PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 25

The following notices were published in the October 25 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

 -- DEP published notice in the October 25 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued a State Air Quality Permit to KDI Wyalusing Power LLC for the proposed 248 MW Wyalusing Energy Center natural gas-fired power plant to serve the Klondike data center project in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County.   (PA Bulletin, page 7458)  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the October 25 PA Bulletin extending the three Air Quality Permits needed for the continued temporary operation of the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Potter Township, Beaver County until a full Title V Air Quality permit can be put in place. The new expiration date is April 28, 2026. This is the third extension of these temporary permits by DEP.  (PA Bulletin, page 7459)  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the October 25 PA Bulletin announcing a December 17 hearing on a revised Air Quality Permit and State Implementation Plan Approval for the PEI Power LLC natural gas power plant in Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 7432)   Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the October 25 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a minor modification to an Air Quality Plan approval for 76 Emergency Generators For the Amazon Data Services, Inc. data center related to catalytic reduction bed temperatures required on start-up at the facility located in Falls Twp., Bucks County. (PA Bulletin, page 7431)

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - E. Bunnell Shale Gas Well Pad 2: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with ethylene glycol to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Dimock Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 7454)

2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 149 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

Waste Permits - Issued

-- Southern Alleghenies Biogas, LLC - Landfill Gas Facility: DEP issued a WMG-55 General Waste Permit for a landfill gas facility located in Conemaugh Twp., Somerset County. (PA Bulletin, page 7456)

-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - Bell Point Aboveground Storage Tank Facility: DEP issued a WMGR-123 General Permit for processing oil and gas wastewater at the facility located in Bell Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 7456)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - SJ Exploration Water Storage Facility: DEP issued a WMGR-123 General Permit for processing oil and gas wastewater at the facility located in Independence Twp. Beaver County. (PA Bulletin, page 7456)

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - Pawlosky Water Storage Facility: DEP issued a WMGR-123 General Permit for processing oil and gas wastewater at the facility located in Chartiers Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 7456)

Air Quality Permits - Comments

-- PEI Power LLC - 61 MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on a revised Air Quality Permit and State Implementation Plan Approval for the natural gas power plant in Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County.  Hearing set for Dec. 17.  (PA Bulletin, page 7432)   Read more here.

--Amazon Data Services, Inc. - 76 Emergency Generators For Data Center: DEP invites comments on a minor modification to an Air Quality Plan approval related to catalytic reduction bed temperatures required on start-up at the facility located in Falls Twp., Bucks County. (PA Bulletin, page 7431)

Air Quality Permits - Issued

-- HEP PA Gathering LLC - Greenzweig Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 General Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Herrick Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7457)

-- Coterra Energy Inc. - Greenwood R Shale Gas Well Pad. DEP issued a GP-5A General Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 7457)

-- Coterra Energy Inc. - Wright W. 1 Shale Gas Well Pad. DEP issued a GP-5A General Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 7457)

-- Coterra Energy Inc. - Bishop B Shale Gas Well Pad. DEP issued a GP-5A General Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 7457)

-- Coterra Energy Inc. - Diaz Family LP Shale Gas Well Pad. DEP issued a GP-5A General Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 7457)

-- Coterra Energy Inc. - Precision Capital, LP Shale Gas Well Pad. DEP renewed a GP-5A General Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Lathrop Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 7458)

-- Peoples Natural Gas LLC - Egry Station: DEP issued a GP-5 General Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Conemaugh Twp., Indiana County. (PA Bulletin, page 7458)

-- OWS Acquisition Co LLC - Cyphert Station: DEP renewed a GP-5 General Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Wilmington Twp., Mercer County. (PA Bulletin, page 7458)

-- Laurel Mountain Midstream Operating, LLC-- Springhill Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP-5 General Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Springhill Twp., Fayette County. (PA Bulletin, page 7458)

-- Peoples Natural Gas Co. LLC - Atwood Compressor Station: DEP renewed a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Atwood Borough, Armstrong County. (PA Bulletin, page 7461) 

-- Buckeye Pipeline Company LP - Midland Breakout Station: DEP renewed a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Industry and Midland Boroughs, Beaver County. (PA Bulletin, page 7461) 

-- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Holbrook Compressor Station: DEP issued an administrative amendment to the Title V Air Quality permit for the facility located in Richhill Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7462) 

-- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc. - Ardell Compressor Station: DEP renewed a Title V Air Quality permit for the facility located in Benezette Twp., Elk County. (PA Bulletin, page 7459) 

-- KDI Wyalusing Power LLC - 218 Megawatt Natural Gas Fired Power Plant To Serve Data Center: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for the power plant serving a data center project in Wyalusing Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7458)  Read more here.

-- Shell Petrochemical Plant: DEP extended three temporary Air Quality Permits until April 28, 2026 to allow for continued operation of the facility until a full Title V Air Quality permit can be put in place for the plant located in Potter Twp., Beaver County.  (PA Bulletin, page 7459)  Read more here.

Chapter 105/Section 401 Certification - Comments

-- National Fuel Gas - 2-Inch Gas Pipeline Replacement: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105/Section 401 Certification for a project to replace 600 feet of pipeline via horizontal drilling in Madison Twp., Clarion County. (PA Bulletin, page 7472) 

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits - Issued

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Two 16-Inch Water Pipelines In Bradford & Sullivan Counties: DEP issued two Chapter 105 permits for the double pipeline construction project impacting Sugar Run Creek, Rock Cabin Run, Wolf Run and Exceptional Value wetlands in Wilmot Twp., Bradford County and North Fork Mehoopany Creek and Exceptional Value wetlands in Colley Twp., Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 7464-7465)  

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued

-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC - Shearer to Semerod Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Little Racoon Run and North Branch Robinson Run located in North Fayette Twp., Allegheny County and Robinson Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 7470)  

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [10.17.25]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 5 conventional and 817 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 153 conventional and 498 unconventional

-- Last Week - Wells Drilled: 4 conventional, 10 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 115 conventional and 345 unconventional

*Weekly Workload Report - 10.17.25

*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 October 11 to 17 by county--

Allegheny County

-- West Deer Twp.: EQT Production Co. - 12 Shale Gas Permits (Tyche, Leto Pads)

Forest County

-- Howe Twp.: PennHills Resources LLC - 5 Conventional Well Permits

Sullivan County

-- Shrewsbury Twp.: EXCO Resources PA LLC - 1 Shale Gas Permit

Tioga County

-- Tioga Twp.: JKLM Energy LLC - 1 Shale Gas Permit

*Click Here to find oil and gas well permits recently issued near you

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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 - Oct. 18 to 24:  14,280 Gallon Shale Gas Wastewater Spill; 2nd Major Spill By Conventional Well Owner; Failure To Address Pipeline Slope Failure For 1,440 Days  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 25 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 81 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 25 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP: 14,280 Gallon Shale Gas Wastewater Spill At EQT Production’s Secretariat Well Pad In Gilmore Twp., Greene County  [PaEN]  

-- DEP: Petro Erie Inc. Has 2nd Major Conventional Oil & Gas Well Wastewater Spill In Sugarcreek Boro, Venango County; Previous Spill Contaminated The Village Of Reno’s Water Supply  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Contaminated Water From EQM Gathering (EQT) Double Pipeline Construction Site Traveled Nearly 2 Football Fields From Site Of Spill In Nottingham Twp., Washington County  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Day 155 - Contaminated Water Still Flowing From Seneca Resources Vandergrift Shale Gas Wells, Well Pad; Cleanup Continues In Charleston Twp., Tioga County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Extends Temporary Air Quality Permits For Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; No Scheduled Yet For Public Review Of Full Title V Air Quality Permit Accepted July 2024  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Permit For 248 MW Wyalusing Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant To Serve The Klondike Data Center Project In Bradford County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP To Hold Dec. 17 Hearing On An Air Quality Permit For The PEI Power LLC Natural Gas Power Plant In Lackawanna County  [PaEN] 

-- Citizens Interested In Submitting Comments To DEP On Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant’s First Title V Air Quality Permit Invited To Oct. 29 Public Meeting In West Newton, Westmoreland County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Contaminated Water From EQM Gathering (EQT) Double Pipeline Construction Site Traveled Nearly 2 Football Fields From Site Of Spill In Nottingham Twp., Washington County  [PaEN]

-- Protect PT Hosts Nov. 4 & Nov. 11 Online Living Near Shale Gas Development Community Workshops  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: Reliance On Natural Gas For Power Generation Will Worsen Energy Affordability Crisis - By Cassady Craighill, GridLab

-- PennFuture: PA Senate Republicans’ ‘All Of The Above Energy’ Statements Focused On Natural Gas

-- Broad +Liberty Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Energy Future Is Bright And Bipartisan, Republicans, Democrats Deserve Credit For Supporting ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ - By Former Gov. Mark Schweiker  [Natural Gas] 

-- Utility Dive: FirstEnergy Expects Peak Electricity Load To Grow By 45% By 2035 Due To A.I. Data Center Demands

-- TribLive: Natural Gas Producer EQT Corp. Posts $407 Million Profit: ‘Firing On All Cylinders’ 

-- Reuters: EQT Production Beats Quarterly Profit Estimates On Strong, Higher Natural Gas Prices

-- Erie Times: National Fuel Gas Buys Ohio Utility For $2.62 Billion, What Does That Mean To Customers In Erie?

-- Reuters Guest Essay: US LNG Gas Exporters And Households On Natural Gas Already Saddled With Record-High Energy Bills On Collision Course  [PDF of Article]

-- Bloomberg: Why Big Oil/Gas Are Asking EPA Not To Cut Greenhouse Gas Reporting - It Could Hurt Their Business

-- Reuters: EU Plans Changes To LNG Gas Sustainability Law As US, Qatar Increase Pressure 

-- The Guardian: US Demands EU Reverse New Climate Rules To Allow Surge In LNG Gas Imports

-- Financial Times: Fallout From The A.I.-Fuelled Dash For Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants - Supply Crunch In Giant Turbines Taking Years For Delivery

-- Bloomberg: Halliburton Is Branching Into A.I. Data Center Power Supplies As Fracking Demand Stagnates 

[Posted: October 24, 2025]  PA Environment Digest