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Enforcement Actions Taken Last 3 Weeks
So far this year, DEP took these actions as of June 20--
-- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 45 conventional, 8 unconventional
-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 3,053 conventional and 647 unconventional
-- Enforcements 2025: 257 conventional and 76 unconventional (orders, agreements)
-- Inspections Last Week: 194 conventional and 208 unconventional
-- Year To Date - Inspections: 9,572 conventional and 12,118 unconventional
So far this year, DEP took these actions as of June 13--
-- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 37 conventional, 16 unconventional
-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 2,698 conventional and 628 unconventional
-- Enforcements 2025: 252 conventional and 75 unconventional (orders, agreements)
-- Inspections Last Week: 216 conventional and 250 unconventional
-- Year To Date - Inspections: 9,260 conventional and 11,678 unconventional
So far this year, DEP took these actions as of June 6--
-- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 34 conventional, 15 unconventional
-- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 2,601 conventional and 551 unconventional
-- Enforcements 2025: 240 conventional and 70 unconventional (orders, agreements)
-- Inspections Last Week: 293 conventional and 292 unconventional
-- Year To Date - Inspections: 8,928 conventional and 11,084 unconventional
Finding 27,000 More Abandoned Conventional Wells
On June 25, the Department of Environmental Protection told the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board a project to identify previously unidentified oil and gas wells abandoned by conventional well owners with Harrisburg University and Indiana University has potentially found over 27,000 more abandoned wells-- double the number in the inventory DEP has for the federal well plugging program. Read more here.
DEP Doesn’t Track Shale Gas Water/Wastewater Pipelines
On June 25, the Department of Environmental Protection told the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board it does not track how many shale gas well development water and wastewater pipelines are installed, how many spills they’ve had or what their environmental impact has been in response to a request for information from David Yoxtheimer, PhD., PG, the Chair of the Board.
Well development pipeline owners have to maintain records of inspections, locations and other information, according to DEP’s regulations, but DEP has to ask for it and apparently they haven’t.
There may be hundreds of miles of water and wastewater pipelines serving the over 3,927 shale gas well pads in Pennsylvania. Read more here.
53 Abandoned Conventional Well Violations This Week
Delong Oil Inc. - Violations: 42 Abandoned Conventional Wells
June 11, 2025 inspections of 42 conventional wells in Clinton Township, Venango County found them all abandoned and not plugged with no annual production, waste, well integrity reports on file. These wells had never been inspected before. Response requested by July 25. Example inspection reports below. Delong Oil holds 55 permits.
The wells included: Guckert G2, Guckert G3, Guckert G4, Guckert G5, Guckert G6, Guckert G8, Guckert G9, Guckert G10, Guckert 12, Guckert 13, Guckert 14, Guckert 15, Guckert 16, Guckert 17, Guckert 18, Guckert 20, Guckert 21, Guckert 22, Guckert 28, Guckert 29, Guckert 30, Guckert 31, Guckert 32, Guckert 33, Guckert 34, Guckert 35, Guckert 36, Guckert 41, Guckert 42, Guckert 43, Guckert 44, Guckert 45, Guckert 46, Guckert 56, Guckert 57, Guckert G62, Guckert G63, Guckert G64, Guckert G66, Guckert G67, Guckert G68 and Guckert G69.
Paul H. Deeter - Violations: 4 Abandoned Conventional Wells
June 3, 2025 inspection of four conventional wells in Oakland Township, Venango County found them abandoned and not plugged. The wells included JE McDowell 1A, JE McDowell 2A, JE McDowell 3A and Kenneth Winger Sr. (Ermly J. McDowell) 4A. DEP noted the owner passed away in 1990, according to his children. Violations issued. No requests made of current owners. Since May 14, DEP issued a total of 17 violations for abandonment to Deeter wells. Read more here. 29 permits are held under the Paul H. Deeter name.
Baron Crest Energy Co. - Violations: Abandoned Conventional Well (14 Months)
June 9, 2025 follow-up inspection of the Penn Park Dev & Crest 1 conventional well in Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong County found the well abandoned and not plugged. No action taken by the owner since the original violation was issued on April 9, 2024. No requests of well owner. DEP inspection report. Baron Crest holds 72 permits.
Randy A. Dietterich - Violations: Abandoned Conventional Well
June 9, 2025 administrative review of the North Star Coal Co IDA 2 conventional well in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County found the well abandoned and not plugged. Violations issued. Response requested by July 7. DEP inspection report. Dietterich holds 6 permits.
East Resources Inc. - Violations: Abandoned Conventional Well
June 6, 2025 inspection of the McClay J4 conventional well in Buffalo Township, Washington County found the well abandoned and not plugged. Owner also failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Violations issued. Response requested by June 26. DEP inspection report. East Resources holds 574 permits, with many of the permits inactive.
Eastern Natural Resources LLC - Violations: Abandoned Conventional Well
June 10, 2025 follow-up inspection of the Zambano 1 conventional well in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County found the well abandoned and not plugged. Owner also failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Response requested by June 26. DEP inspection report. Eastern Natural holds 50 permits.
Valley Green Golf & Country Club, Inc. - Violations: Abandoned Conventional Well (26 Months)
June 10, 2025 inspection of the Valley Green 5 conventional well in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County found the well abandoned and not plugged. Owner also failed to submit production, waste generation and well integrity reports since 2016. Original violations issued April 24, 2023. Violations continued. Response requested by June 26. DEP inspection report. Valley Green holds one permit.
Old MTN Gas Co. Inc. - Violations: Abandoned Conventional Well
June 25, 2025 inspection of the Zem Zem Temple 2 conventional well in Millcreek Township, Erie County found the well abandoned and not plugged and a storage tank onsite is leaking. Owner did not file annual production, waste generation or well integrity reports. The well was not inspected in the last 10 years. Violations issued. Response requested by July 23. DEP inspection report. Old MTN Gas holds 349 permits, many inactive and a few abandoned.
Iron Pennsylvania Land LLC - Violations: Failed To Comply With Plugging Order
June 17, 2025 inspection of the OO Grimes 3603 conventional well in Jackson Township, Greene County found the owner is not in compliance with an order to plug the well by March 31, 2025. Multiple erosion and sedimentation violations. Violations issued. Response requested by July 11. DEP inspection report. Iron Pennsylvania holds 84 permits.
281 Abandoned Conventional Well Violations 2025
Abandoned Conventional Wells: So far in 2025, DEP issued or continued 281 violations to 68 conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells- [3D Resources LLC ; Amer Natural Resources LLC; WB Anderson; Apex Energy (PA), LLC; Apollo Resources LLC; ARG Resources Inc.; Baird Oil Co.; Baron Crest Energy Co.; Bialy Gas Production LLC; Chris E. Burke; Edward E. & Frederick J. Craig; Crude A Co - Randy L. Larkin; Dannic Energy Corp.; Paul H. Deeter; Delong Oil Inc.; Developed Resources, Inc.; Randy A. Dietterich; Diversified Production LLC; East Resources Inc.; Eastern Natural Resources LLC; Equitrans LP; EQT Production Co.; Exotic Oil & Gas LLC; Ex-Treme Oil And Gas LLC; Harry L. King; Iron Pennsylvania Land LLC; Keystone Crude LLC; Kiski Valley Gas Co.; Leechburg Gas Co.; Manufacturers Light & Heat Co; Mid East Oil Co.; MTN Energy; MTN V Oil & Gas Inc.; Charles E. Myers; Myers Gas; Niche Energy LLC; Ohio Kentucky Oil Corp. ; Oil & Gas MGMT Co. LLC; Old MTN Gas Co. Inc.; OneXXX Prod & Exploration Corp.; Ows Acquisition Co. LLC; PA Mineral SVCS LLC; PBS Coals Inc; Raymond J. Patten; Pencan Explorations Inc.; Penta Oil Corp.; Robert F. Phipps; Pillar Energy PA, LLC; Pin Oak Energy Partners, LLC; Prosperity Oil Co. Inc.; Red Lion Gas Coop Assn; Reel Resources, Inc; Raymond Sawyer; Fred C. Scheel; SK Opr Inc.; Larry A. Shaffer Jr.; FM Sloan Inc.; Andrew F. Suchko; S R Star O&G LLC ; Stockman LLC; Stonehaven Energy MGT Co. LLC; Andrew F. Suchko; Thomas Thurma Jean; Timberline Energy, Inc.; Valley Green Golf & Country Club, Inc.; Vessels Coal Gas Inc.; Washington Energy Co LLC; Ronald Wise; Mary A. Woodring].
9 Abandoned Shale Gas Well Violations This Week
Big Dog Energy LLC - Violations: Failed To Comply With Order To Plug 5 Abandoned Shale Gas Wells
June 3, 2025 administrative review resulted in issuing a public nuisance violation for failing to comply with an August 20, 2024 DEP order to plug five abandoned shale gas wells in Clearfield County. The wells include--
-- Beccaria Twp.: Hegarty-A 1H - Original violation June 26, 2023, inactive well status expired April 22, 2021 DEP 9/4/24 inspection report
-- Covington Twp.: Gerhart (CK-19) 1H - Original violation May 23, 2023, Inactive well status expired March 27, 2021 DEP 9/2/24 inspection report
-- Gulich Twp.: Cowfer B 1H, violations issued May 19, 2023 [DEP inspection report]
-- Karthaus Twp.: RHP-A 5H - Original violation May 23, 2023, inactive well status expired April 22, 2021 DEP 9/3/24 inspection report
-- Woodward Twp.: Erickson-A- 1H, violations issued June 26, 2023 [DEP inspection report]
These wells have been out of compliance with inactive status regulations for more than 50 months.
DEP inspection report #3999054 not online, so PA Environment Digest was unable to determine what other actions DEP might have taken on this violation.
EQT Chap LLC - Violations: 3 Abandoned Shale Gas Wells
June 10, 2025 follow-up inspection of the Brunazzi Unit Well 9H, 10H, 11H shale gas wells in Deemston Borough, Washington County found them abandoned and unplugged. Violations issued. EQT responded that the 9H, 10H and 11H wells are scheduled to be plugged in 2026.
Frontier Natural Resources - Violations: Abandoned Shale Gas Well(s)/Impoundment
June 2, 2025 administrative review resulted in issuing 8 violations against this well owner for abandoning and not plugging shale gas well(s), defective casing/cementing, failure to restore a water impoundment, creating a public nuisance for failing to comply with a DEP order and others. This most likely involves the Winner shale gas pad and impoundment in East Keating Township, Clinton County. DEP inspection report #3999990 was not online. The DEP eFACTS database shows DEP signed a consent order and agreement with Frontier on June 2, 2025.
58 Abandoned Shale Gas Well Violations 2025
Abandoned Shale Gas Wells: So far in 2025, DEP issued or continued 58 violations to 22 shale gas drilling companies for abandoning and not plugging their wells-- [Anegada Energy LLC; Apex Energy (PA) LLC; Big Dog Energy LLC; Big Dog Energy LLC; Blackhill Energy LLC; Diversified Prod LLC; Diversified Production LLC; Diversified Production LLC; EQT ARO LLC; EQT Chap LLC; EQT Chap LLC; EQT Production Co.; EQT Production Co.; Frontier Natural Resources; Hilcorp Energy Co.; LPR Energy LLC; LPR Energy LLC; Rice Drilling B LLC [EQT]; Rice Drillling B LLC [EQT]; Roulette Oil & Gas LLC; Taft Operating LLC].
Gas Migration/Water Contamination Investigations
Butler County, Forward Township
June 17, 2025 inspection of the Mellott LN 1 well with an Unknown Owner as part of an ongoing gas migration investigation of water supply contamination found no gas venting. DEP inspection report.
Indiana County, Armstrong Township
June 3, 2025 inspection of the US Energy Exploration Corp. Fred A. Musser GW1840 conventional well as part of an ongoing gas migration investigation of water supply contamination found the well venting gas to the air and through the ground at slam bar holes. Original violations issued March 26, 2024 for defective casing/cement and other infractions. Violations continued. No request made of well owner. DEP inspection report.
June 11, 2025 inspection of the US Energy Exploration Corp Fred A. Musser GW1840 conventional well as part of a gas migration investigation found the same conditions. Violations continued. No request made of well owner. DEP inspection report.
Jefferson County, Rose Township
June 13, 2025 inspection of the Diversified Prod LLC James T. Burns 3074 conventional well as part of a gas migration investigation of water supply contamination found gas in slam bar holes around the well located 2,700 feet from complainant’s water well. Original violations issued for leaking gas and failure to submit well integrity report on January 28, 2025. No actions taken to address the violations. No requests made of well owner. DEP inspection report.
June 16, 2025 inspection of the PA Mineral SVCS LLC HW Reitz 5 and H. Joiner 1 conventional wells within about 1,100 feet of the complainant’s water well. No gas detected.
Susquehanna County, Lenox Township
June 12, 2025 administrative inspection of the Coterra Energy, Inc. Housel R Pad shale gas wells [Site ID 766456] issued violations for the “Acre Lake GMI” gas migration contamination of private water supplies to the well owner. Specific violations for Casing/Cementing Failure, Well construction failure to prevent migration of gas and other pollutants, Discharge of pollutants and other violations. Inspection Report # 3997583 not online.
Venango County, Pinegrove Township
June 23, 2025 inspection of the Williams C. Henderson Cornman 5 conventional well as part of water supply contamination complaint. The well is about 190 feet from the complainant’s well. The gas well appears to the abandoned. No gas was detected from the well. DEP is following up with the gas well owner on the abandonment issue. DEP inspection report.
DEP also inspected the Cornman 1 and 3 wells and corrected their locations.
Fire At Shale Gas Well Pad
HG Energy/Loan Asset Issuer LLC - Investigation Of Fire At Shale Gas Well Pad
June 18, 2025 inspection of shale gas well pad WFN10 in West Finley Township, Washington County in response to a notification on June 17 of a fire in a swap tank of a large compressor. It is believed the fire was started by lightning that ignited from a vent stack, but burned out quickly once the line from the compressor to the tank was closed. The fire was out by the time the local fire department arrived. No violations issued. DEP incident report. DEP inspection report.
2nd Horizontal Drilling Inadvertent Return Incident
Seneca Resources Co. LLC - Violations: Release Of Horizontal Drilling Fluids
June 18, 2025 inspection of a section of water pipeline construction project in Richmond Township, Tioga County in response to a notification of an “inadvertent return” of drilling fluids.
The project involves installing a 1.2 mile, 16-inch HDPE (plastic) water pipeline from the Greer Surface Water Withdrawal along the Tioga River to the Bechtel 675 shale gas well pad.
A crew from Seneca Resources pipeline company-- Highland Field Services-- was installing a 2,370-foot section of the water pipeline under Route 15 and progressing up a hillside when the incident occurred after a drill bit broke.
When they restarted drilling they noticed they were not getting any return fluids, stopped drilling, and discovered there was a release point 50 feet east of where they were drilling. An unknown amount of drilling fluids containing bentonite were released.
Containment and remediation efforts were underway during the inspection. A response was requested by June 25. DEP inspection report.
This is the second inadvertent return incident involving this project.
The first incident occurred on May 29 in Richmond Township, Tioga County that resulted in a sinkhole opening up. Read more here.
Releases & Spills
Griffin Summit Oil Co. - Violations: Conventional Well Wastewater Tanks Actively Discharging Into A Stream
June 16, 2025 routine inspection of the Ben Porter Eugene Hovis 7 conventional well in Clinton Township, Venango County found wastewater storage tanks “actively discharging” into an unnamed tributary of Scrubgrass Creek a natural trout reproduction stream. Samples taken. Violations issued. No response requested of owner. DEP inspection report.
Griffin holds 54 permits. This well is listed as abandoned. It was last inspected on May 15, 2025 with no violations.
Edward W. Benko - Violations: Failure Cleanup Conventional Spills, Comply With Order (83 Months)
June 16, 2025 compliance evaluation of the Buhl Farm 1 conventional well in Economy Borough, Beaver County resulted in continuing a violation for not complying with an April 4, 2025 order to cleanup multiple spills on the well site. The spills were discovered by DEP on July 18, 2018 and the agency has tried to get the site cleaned up since then [Read more here]. Miller Environmental has been retained to do the cleanup and is waiting for more favorable weather conditions to start remediation. No request made of well owner. DEP inspection report.
Raymond D. Langer - Violations: Failure To Comply With Conventional Well Cleanup Order (30 Months)
June 12, 2025 follow-up inspection of the Lorish 1 conventional well in Robinson Township, Allegheny County found the owner failed to take any action to cleanup wastewater spills, deal with erosion and sedimentation issues, remove unused equipment and other violations. The original violations were issued on January 11, 2023. A compliance order was issued on March 24, 2025 directing the owner to take steps to deal with these violations. The owner failed to comply with the order and was issued a violation on April 3, 2025. Violations continued. No request made of owner. DEP compliance evaluation. DEP inspection report.
Raymond D. Langer - Violations: Failure To Comply With Conventional Well Cleanup Order (30 Months)
June 12, 2025 follow-up inspection of the Choeller 1 conventional well in Robinson Township, Allegheny County found the owner failed to comply with an order issued on March 24, 2025 to cleanup multiple spill areas and correct other violations at the site. Well owner was present during the inspection. The original violations were issued on January 11, 2023. Violation issued for failure to comply with the order. No request made of owner. DEP compliance evaluation. DEP inspection report.
Raymond D. Langer - Violations: Failure To Comply With Conventional Well Cleanup Order (30 Months)
June 12, 2025 follow-up inspection of the J. Riddle 2 conventional well site in Robinson Township, Allegheny County found no action had been taken by the owner to comply with an order issued on March 24, 2025 to cleanup multiple spill areas and correct other violations at the site. The original violations were issued on January 11, 2023. Violation issued for failure to comply with the order. No request made of owner. No request made of owner. DEP compliance evaluation. DEP inspection report.
Keystone Crude LLC - Violations: Failed To Cleanup Releases (23 Months)
June 16, 2025 follow-up inspection of the McCurdy 10 conventional well in Robinson Township, Allegheny County found no action taken to cleanup multiple spills and other violations at the well site. Original violations issued August 10, 2023 [Read more here] and June 11, 2024. No response from owner to violations. Violations continued. Response requested by July 3. DEP inspection report. Keystone holds 34 permits.
Keystone Crude LLC - Violations: Failed To Cleanup Releases (23 Months)
June 16, 2025 follow-up inspection of the John Panner 4 conventional well in Robinson Township, Allegheny County found no action taken to cleanup multiple spills and other violations at the well site. Original violations issued August 10, 2023 [Read more here]. No response from owner to violations. Violations continued. Response requested by July 3. DEP inspection report.
Keystone Crude LLC - Violations: Failed To Cleanup Releases (23 Months)
June 16, 2025 follow-up inspection of the D.M. Logan 3 conventional well in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County found no action taken to cleanup multiple spills and other violations at the well site. Original violations issued August 10, 2023 [Read more here]. No response from owner to violations. Violations continued. DEP inspection report.
BB Mulvaney - Violations: Failed To Comply With Conventional Well Cleanup Order (13 Months)
June 11, 2025 compliance evaluation of the Wilford M. Chambers 1 conventional well in Richhill Township, Greene County found the owner still in violation of a May 17, 2024 order to cleanup multiple spills, stop gas leaking from the well and address other violations at the well site originally found during a routine inspection on April 23, 2024. The site remains unchanged, the well was still leaking gas, but limited remediation work was started. DEP met onsite with a potential new owner of the well who requested a compliance conference. No requests made of owner. DEP inspection report.
Martin & Mary Jo Gimbus - Violations: Failed To Cleanup Up Releases (9 Months)
June 4, 2025 follow-up inspection of the Iva Ferguson 1 conventional well in Ohioville Borough, Beaver County found the owner had remediated some of the well site areas contaminated by wastewater releases, but significant areas have yet to be done. Owner was onsite briefly during the inspection. Violations originally issued on September 25, 2024 were continued. No requests made of owner in writing. DEP inspection report.
Ows Energy LLC - Violations: Wastewater Spills (8 Months)
June 11, 2025 follow-up inspection of the James L. Love 1W100 conventional well in Sparta Township, Crawford County found a recurring leak from the production wastewater tank originally discovered during an October 21, 2024 inspection. A pipe connecting the tank to the well keeps falling out of the tank. This time violations were issued. No response requested from owner. DEP inspection report.
Ows Energy LLC - Violations: Holes In Wastewater Tank, Flooded Containment
June 3, 2025 inspection of the Carter R Unit 3H conventional well in Oakland Township, Venango County found holes in a wastewater storage tank sitting in a containment area that had been flooded for some time and was ready to spill over. The landowner told DEP he saw a person claiming to be affiliated with OWS at 6:00 a.m. in the morning trying to drain the containment with a sump pump. Violations issued. Response requested by June 18. DEP inspection report.
Frank L. Washbaugh Oil Producers: Violations: Failed To Cleanup Conventional Well Releases (7 Months)
June 16, 2025 follow-up inspection of the William M. Johnson 1 conventional well site in Cross Creek Township, Washington County found the owner failed to take any action to cleanup multiple releases and spills and the site and remove barrels and other equipment at the site. Original violations issued December 26, 2024. Violations continued. No requests made of owner. DEP inspection report.
Dakota Oil & Gas Co. - Violations: Failed To Cleanup Conventional Well Releases (3 Months)
June 9, 2025 follow-up inspection of the McVey 1 conventional well in Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County found no progress had been made in cleaning up multiple spill areas at the well. Samples taken. Original violations issued March 26, 2025 and continued. No requests made of owner. DEP inspection report.
Diversified Prod LLC - Violations: Wastewater Release
June 6, 2025 inspection of the R ST Clair 2 conventional well in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County in response to a spill notification found a release of approximately 336 gallons of wastewater at the well site. Remediation underway at the time of inspection. Violations issued. Response requested by June 23. DEP inspection report.
Jesse R. Koon - Violations: Wastewater Releases
June 4, 2025 inspection of the Jesse & Marjorie Koon 1 conventional in Washington Township, Erie County found multiple spill and release areas at this never-before-inspected well. Violations issued. Response Requested by June 20. DEP inspection report.
Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Violations: Failed To Cleanup All Shale Gas Wastewater Releases
June 24, 2025 inspection of the THEM shale gas wells 1H-6H in Wysox Township, Bradford County some wastewater release areas cleaned up but not all. Original violations issued May 9, 2025 were continued. DEP requested the owner deal with remaining release areas. DEP inspection report.
EQT ARO LLC - Violations: Shale Gas Wastewater Spill
June 10, 2025 inspection of the Marrory Pad C in Plunketts Creek Township, Lycoming County in response to a notification of a wastewater spill caused by a water truck removing fluid from storage tanks. Remediation of approximately 20 gallons of fluid was underway at the time of the inspection. Violations issued, immediately closed. DEP inspection report.
EQT Chap LLC - Violations: Shale Gas Fluid Spill, Failure To Notify DEP
June 12, 2025 routine inspection of the Sargent shale gas well site in West Bethlehem Township, Washington County resulted in the discovery of an unreported fluid leaks and bubbling coming from a well cellar. Violations issued. Response requested by July 4. DEP inspection report.
CNX Gas Co., LLC - Violations: Shale Gas Wastewater Spill
June 27, 2025 inspection of the RHL71 shale gas well pad in Richhill Township, Greene County in response to a June 24 notification of a wastewater spill on the pad of approximately 84 gallons of fluid. Violations issued. Response requested by July 3. DEP inspection report.
Diversified Prod LLC - Violations: Shale Gas Secondary Containment Compromised
June 25, 2025 inspection of the Royal Huey 590561A shale gas well in Toby Township, Clarion County found secondary containment around storage tanks at the well site continue to be compromised by small concrete boxes recessed into the lined floor of the containment allowing any water in containment to leak into the ground under the liner. The problems were originally discovered on May 16, 2025 by DEP and no action was taken to address the concerns. New violation issued for failure to repair a damaged containment. Response requested by July 16. DEP inspection report.
2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups
So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 93 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Read more here.
Shale Gas Casing/Cementing Failures
Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Violations Ongoing for 72 Months
June 11, 2025 inspection of the shale gas wells McGraw 5H and McGraw N WYO 1H in Washington Township, Wyoming County for defective casing/cement. Original violations issued July 29, 2019. Violations Continued. Wells will continue to be monitored.
Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Violations Ongoing for 60 Months
June 5, 2025 inspection of the Cappucci 4H and 102H shale gas wells in Mehoopany Township, Wyoming County found gas was still present. Casing/cement violations originally issued on May 21, 2020. Violations continued. Wells will continue to be monitored.
Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Violations Ongoing For 54 Months
June 9, 2024 inspection of Jacobson Unit 3HX-4HX shale gas wells in Franklin Township, Bradford County found gas was still present. Violations originally reported on October 20, 2020. Violations issued on January 4, 2023 were continued. Well will continue to be monitored. DEP 3HX inspection report. DEP 4HX inspection report.
BKV OPR LLC - Violations Ongoing For 30 Months
June 18, 2025 inspection of the Reel-Macialek Unit McConnell 3H shale gas well in Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County found gas still present in the cemented annulus of the well after defective casing/cement found and violations issued on November 23, 2022. Well will continue to be monitored. A response requested from the owner by July 18, 2025. DEP inspection report.
Conventional Wells Venting Gas/Casing/Cement Failures
Diversified Prod LLC - Violations: Venting Gas (32 Months)
June 6, 2025 follow-up inspection of the David W. Sanneer ET UX 1 conventional in Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County found the well was still venting gas. Original violations issued October 13, 2022. Violations continued. Response requested by June 27. DEP inspection report.
EJ Brumage & RA Pultorak - Violations: Conventional Well Venting Gas (18 Months)
June 18, 2025 inspection of the Roberts 3 conventional well in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County found the well continues to vent gas and the owner failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Original violations issued July 19, 2023. Response requested by July 2. DEP inspection report.
Danken-Sammar LLC - Violations: Conventional Well Casing/Cement Failure (8 Months)
June 10, 2025 administrative review on the Green Glen Corp 4 conventional well in Huston Township, Clearfield County resulted in DEP issuing 6 violations for discharge of pollutants, failure to dispose of waste properly, failure to prevent pollutants from entering groundwater and other violations. This well has continuing violations for defective well casing/cementing since October 7, 2024. This well is used as an observation well for the Povik #1 oil and gas wastewater injection well. DEP inspection report #3995486 is not available online to learn what other actions might have been taken.
Diversified Prod LLC - Violations: Conventional Well Venting Gas (1 Month)
June 13, 2025 inspection of the Rush 3 conventional well in Jefferson Township, Fayette County found the well continues to vent gas. Original violations issued May 12, 2025. Well owner installed a 10 foot tall vent pipe to address the violation which was too tall to reach with gas detection equipment. However, gas was visually observed coming from the stack. Response requested by July 13. DEP inspection report.
Josephine M. Ganzer - Complaint: Leaking Conventional Gas Well
June 25, 2025 inspection of the 2450 Saltsman RD 1 conventional gas well in Harborcreek Township, Erie County in response to a notification from National Fuel Gas that found methane in slam bar holes around the plugged well. The owner was contacted and agreed to dig the well back to find the source of methane. No violations issued pending source verification. DEP inspection report.
Failure To Submit Shale Gas Production/Waste Reports
Anegada Energy LLC
On June 18, 2025, DEP issued a notice of violation for failure to submit April monthly production and waste generation report covering one or more shale gas wells in Butler County. Response requested in 10 days.
Big Dog Energy LLC
On June 18, 2025, DEP issued a notice of violation for failure to submit April monthly production and waste generation report covering one or more shale gas wells. Response requested in 10 days. [Copy of Administrative Inspection #3999042 not online.] Big Dog Energy holds 26 permits.
Frontier Natural Resources
On June 18, 2025, DEP issued a notice of violation for failure to submit April monthly production and waste generation report covering one or more shale gas wells in West Keating Township, Clinton County. Response requested in 10 days.
MTN Energy
On June 18, 2025, DEP issued a notice of violation for failure to submit April monthly production and waste generation report covering one or more shale gas wells in Aleppo Township, Greene County. Response requested in 10 days.
Land Slumps, Erosion & Sedimentation Violations
Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc. - Violations: Failed to Repair Access Road Culvert
June 18, 2025 follow-up inspection of the access road to the S E Black 4 conventional well site at the Oakford Gas Storage Reservoir in Salem Township, Westmoreland County found no action was taken to repair a washed out access road culvert causing stream sedimentation since the original violations were issued on June 9, 2025. No response requested of owner. DEP inspection report.
Hyperion Midstream LLC - Violations: Failure of Erosion & Sedimentation Control
June 9, 2025 inspection of the Poseidon to Denmark Loop Pipeline construction site in Penn Township, Westmoreland County in response to a notification of erosion and sedimentation control failures due to heavy rain. Multiple areas of failure were found and efforts were underway to make repairs. No response requested of owner. DEP inspection report.
EQT Prod Co. - Violations: Failure Of Erosion & Sedimentation Controls
June 11, 2025 inspection of the Ealy shale gas well pad in East Finley Township, Washington County in response to a notification of erosion and sedimentation control failures caused by heavy rains. Violations issued. Response requested by June 27. DEP inspection report.
June 11, 2025 follow-up inspection of recurring land slip and erosion and sedimentation control violations at the Ealy shale gas well pad found additional land slips and unstable areas in a reclaimed impoundment and wet ponds. Violations continued. No response requested from owner. DEP inspection report.
ETC Northeast Fld SVC LLC - Violations: Failure Of Pipeline Erosion & Sedimentation Controls
June 17, 2025 inspection of a portion of the B50 pipeline construction right-of-way in Economy Borough, Beaver County found multiple failures of and improperly installed erosion and sedimentation controls. A rain event occurred during the inspection. Violations issued. Response requested by July 7. DEP inspection report.
EQT Prod. Co. - Violations: Land Slope Failure
June 17, 2025 inspection of the Barley Wine shale gas well site in Jackson Township, Greene County in response to a notification of a slope failure found a slope failure at the edge of the well pad approximately 250 feet long and 200 feet high. Violations issued. Response requested by July 3. DEP inspection report.
EQT Prod. Co. - Violations: Land Slope Failure
June 17, 2025 inspection of the Holt shale gas well site in Gilmore Township, Greene County in response to a notification of a slope failure and found slide material had migrated outside the permit limit of disturbance. Violations issued. Response requested by July 3. DEP inspection report.
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.
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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.
[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.]
(Photos: Row 1-- BB Mulvaney failed to comply with conventional well site cleanup order for 13 months; Chesapeake Appalachia LLC contaminated water pooled on shale gas well pad; One of 42 Delong Oil Inc. abandoned conventional wells; Ows Energy LLC pipe keeps falling out of wastewater tank causing a release; Ows Energy LLC wastewater tank with holes sitting in a flooded containment area ready to spill over; One of 3 conventional well sites Keystone Crude LLC failed to cleanup for 23 months; Row 2-- Lightning is blamed for a vent stack tank fire at a HG Energy/Loan Asset Issuer LLC shale gas well pad (shale gas employee photo); Diversified Prod LLC installed a 10 foot gas vent pipe to address gas venting violations but didn’t stop the gas; Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc. failed to repair washed out access road culvert causing stream sedimentation; EQT ARO LLC shale gas wastewater spill; EQT Prod. Co. 250 by 200 foot shale gas well pad slope failure; US Energy Exploration Corp conventional well leaking gas for 3 months; 2n inadvertent return incident from a Seneca Resources Co. LLC water pipeline construction project; Row 3-- Frank L. Washbaugh Oil Producers failed to cleanup multiple conventional well site releases; Griffin Summit Oil Co. wastewater tanks actively discharging to a stream; Hyperion Midstream LLC pipeline construction erosion and sedimentation control failures; Compromised containment at Diversified Prod LLC shale gas storage tank area; ETC Northeast Fld SVC LLC pipeline erosion and sedimentation control failures.)
PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 81 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 28 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- 5 Years Later: A Progress Report On PA’s Grand Jury Recommendations For Protecting Public Health, Communities From Shale Gas Industry Impacts - A Long Way To Go [PaEN]
-- DEP Reports It Has No Idea How Many Shale Gas Water/Wastewater Pipelines There Are, The Spills They’ve Had Or Their Impacts [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts July 23 Webinar On Understanding Pennsylvania's Legacy Conventional Oil & Gas Well Problem [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets 8th Hearing July 22 On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities [PaEN]
-- Range Resources Proposes To Drill 2 New Shale Gas Wells In Cecil Township, Challenging Its 2,500 Foot Setback Ordinance In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 20 Webinar On Oil & Gas Development Impacts On Groundwater Quality, Public Health [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Integrated Lithium Production Plant Coming To PA In 2026 Using Oil & Gas Production Wastewater [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Avonlea Lithium Corp. Completes Successful Lithium Extraction From Shale Gas Wastewater At Susquehanna County Pilot Plant [PaEN]
-- DEP Seeking New Member Of Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board [PaEN]
-- Westmoreland-Based WATT Fuel Cell, Hope Gas In WV Launch Home Natural Gas Fuel Cell Backup Power Program To Strengthen Electric Grid Resiliency [PaEN]
-- Environmental Council Of The States Reports US Senate Budget Bill Removes Repeal Of 23 Inflation Reduction Act Climate/Energy Programs; But Still Rescinds Unobligated Oil & Gas Well Plugging Funds [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: A State Grand Jury Report On Fracking Had 8 Recommendations, 5 Years Later, Few Have Been Implemented
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: 5 Years After Landmark PA Grand Jury Report On Fracking, Public Health Goals Remain Largely Unmet, Groups Say
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Boots And Drones Deployed In Hunt For Orphan Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Southwest PA
-- Inside Climate News: Kiley Bense: Truckers Say Oil & Gas Companies Are Violating Hazardous Materials Transport Regulations, Fracking Industry Says No
-- Post-Gazette - Brandon McGinley: July 15 PA Energy & Innovation Summit Will Be The Biggest Day For Pittsburgh In Decades
-- Public News Services: Congress Could Delay Oil & Gas Facility Methane Emission Reduction Program In PA
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Largest Fuel Cell Backup Program In US Rolling Out In WV Marcellus [PDF of Article]
-- PA Lawmakers, Labor, Natural Gas Companies Sent Letter To Governor, House/Senate Members To Celebrate Natural Gas & Oil Day To Prioritize Oil, Gas Resources
-- Observer-Reporter: Decreasing Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Money Squeezing Municipal Budgets; 2nd Lowest Revenue Generated Since Program Began In 2012 [PDF of Article]
-- Uniontown Herald-Standard Editorial: Jeers - Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Dropped To 2nd Lowest Amount Since Distribution Began - Municipalities Can’t Rely On It [PDF of Article]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Act 13 Shale Gas Impact Fee Revenue Drops
-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Receives $6.9 Million In Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fees; $25.1 Million In Sen. Yaw’s Senate District
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Just Part Of Gas Industry’s Success
-- PA Lawmakers, Labor, Natural Gas Companies Sent Letter To Governor, House/Senate Members To Celebrate Natural Gas & Oil Day To Prioritize Oil, Gas Resources
-- Range Resources Reports It Achieved Net Zero In Scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions In 2024
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Shale Gas Company Achieved Net Zero Scope 1 & 2 Emissions In Its Assets Owned In 2024
-- The Allegheny Front/WV Public Broadcasting: Residents Near Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline Are Still Uneasy
[Posted: June 28, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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