Production
Production volume totaled 1,954 billion cubic feet, an increase of 9.0% from the prior year. This is the strongest annual growth rate for a quarter since 2019 Q3. Production for the year (through June) is up 5.9% compared to the prior year.
New Wells
There were 105 new horizontal wells spud [drilled], an increase of 42 new wells (66.7%) from the prior year. This was the first annual increase in new wells for a quarter since 2022 Q3 and the most wells drilled in a quarter since 2023 Q4.
Preliminary data for July and August show that new wells increased by 52% from the same period in CY 2024.
The increase in drilling is likely related to very strong year-to-date spot prices.
Price Of Gas
The average Pennsylvania spot hub price was $2.38, an increase of $0.90 (60.8%) from the prior year despite a sharp decline from the first quarter.
Prices in the first quarter were boosted by tight inventory, as nationwide underground storage levels ended March at a three-year low.
According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, national inventory increased steadily during 2025 Q2, as storage levels at the end of June were 67% higher than the end of March.
Higher storage levels generally apply downward pressure on average prices.
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Resource Links:
-- Utility Dive: Rising Natural Gas Prices Expected To Drive Up Electricity Costs
PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Aug. 30 to Sept. 5 - 2nd Township Declares Disaster Emergency; New Shale Gas Well Casing/Cement Failure; 100 Conventional Well Owners Get Violations For Abandoning Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - Sept. 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 55 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- Springhill Township Becomes 2nd Township To Declare Disaster Emergency After Residents Were Impacted By A Gas Related Water Contamination Event In Greene County [PaEN]
-- Petition To Extend Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells May Be Back On The Table At Environmental Quality Board Sept. 9 If Motion Succeeds [PaEN]
-- PA Senate Republicans Introduce Bill To Eliminate Need For Any State Permits, Any Public Review Of Permits Before Construction Of A.I. Data Centers, Related Power Plants [PaEN]
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. 11 On New Civil Penalty Procedure; Rulemaking Petition To Process/Store Oil & Gas Wastewater From Anywhere On Every Shale Gas Well Site [PaEN]
-- EPA Invites Comments On Draft Permit Renewal For A Columbia Gas of PA Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Beaver County; Virtual Hearing Oct. 6 [If Requested] [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets Sept. 24 To Consider Annual Budget, Water Withdrawal Requests, Including 11 For Shale Gas Development, 2 Power Plants [PaEN]
-- DEP, Nonprofits File Consent Decree In Federal Court Requiring Beaver County Plastic Pellet Maker To Pay $2.6 Million In Penalties, Restoration Funds For Repeated Water Pollution Violations [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 2nd Quarter Increase In Natural Gas Production, New Wells And 60.8% Increase In Price Of Gas Over Last Year [PaEN]
-- PUC Chairman: Model Tariff For Connecting A.I. Data Centers To Local Electric Grid To Be Published For Comment By End Of September [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - September 8 [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greene County Townships Declare Disaster Emergency Three Years After EQT Frack Job [PDF of Article]
-- PennLive - John Beauge: 8,000 Gallons Of Oil & Gas Wastewater Recovered From Eureka Resources Spill In Williamsport: DEP
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Files Order Against Eureka Resources Bradford County Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility To Remove Waste [PDF of Article]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Five Observations About The Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport As We Continue To Monitor Things 10 Days After The First Report
-- TribLive: Upper Burrell Twp Sets Land Use Regulations For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells In Westmoreland
-- TribLive: Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Eyes New Natural Gas Pipeline In Murrysville, Westmoreland County
-- Delco.Today: Hazard vs. Economy: Delaware River LNG Gas Export Terminal Back In Play [PDF]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County Transit To Complete Switch To Compressed Natural Gas In Urban Fleet In 2027
-- PennEnvironment, Three Rivers WaterKeeper Settle Plastic Pollution Lawsuit Against Styropek USA In Beaver County
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: State Announces $2.6 Million Proposed Consent Agreement Over Plastic Pollution At Closed Plant
-- Western PA Conservancy: Restoring Little Arnot Run From Severe Impacts Of Oil, Timber Industries In Warren County
-- Utility Dive: Rising Natural Gas Prices Expected To Drive Up Electricity Costs
-- Altoona Mirror: Legislative Study Identifies 382 Potential Mine Water Geothermal Sites In PA [PDF of Article]
-- WITF: PA Lawmakers Look Underground For Geothermal Alternative To Cool A.I. Data Centers
-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Shale Insight Industry Conference To Be Held Sept. 16-18 In Erie
[Posted: September 3, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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