DEP - Day 501: Pin Oak Energy Partners LLC Failed To Comply With Consent Order To Restore 2 Shale Gas Well Pads, Impoundment In Beaver County

On October 30, 2026, the Department of Environmental Protection inspected two Pin Oak Energy Partners LLC shale gas wells pads and an impoundment In South Beaver Township, Beaver County and found the owner failed to comply with a DEP consent order to restore sites.

The pads were the David L. Thompson Pad#A and the Kerry Bea Pad A and freshwater impoundment.

On June 16, 2025, Pin Oak Energy Partners LLC signed a consent order and agreement requiring the owner to restore 16 shale gas well paces and an impoundment the company owned since October 31, 2023.  Read more here.

The consent order includes stipulated penalties of $500 per day if Pin Oak Energy fails to comply with the order.  Read more here.

The consent order required Pin Oak Energy to restore the  David L. Thompson and Kerry Bea Pad and impoundment before October 30, 2026.

DEP’s inspection confirmed Pin Oak Energy failed to comply with the consent order at both these sites.

The Kerry site has multiple areas of excess water on the pad and failure to achieve 70% vegetative cover.

The Thompson site has multiple areas that failed to achieve 70% vegetative cover and the reclamation work that was done did not comply with the plan submitted to DEP.

Violations were issued for failure to comply and a written response was requested by November 19.

David L Thompson inspection report + photos.  

Kerry Bea Pad - Impoundment inspection report + photos.

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.

(Photos: Kerry Pad excess water, lack of vegetative cover; Thompson site lack of vegetative cover in multiple areas.)

[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.]

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[Posted: November 10, 2026]  PA Environment Digest