On October 29, DEP did a follow-up inspection of the Mary Kunkle 5 conventional well in Mount Pleasant Township which has violations dating back to February 27, 2025.
DEP said it found the site in the same condition it was during an August 26 inspection with multiple locations of spills and releases with a storage tank and other equipment on the site.
No cleanup has occurred on the site and there was no response to the violations continued on August 26.
Click Here for well site compliance history.
Multiple violations were continued and a written response was requested by November 17.
Click Here for the October 29 inspection report + photos.
On October 28, DEP did a follow-up inspection of the Armstrong 2 conventional oil and gas well in Allegheny Township and found the access road and well site were unchanged from four previous inspections and when violations were issued on September 21, 2026.
DEP found continuing erosion and sedimentation violations on the access road which had rutting and areas where stormwater pooled on the road.
DEP also said erosion had exposed a small pipeline.
The owner also failed to respond to the violations issued in September.
Multiple violations were continued. A response was requested by November 17.
Click Here for the October 28 inspection report + photos.
Report Violations
To report oil and gas violations or any environmental emergency or complaint, visit DEP’s Environmental Complaint webpage.
Text photos and the location of abandoned wells to 717-788-8990.
Check These Resources
Visit DEP’s Compliance Reporting Database and Inspection Reports Viewer webpages to search their compliance records by date and owner.
Sign up for DEP’s eNOTICE service which sends you information on oil and gas and other permits submitted to DEP for review in your community.
Use DEP’s Oil and Gas Mapping Tool to find if there are oil and gas wells near or on your property and to find wells using latitude and longitude on well inspection reports.
(Photos: Mary Kunkle 5 well site; Armstrong 2 access road, well site.)
[Note: If you believe your company was listed in error, contact DEP’s Oil and Gas Program.]
[Note: These may not be all the NOVs issued to oil and gas companies during this time period. Additional inspection reports may be added to DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database.]
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[Posted: November 4, 2026] PA Environment Digest
