facility located in Franklin Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 2798)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Rice Drilling B LLC - Baby Bear Well Pad: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit application to remediate a [coal mining] highwall adjacent to the well pad located in Somerset Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2780)

-- UGI Gas Utilities - Broad Mountain To Gordon Natural Gas Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for the project located in Foster and Butler Townships, Gordon Borough, Schuylkill County. (PA Bulletin, page 2782)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- PA General Energy LLC - Gravel Staging Area: DEP invites comments on an NPDES stormwater permit for the project impacting Mill Creek (High Quality) located in Mill Creek Borough, Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2768)

-- Williams Field Services Co., LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project impacting Butler Creek, Tunkhannock Creek, Nine Partners Creek and the Susquehanna River located in Gibson and Harford Townships, Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2804)

-- SWN Prod Co., LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Jemison Creek in Westfield Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 2804)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Little Tuscarora Creek and the Susquehanna River in Tuscarora Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2804)

-- Delmar Midstream, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting West Branch Stony Fork (Exceptional Value) in Delmar and Shippen Townships, Tioga County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2804)

-- Snyder Brothers Inc.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting the Allegheny River in Washington Twp., Armstrong County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2804)

-- Snyder Brothers Inc.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting North Fork Pine Creek (High Quality) and Scrubgrass Creek in Boggs Twp., Armstrong County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2804)

-- EQT Production Company: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Fox Run in Perry Twp., Greene County.    (PA Bulletin, page 2804)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Enlow Fork Creek in East Finley Twp., Washington County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2804)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [5.12.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 13 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 39 conventional and 326 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 47 conventional and 157 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 5,840 conventional and 9,377 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 2,030 conventional and 577 unconventional

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PA Oil & Gas Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Struggle To Plug Tatonka Oil Co. LLC’s Nancy 13 Conventional Well Leaking Gas, Production Wastewater Since 2018; Citizen Complaint Finds ‘Bubbling’ Gas Well  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20   [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 20 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

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[Posted: May 19, 2023]  PA Environment Digest