-- The Governor’s Office published notice in the July 25 PA Bulletin DEP will be adopting regulations to limit methane emissions from conventional oil and gas and shale gas wells and infrastructure to comply with federal methane emission reduction requirements in 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart 0000c regulations. Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the July 25 PA Bulletin announcing the posting of an updated Non-Regulatory Agenda listing technical guidance documents in development to provide opportunities for public participation.
-- DEP published notice in the July 25 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 105 permit application submitted by Appalachia Midstream Services, LLC for a 10-inch natural gas pipeline in Elkland Township, Sullivan County. (PA Bulletin, page 4422) Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the July 25 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 105 permit submitted by MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC for daylighting four natural gas pipelines to prevent damage from longwall coal mining in West Finley Township, Allegheny County. The pipelines include-- - 8-inch Majorsville Houston, 12-inch Hamilton Wilhelm, 16-inch Majorsville Welling, and 20-inch Majorsville Welling. (PA Bulletin, page 4425) Read more here.
-- DEP published notice in the July 25 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 105 permit for an Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc. project to daylight the 30-inch TL-590 natural gas pipeline to prevent damage from longwall coal mining in Center and Richhill Townships, Greene County. The project involves exposing 1.4 miles of the pipeline in a way that will impact Jacobs Run (High Quality) and Whitethorn Run. (PA Bulletin, page 4448) Read more here.
-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the July 25 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 34 general water use permits in June for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Clearfield, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties. So far in 2026, SRBC issued 188 shale gas-related general permits. Read more here.
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups
-- Expand Operating LLC - Rylee 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 Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 4439)
-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - Aldrich 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 Gibson Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 4439)
-- Greylock Production LLC - Greylock Mohr B Shale Gas Well: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Cumberland Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 4439)
2026 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups
So far in 2026, DEP received or acted on 118 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.
Waste Permits - Issued
-- Range Resources Appalachia, LLC - Carns Donald B. Well Pad Water Reuse Storage Facility: Range notified DEP it was closing the facility and DEP approved the release of the $253,324 bond after an inspection and terminated the WMGR-163 General Waste Permit for the facility located in Smith Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 4440)
-- PennEnergy Resources, LLC - Wastewater Storage Tank: DEP issued a WMGR-123 General Waste Permit for a wastewater storage tank adjacent to a freshwater impoundment at the Ferree Shale Gas Well pad located in Middlesex Twp., Butler County. (PA Bulletin, page 4440)
-- Range Resources Appalachia LLC - Castro Tank Pad Reuse Water Storage Facility: DEP revoked the WMGR-123 General Waste Permit for the facility because it was never built in Morris Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 4440)
Air Quality Permits - Comments
-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC - Callisto Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on modification of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Morris Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 4417)
Air Quality Permits - Issued
-- Expand Operating LLC - IC Engine, Other Equipment: DEP renewed an Air Quality Operating Permit for an engine, heater and other equipment at the Maris SUS shale gas well pad located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 4440)
-- Expand Operating LLC - IC Engine: DEP renewed (?) an Air Quality Operating Permit for an engine at the WR-65 shale gas well pad located in Forest Lake Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 4440)
-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - IC Engine: DEP renewed an Air Quality Operating Permit for an engine at the Mead B shale gas well pad located in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 4440)
-- Bluestone Pipeline Company Pennsylvania, LLC - IC Engine, Flare, Other Equipment: DEP renewed an Air Quality Operating Permit for an engine, flare and other equipment at the CDP#5 Compressor Station located in Harford Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 4440)
-- Williams Field Services Company, LLC - Turbine Startup, Shutdown Limits: DEP removed an Air Quality Operating Permit specific limits for startup and shutdowns, updated cumulative emissions limits for NOx, CO and VOCs at an unknown facility located in Tunkhannock Twp., Wyoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 4441)
-- Monroe Energy LLC - Trainer Refinery FCCU Reactors: DEP extended the Air Quality Plan Approval for replacement of FCCU reactors at the facility located in Trainer Boro, Delaware County. (PA Bulletin, page 4442)
-- National Fuel Gas Supply Corp - Compressor Station: DEP renewed a State Only Air Quality Permit for a compressor station located in Horton Twp., Elk County. (PA Bulletin, page 4442)
-- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Fuel Gas Regulator Limits: DEP approved a de Minimis emissions increase for the installation of natural gas piping components at an unknown fuel gas regulator run assemblies located in Todd Twp., Huntingdon County. (PA Bulletin, page 4443)
Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits - Comments
-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - 80 foot 44-inch Steel Culvert: DEP invites comments on Chapter 105 permit related to the Rock and Roll shale gas well pad and maintenance pad project impacting Beaver Run (High Quality) located in Bell Twp., Westmoreland County. (PA Bulletin, page 4417)
Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued
-- Sabre Energy Development, LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Muncy Creek (Exceptional Value) and Beaver Run located in Penn Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 4446)
-- Expand Operating LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting South Branch Towanda Creek located in Monroe Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 4446)
-- PA General Energy Co, LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Roaring Run (Exceptional Value) and Big Run (Exceptional Value) located in Shrewsbury Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 4446)
-- Seneca Resources Co., LLC - Unknown Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting EX CMP Pipe (High Quality), EX Steel Pipe (High Quality), EX Channel/Pipe (High Quality), Fourmile Hollow (High Quality, Britton Run (High Quality), EX B09-1 (High Quality and EX Channel (High Quality) located in Shippen Twp., Cameron County. (PA Bulletin, page 4446)
-- Pennenergy Resources LLC - PER B15 Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting North Fork Big Sewickley Creek located in Economy Boro, Beaver County. (PA Bulletin, page 4446)
-- Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC - Line 9260 Make Piggable Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for the project in Unknown Municipality, Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 4449)
Storage Tank Permits - Issued
-- Constellation Energy Generation LLC - Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant: DEP issued storage tank permits for two aboveground tanks-- 200,000 gallons and 50,000 gallon-- at the facility located in Londonderry Twp., Dauphin County. (PA Bulletin, page 4446)
Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [7.17.26]*
-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued 2 conventional and 23 unconventional
-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 74 conventional and 317 unconventional
-- Last Week - Wells Drilled: 4 conventional, 12 unconventional
-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 51 conventional and 208 unconventional
*Weekly Workload Report - 7.17.26
*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 July 11 to 17 by county--
Butler County
-- Bruin Boro: Laurel Mountain Production - 5 Shale Gas Permits
Forest County
-- Kingsley Twp.: Pennhills Resources LLC - 2 Conventional Oil & Gas Permits
Greene County
-- Franklin Twp.: Rice Drilling B LLC [EQT] - 1 Shale Gas Permit - Modified
-- Richhill Twp.: CNX Gas Co LLC - 2 Shale Gas Permits - Renewed
Lycoming County
-- Plunketts Creek Twp.: PA Gen Energy Co LLC - 6 Shale Gas Permits
Washington County
-- East Finley Twp.: Range Resources Appalachia LLC - 5 Shale Gas Permits
Wyoming County
-- Washington Twp.: Expand Operating LLC - 2 Shale Gas Permits
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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:
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard
-- DEP: Equitrans Water SVC LLC [EQT] Suffers Another Contaminated Water Release From Buried Shale Gas Wastewater Pipeline In Aleppo Twp., Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP: INR Midstream LLC Failed To Prevent Accelerated Erosion, Sedimentation Along Cooper To Jost Van Dyke Gas & Water Pipelines Construction Right-Of-Way In Young Twp., Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Contaminated Water Storage Tank At Abandoned Conventional Oil Well Site Sat Broken Open For Nearly 3 Years With No Response From Owner In Clover Twp., Jefferson County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Raymond D. Langer Fails To Clean Up Contaminated Water Spills, Address Other Violations, Comply With DEP Order For 1,283 Days [PaEN]
-- DEP: Crude Oil Gathering Pipeline Failure In Conventional Oil Well Field Contaminated 750 Feet Of Chappel Fork Creek In Hamilton Twp., McKean County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 25 [PaEN]
-- DEP To Adopt Regulations Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Infrastructure; Will Outline Approach At Aug. 6 Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee Meeting [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Appalachia Midstream Services Natural Gas Pipeline In Elkland Twp., Sullivan County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On MarkWest Liberty Midstream Project To Daylight 4 Natural Gas Pipelines To Prevent Damage From Longwall Coal Mining In West Finley Twp., Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Daylighting Project For 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline To Prevent Longwall Coal Mining Damage In Greene County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 21 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In June; 188 In 2026 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 54 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 25 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Governor’s Office Published Regulatory Agenda, DEP Published Non-Regulatory (Technical Guidance) Agenda To Provide Opportunities For Public Involvement [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Transmission Company (FirstEnergy) - Milesburg 230KV Transmission Line Upgrade Project: DEP invites comments on Individual Stormwater Permit for a transmission line upgrade project located in Mifflinburg Borough, Centre County. (PA Bulletin, page 4412) Read more here.
-- Constellation Energy Generation LLC - Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant: DEP issued storage tank permits for two aboveground tanks-- 200,000 gallons and 50,000 gallon-- at the facility located in Londonderry Twp., Dauphin County. (PA Bulletin, page 4446)
Related Articles This Week:
-- DEP To Adopt Regulations Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Infrastructure; Will Outline Approach At Aug. 6 Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee Meeting [PaEN]
-- The Conversation: Pennsylvania Roads Are Being Coated In Radioactive Oil & Gas Wastewater - New DEP Well Permit Allows Uncontrolled Use [PaEN]
-- Penn State Geography Researchers Want Your Help To Develop Tool To Help Public Better Identify Threats To Health, Environment From Oil & Gas Development [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Spotlight PA: Josh Shapiro Built National Fame On Getting Things Done, But His Full Record Is Complex
-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Gov. Shapiro Walks A Fine Line On Climate; His Opponent Just Wants To Drill For Shale Gas
-- Sen. Yaw: Bill Signed Into Law To Ensure Responsible Solar Development [No Provisions Like This In Place For Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants, A.I. Data Centers, Natural Gas Processing Plants, Pipelines, Compressor Stations And Other Infrastructure Presenting Real Hazards]
-- Utility Dive: Natural Gas Power Generation Decreased 4% In 2025; Coal-Fired Power Plant Generation Increased 13%; Wind & Solar Generation Increased 3% and 34%
-- EQT Natural Gas Releases 2025 Sustainability Report: ‘Built For What’s Next’
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Natural Gas Hits Net-Zero Emissions For 2nd Straight Year For Natural Gas Production
-- Financial Times: Oil Hits $100 For First Time Since May
[Posted: July 27, 2026 ] PA Environment Digest
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