This brings the total number of reported incidents for this project to 18 with a total fluid loss of 1,241,500 gallons that began on October 27.
The incidents happened--
-- January 8, 2026 when 117,300 gallons were lost [DEP inspection report];
-- January 9, 2026 - when 109,000 gallons were lost [DEP inspection report];
-- January 10, 2026 - when 96,400 gallons were lost [DEP inspection report];.
-- January 12, 2026 - when 123,500 gallons were lost [DEP inspection report];
-- January 13, 2026 - when 60,700 gallons were lost [DEP inspection report].
DEP inspected the site on January 9, January 12 and January 13 and found no surface returns from the losses.
MarkWest will continue drilling as a "practical solution" to the loss of drilling fluids.
DEP said “violations may be forthcoming pending further investigation.”
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.
Check These Resources
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.]
Related Articles Last Week:
-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Reports Losing 197,000 Gallons Of Pipeline Drilling Fluid Into Abandoned Mine Voids In 3 Incidents In Washington County; Total Losses Reach 734,600 Gallons [PaEN]
-- DEP Issued Lazy Oil Company Violations For Abandoning 12 More Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Butler, Venango Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP: Report Submitted By CNX Gas Company/Consol Coal Company On Cleanup Of A Major Shale Gas Wastewater Spill In Morris Twp., Greene County Failed To Show It Met Act 2 Cleanup Standards [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- DEP: Rice Drilling (EQT) Failed To Plug Abandoned Shale Gas Well For Over 5 Years In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Reports 5 More Drilling Fluid Losses Into Mine Voids In Washington County; Total Losses Now 1,241,500 Gallons [PaEN]
-- DEP: Truck Loses Load Of Shale Gas Wastewater On Access, Local Road To EQT Sarah Well Pad In Union Township, Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP Day 239: Seneca Resources Wastewater Cleanup, Monitoring Efforts Continue At Vandergrift Shale Gas Well Pad In Charleston Twp., Tioga County [PaEN]
-- PennLive - John Beauge: DEP: Eureka Resources Is Not Complying With Order To Safety Dispose Of Millions Of Gallons Of Oil & Gas Wastewater At Closed Facilities In Lycoming, Bradford Counties
-- Action Needed Now! Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Urging Pennsylvanians To Contact PA US Senators And Oppose Raid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Funds [And Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging Funding] [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: Coal Communities Accuse Congress Of Breaking Its Promise To Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands [And Plugging Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells]
-- PA Capital-Star: Federal Budget Bill Would Raid Fund For Cleaning Up Abandoned Coal Mines, Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells - Pennsylvania Would Be Hardest Hit By Cuts
-- YaleEnvironment360: US LNG Gas Exports Are Pushing Energy Bills Higher, Report Finds
-- Post-Gazette: How Will President’s Actions In Venezuela Impact Pennsylvania?
-- NYT: President’s Plans For Venezuelan Oil Run Headlong Into Reality
[Posted: January 15, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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