PA Environment Digest Blog: Agenda For Oct. 12 DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Advisory Council Packed: Well Plugging Insurance; Methane Emissions Regs; Mineral Extraction From Brine; EJ Policy; Much More

DCED released the agenda for the October 12 PA Grade Crude Development Advisory Council representing the conventional oil and gas industry and it is packed with a variety of topics, including--

-- Presentation by One Nexus on well plugging insurance [related video]

-- Improper abandonment of conventional oil and gas wells

-- Status of federal well plugging program

-- Presentation on rare and strategic mineral recovery from oil, gas wastewater by Dr. Barbara Arnold, Penn State

-- Discussion of study of toxicity & chemical composition of “commercial” road dust suppressants vs. conventional oil and gas wastewater [Read more here]

-- Review of DEP conventional methane reduction regulations [Read more here] [Lawsuit Against Regs By Conventional Industry]

-- Interim Final Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy [Read more here]

-- Certified inspector program proposal

-- Status of Sierra Club litigation over conventional well bonding [Read more here]

-- University of Pittsburgh natural gas development health studies [Read more here]

Click Here for a copy of the full agenda.

Public Comment Period

Persons interested in making comments at the meeting during the public comment period should contact Adam Walters by calling 717-214-6548 or sending an email to: adwalters@pa.gov.

Join The Meeting

The meeting will be held at the Penn State Technology Center, Room 243 at 200 Innovation Blvd. in State College from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Click Here to join the meeting via Microsoft Teams. Meeting ID: 238 938 758 41 Passcode: XQbfcQ or by conference telephone by calling +1 267 332 8737 US (Philadelphia) Phone Conference ID: 650 181 526#

For more available information, visit DCED’s Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council webpage. Questions should be directed to Adam Walters 717-214-6548, adwalters@pa.gov.

Articles Related To Agenda Items:

-- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Studies Find Shale Gas Wells Can Make Asthma Worse; Children Have An Increased Chance Of Developing Lymphoma Cancer; Slightly Lower Birth Weights [8.15.23]

-- New Penn State Study: Brine Water Pumped From Played-Out Conventional Oil & Gas Wells And Used As Dust Suppressants, Winter Road Treatments Exceed Environmental, Health Standards, Just Like Conventional Oil & Gas Brine Water [8.2.23]

-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission Approves Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations [4.20.23]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: 3 Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Groups File Lawsuit To Block Rule Limiting VOC/Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities [12.6.22]

-- DEP Updates Location Of Scranton Public Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy [10.6.24]

-- Lawsuit Filed Against General Assembly, Governor Challenges Constitutionality Of Law Preventing DEP From Protecting Public Health, Environment From Harm Caused By Abandoning Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [8.24.23]

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. 30 to Oct. 6 -- Company Tries To Limit DEP Investigation; Unauthorized Water Withdrawals; Can’t Pay For Reno Cleanup; Venting Gas Wells; More Abandoned Conventional Wells [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - October 7 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 69 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 7 PA Bulletin [PaEN]