PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 8

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

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - D. Brazitis Well Pad 1: DEP received Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Lenox Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2005)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - F. Lippincott Well Pad 1: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2005)

-- EQT Corporation - Pale Ale Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc in Jackson Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2005)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - NV 48 Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc in Morris Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2006)

-- Sunoco Pipeline - Tinicum Release Site: DEP received a Remedial Investigation Report/ Cleanup Plan on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with unleaded gasoline in Tinicum Twp., Delaware County. (PA Bulletin, page 2005)

--Coterra Energy, Inc. - R. Warriner Well Pad 2: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel-based drilling mud in Dimock Twp., Susquehanna County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2006)

Waste Permits

-- PennEnergy Resources, LLC - W58 Tank Pad: Permit application withdrawn for the installation of 1 tank for oil and gas liquid waste under WMGR123 in Winfield Twp., Butler County. (PA Bulletin, page 2007)

Air Quality Permits

-- Greylock Midstream, LLC - Veres Compressor Station: DEP accepted General Permit-5 for Veres Compressor Station for associated compressors, pigging operations and other air pollution sources at the facility  in Greene Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2008)

-- Equitrans LP - Ginger Hill Site: DEP extended General Permit-1 for natural gas combustion unit in Fallowfield Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2009)

-- Adelphia Gateway, LLC - New Pipeline Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality Plan Approval for a compressor station in Lower Chichester Twp., Delaware County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2009)

-- Perennial Energy CMM PA, LLC - Coal Mine Methane Flaring Site: DEP issued Air Quality Plan Approval for the flaring site in Wayne Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 2010)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC -Timberlake Compressor Station Flaring Equipment: DEP issued Air Quality Plan Approval for a “de minimis” air emission increase related to natural gas flaring equipment in Buffalo Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2010)

-- National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. - Costello Compressor Station: DEP revoked the State-Only Air Quality Permit at the company’s request for the facility in Portage Twp., Potter County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2010)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Water Withdrawal Point: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit application for a water withdrawal point in the Susquehanna River for shale gas drilling development in Asylum Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 1991)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Coterra Energy, Inc.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Tunkhannock Creek (Exceptional Value) located in Gibson Twp., Susquehanna County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2013)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc.: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Bear Swamp Creek located in Gibson Twp., Susquehanna County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2013)

-- Seneca Resources Co LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Baldwin Run (High Quality) located in Delmar Twp., Tioga County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2013)

-- Seneca Resources Co LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Corey Creek located in Sullivan Twp., Tioga County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2013)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting North Fork Mehoopany Creek located in Colley Twp., Sullivan County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2013)

-- Williams Field Services Co. LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Meshoppen Creek located in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2013)

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Dutch Fork Creek (High Quality) located in Donegal Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2013)

-- Apex Energy (PA) LLC: DEP corrected notice: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Bushy Run located in Penn Twp., Westmoreland County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2013)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [3.31.23]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 15 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 12 conventional and 243 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 35 conventional and 120 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Inspections: 3,797 conventional and 6,758 unconventional

-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 1,078 conventional and 445 unconventional

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PA Oil & Gas Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 1 to 7; Leaking Gas Well On State Game Lands #87 Fixed  [PaEN] 

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

-- DEP Posts 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 8 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

PA Oil & Gas Compliance Reports

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Industrial Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Failed To File Annual Production/Waste Generation Reports For 61,655 Wells; Attorney General Continues Investigation Of Road Dumping Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- DEP Issued 754 Notices Of Violation For Defective Oil & Gas Well Casing, Cementing, The Fundamental Protection Needed To Prevent Gas Migration, Groundwater & Air Contamination, Explosions  [PaEN]

-- DEP Report Finds: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Routinely Abandon Wells; Fail To Report How Millions Of Gallons Of Waste Is Disposed; And Non-Compliance Is An ‘Acceptable Norm’  [PaEN]

-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industry Has Record Year: Cost, Criminal Convictions Up; $3.1 Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- House Bill Would Expand Safety Zones Around Oil/Gas Wells, Infrastructure To Reduce Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts As Recommended By AG Shapiro’s Grand Jury Report  [PaEN]

-- Local Officials, Residents, Advocacy Groups Call On DEP To Conduct A Robust Public Participation Process For Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Applications  [PaEN]

-- DEP Inspection Finds Two Repsol Oil & Gas Shale Gas Wells Venting Natural Gas To Atmosphere, Defective Well Casing/Cementing In Susquehanna County; Violations Continue From May 2017  [PaEN]

-- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA  [PaEN]

-- New University Of Chicago Medical Study Connects Natural Gas Development In PA To Real, Serious Human Health Outcomes And Should Be A Call To Action For Policy Makers - By Alison Caldwell, PhD,  University of Chicago News  [PaEN] 

-- Moms Clean Air Force: Strong Proposed EPA Petrochemical Plant Rules Are One Step Closer To Reality; Shell Petrochemical Plant Covered By Separate Proposed Rule  [PaEN]

-- Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes; Solar Projects Waiting To Fill Gap  [PaEN]

-- PA Council Of Professional Geologists Hosts April 20 Webinar Presentation By Manager Of PA State Seismic Network - Basement Structure Of Appalachian Basin In PA  [PaEN]

-- PJM This Week Sends Penalty Assessments Of Up To $2 Billion To Electric Generators That Failed To Perform During December’s Winter Storm Elliot; Natural Gas Power Plants Had 63% Of Outages  [PaEN]

[Posted: April 7, 2023]  PA Environment Digest