Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups
-- PPG Operations LLC - Whitetail 1 Conventional Well: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with wastewater to meet the Statewide Health and Background Standards at the site located in Goshen Twp., Clearfield County. (PA Bulletin, page 5187)
-- Diversified Gas & Oil Corp. - Fee A M-606 Bracken 448 Conventional Well: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with wastewater to the Statewide Health Standard at the site located in Bell Twp., Clearfield County. (PA Bulletin, page 5187)
-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Morgan Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the site located in Armenia Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 5187)
-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Harvey Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Covington Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 5188)
-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - E. Rayias Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 5188)
-- Consol - 1484 Conventional Coal Gas Well: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with crude oil related constituents to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Morris Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 5190
2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups
So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 115 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.
Air Quality Permits - Comment
-- Chesapeake Utilities Corp/Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co. - Daleville Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on the renewal of an Air Quality General Permit for the facility located in Londonderry Twp., Chester County. (PA Bulletin, page 5163)
Air Quality Permits - Issued
-- HEP Pennsylvania Gathering LLC - Clark CPF #1 Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 Air Quality General Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution, including a pigging station at the facility located in Herrick Twp., Bradford County. Received May 2, Renewed July 28. (PA Bulletin, page 5191)
-- JKLM Energy, LLC - Woods Water Withdrawal Pump Site: DEP issued a GP-11 Air Quality General Permit for two water pumps at the facility located in Tioga Twp., Tioga County.Received July 1, Issued July 17. (PA Bulletin, page 5191)
-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc. - Tioga Compressor Station: DEP issued a renewal for the Title V air quality permit at the facility located in Farmington Twp., Tioga County. Received May 6, Issued July 21. (PA Bulletin, page 5191)
-- Adelphia Gateway LLC - Natural Gas Pipeline Facility: DEP issued a State Air Pollution Permit for the facility located in West Rockhill Twp., Bucks County. Received Feb. 18, Issued July 17. (PA Bulletin, page 5193)
-- Easter Gas Transmission & Storage - Punxsutawney Facility. DEP issued an extension of the Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Perry Twp., Jefferson County. Received May 9, Revised July 10. (PA Bulletin, page 5193)
Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits - Issued
-- Keystone Appalachian Transmission Company [FirstEnergy] - HDPE Plastic Pipeline Protection: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for a project protecting an HDPE plastic pipeline in a tributary to Chartiers Creek located in North Franklin Twp., Washington County. Received July 17, 2024, Issued July 11, 2025. (PA Bulletin, page 5197)
Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued
-- Seneca Resources Co., LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Norris Brook, Catlin Hollow and Hills Creek located in Charleston and Middlebury Townships, Tioga County. Received May 22, Issued July 16. (PA Bulletin, page 5198)
-- Coterra Energy Inc. - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting White Creek and Meshoppen Creek in Dimock Twp., Susquehanna County. Received April 22, Issued July 21. (PA Bulletin, page 5198)
-- Pennsylvania General Energy Co., LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Fox Run (Exceptional Value) and Lick Run (Exceptional Value) located in Shrewsbury Twp., Lycoming County. Received April 29, Issued July 16. (PA Bulletin, page 5198)
-- Snyder Bros Inc. - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Little Mudlick Creek and Mahoning Creek located in Redbank Twp., Armstrong County. Received June 10, Issued July 16. (PA Bulletin, page 5198)
-- EQM Gathering OPCO LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Toms Run and Hoovers Run located in Gilmore, Jackson and Wayne Townships, Greene County. Received June 26, Issued July 16. (PA Bulletin, page 5198)
-- Equitrans Water SVC (PA) LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Pigeon Creek located in Somerset Twp., Washington County. Received June 18, Issued July 22. (PA Bulletin, page 5198)
Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [7.25.25]*
-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 3 conventional and 13 unconventional
-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 102 conventional and 364 unconventional
-- Last Week - Wells Drilled: 8 conventional, 6 unconventional
-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 70 conventional and 230 unconventional
*Weekly Workload Report - 7.25.25
*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report - Most Recent
DEP Issued These New/Renewed Oil & Gas Permits *
This is a list of conventional oil and gas and shale gas well permits DEP issued from July 19 to 25 by county--
Forest County
-- Howe Township: Cameron Energy Co. - 3 conventional wells
Cameron owns 4 abandoned wells
Lycoming County
-- McNett Township: EQT ARO LLC - 4 shale gas wells
-- Wolf Township: Formentera OPR LLC - 1 shale gas well (renewal)
Susquehanna County
-- Springville Township: Coterra Energy Inc. - 1 shale gas well (modification)
Wyoming County
-- Mehoopany Township: Expand OPER LLC (Chesapeake)- 7 shale gas wells
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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:
-- Coterra Energy Fined $299,000 For Contaminating 13 Private Water Supplies In Lenox Twp., Susquehanna County - Just A Few Miles From Dimock [PaEN]
-- Pin Oak Energy Partners Signs Consent Order With DEP To Address Its Failure To Restore 16 Shale Gas Well Sites And An Impoundment In Beaver County Since 2023 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Second Spill From Horizontal Drilling At EQM Gathering Pipeline Construction Project In Washington County Contaminates Spring [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 2 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 69 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 2 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- Coterra Energy Fined $299,000 For Contaminating 13 Private Water Supplies In Lenox Twp., Susquehanna County - Just A Few Miles From Dimock [PaEN]
-- PA Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Applauds President For Overturning Basis For Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs-- Including Methane From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- EPA Extends Oil & Gas Industry Compliance Deadlines For Federal Clean Air Act Methane Reduction Rule; Deadline Extended For States To Submit Compliance Plan To 2027 [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Federal EPA Rollbacks Mean Pennsylvania Must Take The Lead On Cutting Methane Pollution From Oil & Gas Operations - By Melissa Ostroff, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- State And Federal Lawmakers Tour Facilities Extracting Lithium From Oil & Gas Wastewater In Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- PUC Chairman DeFrank Leads National Effort To Strengthen Natural Gas Use Energy Efficiency, Reliability, And Sustainability [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: PA PUC Developing Model Tariff For A.I. Data Centers To Ensure PA Consumers Don’t Foot The Bill
-- PJM Electric Auction Impacts: 1 In 5 PA Households Report Problems Now Paying Energy Bills; Electric Utility Shutoffs Up 38.1% So Far This Year [PaEN]
-- PJM Electricity Auction: PJM Lost 2.8 Gigawatts Of Power Due To Reduced Reliability Rating Of Natural Gas Power Plants; Could Gain 12.2 Gigawatts By Increasing Reliability From Less Than 75% Now To An Achievable 90% [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Three Proposals To Protect Consumers From A.I. Price Increases: Bring Your Own Generation; Data Centers Must Pay Their Fair Share; An 'All Of The Above' Energy Future, Including Renewables - By Kevin Walker, CEO, Duquesne Light [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Again Extends Maximum Generation Alert & Load Management Alert To July 30; Demand Response Programs Implemented On July 28, 29 [PaEN]
-- 42 Organizations Call On DEP For More Transparency On Proposed A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- PA Dept. Of Health Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Residents Near PA’s 4 Operating Nuclear Power Plants Aug. 14 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Sept. 9 Webinar On Growth Of A.I. Data Centers, Rising Electricity Prices, Lagging Energy Development [PaEN]
-- Food & Water Watch Hosts Aug. 5 Webinar On Protecting Your Pennsylvania Community With Local Zoning [PaEN]
-- Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, EEA-NJ Hosts Sept. 10-11 Navigating Change Policy Conference [PaEN]
Related NewsClips This Week:
-- 8.4.25 - Natural Gas, Energy, A.I./Data Center NewsClips
[Posted: August 1, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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