DEP: Routine Inspection Finds Overflowing Contaminated Water Tank At Penn View Exploration Conventional Oil & Gas Well In Clearfield County

On October 7, 2026, the Department of Environmental Protection did a routine inspection of the Penn View Exploration Inc. Neff 4 conventional oil and gas well in Burnside Township, Clearfield County and found a contaminated water tank had overflowed.

DEP found contaminated water had overtopped the tank and ran down the side of the tank and created a channel of erosion and oil-covered vegetation leading approximately 65 feet downhill.

The dump line from the storage tank was also leaking.

Field measures confirmed the soil was contaminated.

The well owner said the well was shut in and cleanup of the spill will be started the following week.

Multiple violations were issued and a response was requested by October 29.

Click Here for the DEP inspection report + photos.

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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.]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot- October 10 to 16 

-- DEP: Investigation Of A ‘Frac Hit’ Between 3 Seneca Resources Co Shale Gas Well Pads In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County Leads To Contaminated Water Spill  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Routine Inspection Finds Overflowing Contaminated Water Tank At Penn View Exploration Conventional Oil & Gas Well In Clearfield County  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Ruptured Underground Gathering Line Releases Crude Oil Near Bull Run Resources Conventional Well In Warren County  [PaEN]

[Posted: October 15, 2026]  PA Environment Digest