This brings the total number of reported incidents for this project to 13 with a total fluid loss of 734,600 gallons that began on October 27.
The incidents happened on--
-- January 5, 2026 when 54,000 gallons were lost:
-- January 6, 2026 when 102,000 gallons were lost; and
-- January 7, 2026 when 41,000 gallons were lost.
MarkWest will continue drilling as a "practical solution" to the loss of drilling fluids. Read more here.
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 This Week:
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 13 To Hear Update On Oil & Gas Program; Discuss EQB Rulemaking Petition Process; Presentation On Data Centers & Water Use [PaEN]
-- 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]
-- Vistra Corp. Acquires Cogentrix Energy Natural Gas Power Plants, Including 2 In PA, As Part Of Strategy To Feed A.I. Data Centers [Locking Up More Energy For A.I. Data Centers] [PaEN]
-- Sen. Boscola To Introduce 6-Bill Package To Protect Pennsylvania Communities And Ratepayers From Large-Scale A.I. Data Centers Rapidly Expanding Across The State [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: 2025 Year In Review Part II: PJM Revised Market Rules With Goal Of Supporting Efficiency, Increasing Generation Resources [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- PennFuture News: There Isn’t Enough Energy For You And A.I. Data Centers In The PJM Grid, So Who Gets It?
-- Vistra Corp Acquires Cogentrix Energy Natural Gas Power Plants, Including 2 In PA - Patriot, Hamilton-Liberty - As Part Of Strategy To Feed A.I. Data Centers [Locking Up More Energy For Machines]
-- Utility Dive: Vistra To Buy Cogentrix Energy’s 5.5 GW Of Natural Gas Power Plants As Part Of Strategy To Feed A.I. Data Centers [2 In PA]
-- Bloomberg: Vistra Corp. Buying 10 More Gas Power Plants In New England, Texas To Deepen A.I. Energy Bet
-- The Allegheny Front - Rachel McDevitt: PA Environmental Groups Appeal Permit For Massive 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant Meant To Fuel Homer City A.I. Data Campus In Indiana County
-- Spotlight PA: As PA Energy Prices Rise, Advocates Skeptical That Lawmakers Will Put Aside Partisan Differences
-- Washington & Jefferson College: Electric Bills Will Continue To Rise After PJM Auction Due To A.I. Data Center Power Demand Increases
-- Utility Dive: A.I. Data Center Demand Was 40% Of The $47.2 Billion Cost Imposed On PJM Electric Ratepayers In Last Auction: PJM Market Monitor
-- Inside Climate News: Looking Ahead To A Deepening Affordability Crisis, An Election And The Threat Of An A.I. Investment Bubble
-- Inside Climate News: Virginia Regulators Approve New Dominion Energy Rates, Assign More Costs To A.I. Data Center, But Didn’t Go Far Enough To Protect Ratepayers, Consumer Advocates Say
-- PA Capital-Star: In 2026, More A.I. Data Center Regulations Could Be Coming In Maryland; PJM Regulator Asks For Rules To Prevent Centers From Connecting To Grid Without Their Own Power
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Podcast: Why A New Natural Gas Power Boom Is Putting Methane Emissions Back In The Spotlight - By Mark Brownstein, EDF, Andy Stone, Kleinman Center
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals To Revive RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program [Part Of State Budget Deal]
-- PennLive: 3rd Person Dies After Natural Gas Explosion At Bucks County Nursing Home
-- AP: 4 Injured In Bucks County Nursing Home Natural Gas Explosion File Negligence Lawsuit
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Lawsuit Claims Bucks County Nursing Home Natural Gas Explosion Could Have Been Prevented; Nursing Home, PECO Failed To Protect People
-- Indiana Gazette: Natural Gas Compressor On Private Property Damaged After A Series Of Five Explosions In Indiana County
-- PUC PA OneCall Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $232,250 In Penalties On 162 Companies For Violations
-- Warren Times: PIOGA/PIPP Form Alliance To Strengthen Voice Of PA Conventional Oil & Gas Industry On Energy Issues
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Podcast: Why A New Natural Gas Power Boom Is Putting Methane Emissions Back In The Spotlight - By Mark Brownstein, EDF, Andy Stone, Kleinman Center
-- WSJ: Consumer Love Cheap Gasoline, But With More Oil From Venezuela, The Oil Patch Will Pay The Price
-- Financial Times: US Oil Groups Warn They Will Need Taxpayer Guarantees To Invest In Venezuela
-- NY Times: US To Control Venezuela Oil Sales ‘Indefinitely,’ DOE Secretary Says
-- Post-Gazette: Fetterman To Democrats On Venezuela: ‘Stop Comparing Everything To Iraq’
-- TribLive: President Says Venezuela Will ‘Turn Over’ Up To 50 Million Barrels Of Oil To US
-- TribLive/AP: President’s Plan To Seize, Revitalize Venezuela’s Oil Industry Faces Major Hurdles
[Posted: January 9, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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