PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 14

The following notices were published in the December 14 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- DEP published notices in the December 14 PA Bulletin inviting comments on Chapter 105 Encroachment permits for two PA General Energy Company pipeline projects impacting Exceptional Value and High Quality streams and wetlands in Lycoming County to support shale gas development.  Read more here.

The first project would construct 7 miles of 16-inch pipeline the company said would be used to convey freshwater between shale gas well pads 726 Pad A and Fox Pad B.  (PA Bulletin, page 8137)

The right-of-way will go through Plunketts Creek, Mill Creek, Wolf and Shrewsbury Townships in Lycoming County with portions of the pipeline aboveground and below ground..

The project will include multiple stream crossings and wetland impacts on Pine Run (High Quality), Rush Run (High Quality), Mill Creek (High Quality), Lauren Run (Exceptional Value) and Big Run (Exceptional Value).

The second project would construct 1.4 miles of 8-inch natural gas pipeline on a right-of-way in Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming County that also supports shale gas development.  (PA Bulletin, page 8136)

The project would have multiple stream crossing and wetland impacts in the Big Run (Exceptional Value) watershed.

Comments are due on the permits by January 13.  No hearings have been scheduled, but they can be requested.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for each project for information on how to review the permits and submit comments.

Questions should be directed to DEP’s Eastern District Oil and Gas Management Program Office in Williamsport by calling 570-321-6550 or sending email to: RA-EPEASTERNOGPRG@pa.gov. 

-- Monroe Energy LLC - Trainer Refinery: DEP invites comments on the Title V RACT 3 Air Quality Permit at a January 28 hearing in Marcus Hook for the facility located in Trainer Borough, Delaware County. (PA Bulletin, page 8194) 

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Diversified Production LLC - Kirk#16 Conventional Well: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the well located in Greenwood Twp., Clearfield County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8177)

-- EQT Corporation - Trust Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Wayne Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 8178)

-- Blackhill Energy LLC - Nichols 1H Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater and ethylene glycol to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Smithfield Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8178)

-- Repsol Oil and Gas USA, LLC - Caprio Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health and Background Standards at the pad located in Apolacon Twp., Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8179)

-- Diversified Production, LLC - Davenport Conventional Well: DEP approved a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated by production wastewater (aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc) to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the well located in Derry Twp., Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8179)

2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 268 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Air Quality Permits - Received

-- Monroe Energy LLC - Trainer Refinery: DEP invites comments on the Title V RACT 3 Air Quality Permit at a January 28 hearing in Marcus Hook for the facility located in Trainer Borough, Delaware County. (PA Bulletin, page 8194) 

-- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Armagh Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in West Wheatfield Twp., Indiana County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8126)

Air Quality Permits - Approved

-- Appalachia Midstream Services, LLC - Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Cherry Twp., Sullivan County.  Received Oct. 30, Issued Nov. 18.  (PA Bulletin, page 8180)

-- EQT ARO LLC - Vargo Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Cascade Twp., Lycoming County.  Received Oct. 29, Issued Nov. 27.   (PA Bulletin, page 8180)

-- Appalachia Midstream Services, LLC - Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit covering 10 compressor engines and other sources of air pollution at the facility located in Wilmot Twp., Bradford County.  Received Nov. 5, Issued Nov. 19.  (PA Bulletin, page 8181)

-- Appalachia Midstream Services, LLC - Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Wyalusing Twp., Bradford County.  Received Oct. 14, Issued Nov. 4. (PA Bulletin, page 8181)

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. - Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Spring Twp., Centre County. Received Nov. 4, Issued Nov. 25.  (PA Bulletin, page 8181)

-- Regency Marcellus Gas Gathering, LLC - Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality Permit renewal for the facility located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County.  Received Oct. 15, Issued Oct. 30. (PA Bulletin, page 8181)

-- Pin Oak Energy Partners LLC - Jackson Center Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit renewal for the facility located in Jackson Twp., Mercer County.  Received Oct. 29, Issued Nov. 22.  (PA Bulletin, page 8181)

-- Apex WML Midstream, LLC - Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5A Air Quality General Permit covering multiple air pollution sources at the facility located in Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland County.  Received Aug. 27, Issued Nov. 26.  (PA Bulletin, page 8182)

-- Hyperion Midstream LLC - Guardian Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Penn Twp., Westmoreland County.  Received Sept. 30, Issued Dec. 2.  (PA Bulletin, page 8182)

-- Peoples Natural Gas Co LLC - Valley Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong County.  Received Oct. 22, Issued Nov. 25. (PA Bulletin, page 8184)

-- Perennial CMM Pennsylvania, LLC - Cumberland Mine Bore Hole Flare: DEP issued at GP-21 Air Quality General Permit authorizing construction of the methane flare located in Wayne Twp., Greene County.  Received Sept. 25, Issued Nov. 27.   (PA Bulletin, page 8182)

-- Keyrock Environmental LLC - Coal Mine Enclosed Flare: DEP issued a GP-21 Air Quality General Permit authorizing construction of a methane flare located in Amwell Twp., Washington County. Received Nov. 6, Issued Nov. 14. (PA Bulletin, page 8182)

-- Hummel Station LLC - Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP extended 3 Air Quality Plan Approval to allow for 180 days of operation at the facility located in Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County. Related Title V Air Quality Permit was issued.  Received Oct. 7, Issued Nov. 4.  (PA Bulletin, page 8182)

-- Hummel Station LLC - Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP issued a Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County. Received July 5, 2022, Issued Nov. 24, 2024.  (PA Bulletin, page 8184)

-- Hunlock Creek Generating, LLC - Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP issued a renewal of a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Hunlock Twp., Luzerne County. Received Sept. 5, Issued Nov. 27.  (PA Bulletin, page 8184)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits

-- PA General Energy Co. - 1.4 Miles Of 8-Inch Shale Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit with multiple stream crossings and wetland impacts on Big Run (Exceptional Value) located in Shrewsbury Twp., Lycoming County.   (PA Bulletin, page 8136)

-- PA General Energy Co. - 1 Miles Of 16-Inch Fresh Water Shale Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit with multiple stream crossings and wetland impacts on Pine Run (High Quality), Rush Run (High Quality), Mill Creek (High Quality), Lauren Run (Exceptional Value) and Big Run (Exceptional Value) located in Plunketts Creek, Mill Creek, Wolf and Shrewsbury Townships in Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8137)

-- UGI Utilities, Inc. - 2 Pressure Regulator Stations: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit in the floodplain of the Juniata River located in Lewistown Borough, Mifflin County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8142)

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits

-- Coterra Energy Inc. - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Meshoppen Creek located in Dimock Twp., Susquehanna County. Received Oct. 9, Issued Nov. 22.  (PA Bulletin, page 8189)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Meshoppen Creek located in Meshoppen Twp., Wyoming County.  Received Sept. 13, Issued Nov. 22.  (PA Bulletin, page 8189)

-- Seneca Resources Co. LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Lycoming Creek (Exceptional Value and Mill Creek located in Gamble Twp., Lycoming County. Received Sept. 23, Issued Nov. 22.  (PA Bulletin, page 8189)

-- Blackhill Energy LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting North Branch Towanda Creek, Sugar Creek, Pisgah Creek and Mill Creek located in Granville, Springfield, Troy and West Burlington Townships, Bradford County.  Received June 5, Issued Nov. 25.   (PA Bulletin, page 8189)

-- EXCO Resources PA LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting North Fork Tomb’s Run and unknown tributary (Exceptional Value) and Pine Creek (Exceptional Value) located in Watson Twp., Lycoming County.  Received Oct. 11, Issued Dec. 3.   (PA Bulletin, page 8190)

-- Pin Oak Energy Partners, LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Otter Creek located in Otter Creek Twp., Mercer County.  Received May 30, Issued Nov. 26.   (PA Bulletin, page 8190)

-- Pin Oak Energy Partners, LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Slide Run (High Quality) and Wolf Run (Exceptional Value) located in Jones Twp., Elk County.  Received June 24, Issued Nov. 25.   (PA Bulletin, page 8190)

-- National Fuel Gas Supply Corp - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Beaver Run (High Quality), Lick Run and Little Sandy Creek located in Knox, Rose and Oliver Townships, Jefferson County.  Received Aug. 7, Issued Nov. 27.   (PA Bulletin, page 8190)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [12.6.24]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 0 conventional and 19 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 175 conventional and 493 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 154 conventional and 287 unconventional

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Act 14 Notices To Municipalities

Many communities and citizens are not aware that a state law passed in 1984 gives them the first chance to comment on Department of Environmental Protection permit applications even before they are submitted to the agency.   Read more here.

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 7 to 14 - Failed To Restore Shale Gas Well Pad, Impoundment For 12 Years; Spills On Top Of Spills  [PaEN]  

-- What The Shale Gas Industry Is Leaving Behind: DEP: Nucomer Energy LLC Fails To Restore Shale Gas Well Pad, Water Impoundment In Forest County For More Than 12 Years After Drilling Was Completed  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 14 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On 2 PA General Energy Company Pipeline Projects Impacting Exceptional Value Streams And Wetlands In Lycoming County To Support Shale Gas Development  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Jan. 28 Hearing On Title V RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Monroe Energy LLC Trainer Refinery In Delaware County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 107 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In December 14 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP Forms Internal Work Group To Develop Position On Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; Shapiro Administration Supports Legislative Ban On Road Dumping  [PaEN] 

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Now Operate As Many As 95% Of Conventional Wells To Vent Methane Gas Making It Too Expensive To Comply With New EPA Methane Emission Reduction Regulations  [PaEN] 

-- EPA, Justice Dept., DEP Settlement With PennEnergy Resources LLC Requires Payment Of $2 Million Penalty, $3.6 Million Investment In Reducing Oil & Gas Facility Air Pollution Emissions  [PaEN] 

-- Independent Fiscal Office Estimates Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Of $163.8 Million In 2024, Down $115 From 2022  [‘Lower Expectations’ Of Shale Industry Support]  [PaEN] 

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Down 1 From Last Week To 15; 21 On Aug. 21

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves New Fee Schedule, Water Withdrawals, Including 4 Shale Gas Withdrawals, Contribution To Abandoned Mine Drainage Remediation Project  [PaEN]

-- Rep. Martin Causer Returns As Republican Chair Of House Environmental Committee; Priority- Getting Government 'Out Of The Way' Of Energy Production  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- Farm & Dairy: Western PA Residents Fight For Increase In Shale Gas Well Pad Setbacks

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA’s Shale Gas Impact Fee Project To Drop This Year

-- WTAE: PennEnergy Resources Agrees To Settlement After Alleged Environmental Law Violations

-- The Allegheny Front: PennEnergy Shale Gas Company Agrees To Reduce Harmful Emissions From Oil & Gas Sites In Western PA

-- Mountain State Spotlight: WV Landowners Lawsuit Settlement With Diversified Energy Company, EQT Corporation Will Result In Plugging 2,600 Wells In WV, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania Over 10 Years

-- AP: Fatal Natural Gas Explosion At Reading Chocolate Factory Caused By Faulty Gas Pipeline Fitting, Federal Safety Board Finds 

-- PUC: Investigation Into Reading Chocolate Factory Natural Gas Explosion Can Help Drive Gas Pipeline Safety

-- PUC Approves PECO 12.5% Natural Gas Rate Increase, 7.1% Electric Rate Increase

-- WHYY: PECO To Hike Gas Rates 12.5%, Electric Rates 10%  Starting In January

-- NPR: Proposed Federal Rule Requires Gas Utilities To Find and Fix More Climate-Warming Leaks

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.02  Ohio- $3.05  PA- $3.24  

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Republican Administration’s Big Oil/Gas Cronies Poised To Prop Up Fossil Fuels With $17 Billion In Subsidies, Incentives To Export Gas To China, Other Overseas Markets 

-- Bloomberg: No Winners Seen In Republican Administration’s ‘Destructive’ Energy Tariffs

-- PA Capital-Star: It’s Do Or Die Time For Philly Hydrogen Hub, Green Groups Are Rallying Against It 

-- Beaver Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant To Host Free Smoke Detector Distribution Dec. 12  

-- The Guardian: Locals In Beaver County Pennsylvania Feel ‘Sacrificed’ For Shell Petrochemical Plastics Plant 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Northern Oil & Gas To Invest In Appalachian Natural Gas Drilling

-- WHYY: New Jersey, Home To Many Oil And Gas Producers, Eyes Fees To Fight Climate Change

[Posted: December 13, 2024]  PA Environment Digest