PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 16

The following notices were published in the May 16 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- On May 6, 2026, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a letter to PA General Energy Co. LLC denying its Chapter 105 Encroachment Permit for a proposed 3.9 mile permanent access road and staging area in Loyalsock State Forest in Gamble and Cascade Townships, Lycoming County.  DEP said-- “PGE failed to properly address the mitigation of all stream impacts, provide plans showing that the access road is properly graded in relation to the stream relocation and adjacent stormwater control measures, and provide clarification and detail concerning potential bridge design effects on the Proposed Project’s limits.”  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the May 16 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued a Chapter 105 Encroachment permit for a Coterra Energy, Inc. 4.9 mile, 20-inch “aerial” aboveground fresh water pipeline to support shale gas development in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2926)  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the May 16 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 105 Encroachment permit for an Expand Operating LLC “aerial” aboveground four mile long 16-inch shale gas freshwater pipeline in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2903)  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the May 16 PA Bulletin announcing the renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the 1,419 MW Brunner Island LLC Natural Gas/Coal Power Plant located in East Manchester Twp., York County. (PA Bulletin, page 2922) 

-- DEP published notice in the May 16 PA Bulletin announcing the renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the 525MW Birdsboro Power LLC Natural Gas Power Plant located in Birdsboro Borough, Berks County. (PA Bulletin, page 2922) 

-- DEP published notice in the May 16 PA Bulletin announcing the renewal of a State Only Air Quality Permit for the Sunoco Pipeline LP Mariner East Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Pump and Flare Facility located in East Wheatfield Twp., Indiana County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2923) 

-- DEP published notice in the May 16 PA Bulletin announcing the renewal of a State Only Air Quality Permit for the Sunoco Pipeline LP Mariner East Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Pump and Flare Facility located in Burrell Twp., Indiana County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2923) 

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Expand Operating, LLC - Black Creek Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Forks Twp., Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 2919) 

-- NFG Midstream Trout Run, LLC - Bodine Compressor Station: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with used motor oil to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the station located in McIntyre Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 2919) 

-- Eureka Resources - Second Street Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with waste oil to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the facility located in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 2919) 

-- Blackhill Energy LLC - Kline B Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Springfield Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 2919) 

-- Expand Operating LLC - Coyle Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Liberty Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2919) 

-- Expand Operating LLC - Roundwood Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel fuel to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2919) 

-- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - Shearer Robert Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Robinson, Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 2920) 

-- CNX Corporation - Harvey 1N  Bleeder Shale Gas Pipeline Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with ethylene glycol to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Center Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 2920) 

-- EQT Corporation - Polecat Hollow Road Synthetic Drilling Mud Spill Site: DEP sent a Technical Deficiency Letter on Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, arsenic, barium, boron, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese, strontium, vanadium, zinc [wastewater] that did not demonstrate the cleanup met the Statewide Health Standards at the spill site located in Whiteley Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 2920) 

2026 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2026, DEP received or acted on 81 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. 

Air Quality Permits - Issued

-- Expand Operating LLC - Holtan SUS Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued renewal of GP-5A General Air Quality Permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the pad located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2921) 

-- Snyder Brothers - Himes Compressor Station: DEP issued renewal of GP-5A General Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Knox Twp., Jefferson County. (PA Bulletin, page 2921) 

-- Monroe Energy LLC - Unknown Facility: DEP issued unknown Air Quality Permit for an unknown facility located in Trainer Borough, Delaware County [described as a correction to previous notice]  (PA Bulletin, page 2922) 

-- Ingenco Wholesale Power LLC - Landfill Gas Facility: DEP renewed a Title V Air Quality Permit for a landfill gas facility at the Mountain View Landfill located in Peters Twp., Franklin County. (PA Bulletin, page 2921) 

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued

-- EQT Production Co. - Selene To Selene Shale Gas Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Pine Run and Pucketa Creek located in Upper Burrell Twp., Westmoreland County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2928) 

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [5.8.26]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 2 conventional and 10 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 59 conventional and 213 unconventional

-- Last Week - Wells Drilled: 1 conventional, 21 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 20 conventional and 149 unconventional

*Weekly Workload Report - 5.8.26

*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 May 2 to 8 by county--

Bradford County

-- Monroe Twp.: Expand Operating, LLC - 5 Shale Gas Permits

Clarion County

-- Perry Twp.: Elder Oil & Gas Co. - 1 Conventional Oil & Gas Well Permit Renewed

Forest County

-- Howe Twp.: PennHills Resources, Inc. - 3 Conventional Oil & Gas Well Permits

Greene County

-- Center Twp.: Rice Drilling B LLC [EQT] - 2 Shale Gas Permits Modified

-- Perry Twp.: EQT Production Co. - 1 Shale Gas Permit Modified

-- Springhill Twp.: Rice Drilling B LLC [EQT] - 2 Shale Gas Permits Modified

Potter County

-- Wharton Twp.: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. - 1 Conventional Permit Modified

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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 - May 9 to 15: 229 Abandoned Conventional Well Violations This Year; Denied Shale Gas Pipeline Permit; Failed To Cleanup Conventional Spills At 3 Sites For 688 Days  [PaEN]

     -- DEP Denies Water Encroachment Permit For PA General Energy Co. 3.9 Mile Permanent Access Road, Staging Area In Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County  [PaEN]  

     -- DEP Issues 12 Violations To Delta Inland Oil Res LLC For Abandoning, Not Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Warren County; 229 Abandonment Violations Issued In 2026, So Far  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP: Penneco Environmental Replacing Tubing, Other Equipment At Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Plum Boro, Allegheny County Due To Leak, Corrosion  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 16 [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For Coterra Energy, Inc. 4.9 Mile, 20-Inch Shale Gas Fresh Water Pipeline In Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County  [PaEN]

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Expand Operating 4 Mile, 16-Inch Shale Gas Fresh Water Pipeline In Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 16 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP To Hold June 23 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Mora Solar LLC  60 MW, 390-Acre Solar Energy Facility In Kidder Twp., Carbon County  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Accepting Comments On Tentative Denial Of A Stormwater Permit For Stoneybrook Solar, LLC 20 MW Solar Energy Facility In Orange Twp., Columbia County  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Utilities Chanceford 500kV Transmission Line Rebuild In York County Related To Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP Considering Permits For 17 A.I. Data Center Projects, Aware Of 34 Other Proposals; Data Centers In Fast Track Permitting Program Need Same Permits, Meet Same Standards As Everyone Else  [PaEN] 

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 18  [PaEN]

-- PUC Releases Final Order Establishing First-of-Its-Kind Voluntary Large Load (Data Center) Model Tariff Framework  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Commissioners Tell PA US Senators Federal Permitting Reform Should Maintain State Oversight of Transmission Line Siting Projects  [PaEN]  

-- PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alert For May 18 For Entire Footprint, May 19 For Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions  [PaEN] 

-- Guest Essay: Lessons From A Children's Story: If You Give The Oil & Gas Industry A Wellpad, It Will Lead To An Escalating Chain Of More Polluting Gas Infrastructure - By Melissa Ostroff, EarthWorks   [PaEN] 

-- Environmental Groups Request DEP Do A Science-Based Assessment Of Health, Environmental Risks From Landfill Leachate Contaminated By Radioactive Oil & Gas  Drilling Wastes  [PaEN] 

-- Better Path Coalition Briefing: May 18 Webinar On Data Center Noise - Understanding Community Impacts  [PaEN] 

-- Clean Air Board Of Central PA To Host May 21 Community Forum On A.I. Data Centers - What Citizens Should Ask Of Data Centers In Carlisle, Cumberland County And Online  [PaEN]

-- PA US Sen. Fetterman Introduces Legislation To Promote Development Of LNG Natural Gas Export Facilities; LNG Facilities Proposed In PA Communities Already Burdened By Pollution  [PaEN] 

-- UGI Energy Services, Prime Data Centers Announce $100 Million Partnership To Develop New Natural Gas Infrastructure For A Power Plant To Feed A.I. Data Center Development, Likely In Cameron, Potter Or Tioga Counties  [PaEN] 

-- Allegheny National Forest: Visitors Alerted To Conventional Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging Operations Impacting Trail Use In Forest County  [PaEN]   

-- ‘Emergency’ Upset Natural Gas/Chemical Flares At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Burned Overnight From At Least 8:52 p.m. May 10 to 3:30 a.m. May 11 - Breathecam 

-- ‘Emergency’ Upset Natural Gas/Chemical Flares At The MarkWest Harmon Creek/Energy Transfer Revolutions Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plants Burned All Night Again In Washington County - Live Breathe Project Cameras  [May 12] 

-- PennTAP Now Accepting Applications For RISE PA Small, Mid-Sized Industry Decarbonization Grants Thru Aug. 17  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For RISE PA Medium To Large Industry Decarbonization Grants Thru July 15  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- The Center Square: Citizens A.I. Data Center Town Hall Speakers Criticize Industry, Shapiro, Secrecy [Vast Extent Of Intense Opposition To PA Data Center Boom Bulldozing Communities Evident In Town Hall] 

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Outpouring Of Frustration Over PA’s Rapid A.I. Data Center Growth At Citizens Online Town Hall Meeting 

-- Morning Call: What Can Be Done About A.I. Data Centers In Lehigh Valley?  Residents Get Some Answers At PA League Of Women Voters Town Hall

-- American-Dream.com Guest Essay: Radioactivity Leaching Out Of Pennsylvania Landfills From Shale Gas Drilling Wastes - By Dr. John F. Stolz, Duquesne University

-- PennLive - John Beauge: DEP Pulls Plug On Permit For PA General Energy Shale Gas Well Access Road, Staging Area In Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County

-- WPXI: Environmental Groups Disagree With DEP Study Of Radioactivity In Landfill Leachate From Oil & Gas Drilling Wastes

-- TribLive: Natural Gas Pipeline For 3,200 Acre Homer City A.I. Data Center 4.5 GW Power Plant Draws Fierce Pushback At DEP Hearing In Indiana County  

-- Pipeline & Gas Journal: UGI To Build Natural Gas Infrastructure To Support Large-Scale A.I. Hyperscale Data Center Campus Development In Northern Tier PA  [Cameron, Potter, Tioga Counties] 

-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: Pennsylvania PUC Moves To Protect Utility Customers From A.I. Data Center Costs With Model Tariff 

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Philadelphia Gas Commission Rejects PGW’s Expanded Port Richmond LNG Gas Plant Until Further Study

-- AP: As Electric Bills Rise, Some States Are Focusing On The Growing Profits Of Utilities [PA Featured] 

-- TribLive Guest Essay: How To Save Billions On Energy Bills - Set PJM Price Cap At $175/MWday Not Present $325 - By Kevin Walker, President, Duquesne Light Co

-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: UGI Natural Gas Supply Cost For Default Customers Not Changing June 1; Will Be An Increase Dec. 1

-- Wall Street Journal: The Oil Shock Is Causing A $45 Billion Rupture In The Economy Slamming Consumers While Boosting Investors 

-- Financial Times: President’s Iran War Is Ripping Across The US Economy At A Cost Of Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars In Lost Output, Soaring Fuel Prices, Rising Borrowing Costs, Supply Chain Disruptions  [PDF of Article]

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: PECO Signs Agreements With A.I. Data Centers Requiring Them To Pay For Their Own Grid Upgrades

-- Utility Dive: PPL Utilities ‘Advanced Stage’ A.I. Data Center Pipeline Grew To 28.3 GW In Pennsylvania; Unregulated PPL-Blackstone Generation Venture Ordering Gas Turbines  

-- Utility Dive: PJM Grid Operator May Be ‘Too Big To Function:’ FERC Chairman Swett

[Posted: May 15, 2026 ]  PA Environment Digest