Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved, Renewed 33 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In July; 188 General Permits So Far In 2024

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the August 24 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 33 general water use permits in June for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga counties.

This brings the total general water permits approved by the SRBC in 2024 to 188.  Read more here.

The approvals were granted under SRBC regulation 18 CFR 806.22(e) and (f) that creates a general permit-type process to grant approval for water use by individual shale gas drilling pads.

Individual uses of this general permit are not subject to public review.

A separate water withdrawal approval is required by SRBC for actually withdrawing water from a specific water source for use by shale gas drilling operations.  Read more here.

Here’s a list of the general permits renewed and issued--

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Baumunk North B Drilling Pad; ABR-201406004.R2; Fox Township, Sullivan County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Benscoter; ABR-20090601.R3; Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Clark Drilling Pad; ABR-201406008.R2; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Evanchick; ABR-20090604.R3; Asylum Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Mowry; ABR-20090527.R3; Tuscarora Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Otten; ABR-20090526.R3; Asylum Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Przybyszewski; ABR-20090555.R3; Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: SGL 12 O PAD; ABR-201906002.R1; Franklin Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Strom; ABR-20090602.R3; Monroe Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: VanNoy; ABR-20090535.R3; Granville Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Vargson; ABR-20090605.R3; Granville Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: WGC; ABR-201205014.R2; Albany Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Wissler Drilling Pad; ABR-201406005.R2; McNett Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: SHEDDEN (01 013/043) D; ABR-20090603.R3; Troy Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: CRV D08-Pad G; ABR-201406007.R2; Norwich and Sargeant Townships, McKean County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 15, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Czop Drilling Pad; ABR-201406009.R2; Fox Township, Sullivan County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: MTL; ABR-201906003.R1; Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—EQT ARO, LLC; Pad ID: C.O.P. Tract 285 (1000); ABR-20090408.R3; Grugan Township, Clinton County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—EQT ARO, LLC; Pad ID: COP Tr 252 # 1000H; ABR-20090444.R3; Grugan Township, Clinton County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—EQT ARO, LLC; Pad ID: COP Tract 285 (1001H, 1002H); ABR-20090413.R3; Grugan Township, Clinton County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: DCNR 587 (02 001); ABR-20090609.R3; Ward Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: Guillaume 714; ABR-201206009.R2; Liberty Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: WILLIAMS (01 041/042) R; ABR-20090611.R3; Troy Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: CRV Pad C08-X; ABR-201406010.R2; Shippen Township, Cameron County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—SWN Production Company, LLC; Pad ID: Humbert Pad (RU-8); ABR-201206003.R2; New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—XTO Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: Jenzano; ABR-20090713.R3; Franklin Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 3.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—XTO Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: Temple; ABR-20090714.R3; Moreland Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 3.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 26, 2024.

-- Blackhill Energy, LLC; Pad ID: Black Sam Bellamy Well Pad; ABR-202407001; Springfield Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 29, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Well 1; ABR-20090610.R3; Terry Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 29, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—XTO Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: Marquardt; ABR-20090712.R3; Penn Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 3.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 29, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Deremer; ABR-201407001.R2; Tuscarora Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: July 30, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—SWN Production Company, LLC; Pad ID: KOZIOL PAD; ABR-201206016.R2; New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990 mgd; Approval Date: July 30, 2024.

-- RENEWAL—EQT ARO, LLC; Pad ID: COP Tract 289 Pad A; ABR-20090410.R3; McHenry Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: July 31, 2024.

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(Photos: SRBC-approved shale gas drilling water withdrawal point on the Loyalsock Creek in Lycoming County under construction.)

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