Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 34 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In January

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the March 22 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 34 general water use permits in January for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties.

These are the first general permits approved in 2025. 

In 2024, SRBC issued 310 shale gas drilling pad general permits for water use. 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.

In 2024, SRBC issued a total of 27 approvals for shale gas development water withdrawals from specific sources.  Read more here.

Here is the list of new general permits renewed or issued in January--

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: S.A. Wilson Drilling Pad; ABR-201411001.R2; Overton Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Teel Unit # 1H; ABR-20091115.R3; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: BrooksW P1; ABR-20090701.R3; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: Gesford P2; ABR-20090705.R3; Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: HullR P1; ABR-20090702.R3; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: LaRueC P1; ABR-20090706.R3; Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: SmithR P2; ABR-20090707.R3; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: Teel P7; ABR-20090704.R3; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: WeissM P1; ABR-201407003.R2; Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Pin Oak Energy Partners, LLC; Pad ID: Gulf USA 67H-68H; ABR-201406006.R2; Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 3.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: DCNR 587 (02 002); ABR-20090811.R3; Ward Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: DCNR 587 (02 004); ABR-20090812.R3; Ward Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: DCNR 587 (02 017); ABR-20090932.R3; Ward Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—SWN Production Company, LLC; Pad ID: Carrar Pad Site; ABR-20090725.R3; Liberty Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990 mgd; Approval Date: January 22, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: ColwellA P1; ABR-201408004.R2; Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 24, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: GrimsleyJ P1; ABR-20090805.R3; Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 24, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—BKV Operating, LLC; Pad ID: Procter & Gamble Mehoopany Plant 2 1H; ABR-20091104.R3; Washington Township, Wyoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 25, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—BKV Operating, LLC; Pad ID: Procter and Gamble Mehoopany Plant 1V; ABR-20091014.R3; Washington Township, Wyoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 25, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: Bear Claw; ABR-202001002.R1; McIntyre Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 25, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: Kipferl 261-1H; ABR-20090732.R3; Jackson Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 25, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC; Pad ID: Palmer 112; ABR-20091006.R3; Canton Township, Bradford County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 25, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: 212 1H; ABR-20090727.R3; Charleston Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 25, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: 235A 1H; ABR-20090728.R3; Sullivan Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 25, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: Courtney 129 1H-2H; ABR-20090729.R3; Richmond Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 25, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: Courtney H 255-1H; ABR-20090730.R3; Richmond Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 25, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Beech Resources, LLC; Pad ID: Douglas C. Kinley Pad A; ABR-201903001.R1; Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 3.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 29, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; Pad ID: Kuziak B Drilling Pad; ABR-201409004.R2; Elkland Township, Sullivan County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: January 29, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—EQT ARO, LLC; Pad ID: COP Tr 678 # 1001H and # 1002H; ABR-20090821.R3; Noyes Township, Clinton County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 29, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—EQT ARO, LLC; Pad ID: Tx Gulf B # 1H; ABR-20090822.R3; Beech Creek Township, Clinton County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 29, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: D09-M; ABR-202001003.R1; Jones Township, Elk County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 29, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: DysonW P1; ABR-201408010.R2; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 30, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: FontanaC P1; ABR-201408009.R2; Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 30, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Coterra Energy, Inc.; Pad ID: Heitsman P1A; ABR-20090703.R3; Springville Township, Susquehanna County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 30, 2025.

-- RENEWAL—Seneca Resources Company, LLC; Pad ID: Smith 253 1H; ABR-20090825.R3; Sullivan Township, Tioga County, PA; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: January 30, 2025.

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

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