There are a total of eight shale gas wells on the Broadleaf well pad. The four wells with casing/cement failures-- 3H, 5H, 7H and 8H-- all had the same spud date-- February 20, 2025-- the date drilling started.
The other four wells were all drilled in December 2018.
A well control incident on July 13 in the Broadleaf 7H shale gas well resulted in a 34-hour uncontrolled lease of wastewater that spilled onto the well pad and contaminated areas nearby. Read more here.
Significant cleanup efforts at the well pad continued through August. Read more here.
DEP issued violations related to casing/cement failure in the 7H well on July 13, 2025 and additional for the wastewater contamination [DEP Aug. 28 inspection report].
Monitoring of the 7H well will continue on a long-term basis related to the casing/cement failure, as will an analysis of the well to determine more about its failure and possible corrective measures. DEP inspection report.
In follow-up inspections of the other shale gas wells on the Broadleaf well pad, DEP issued violations to Repsol for defective casing/cementing for three other wells on July 24, 2025-- the 3H well [DEP inspection report], the 5H well [DEP inspection report] and the 8H well [DEP inspection report].
Monitoring of the 3H, 5H and 8H wells will also continue on a long-term basis related to the casing/cement failure, as will an analysis of the well to determine more about its failure and possible corrective measures.
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.
(Photo: The 3H, 5H, 7H and 8H shale gas wells and the Broadleaf Holdings well pad.)
[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.]
Resource Links - Broadleaf Well Pad:
PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- Nov. 29 to Dec. 5 [PaEN]
-- DEP: CNX Gas Suffers Shale Gas Well Casing Failure While Zipper Fracking 3 Wells In West Finley Twp., Washington County; CNX Waited Over 10 Hours To Notify DEP [PaEN]
-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Pipeline Construction Results In 36,000 And 29,000 Gallon Spills Into Coal Mine Voids Under Washington County; Total Of 329,900 Gallons Lost So Far On This Project [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Oil & Gas Erosion & Sedimentation, Stormwater Management Technical Guidance [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Air Quality Permit For Hill Top Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant In Greene County To Feed A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit To Uprate 3 Natural Gas Turbines At Hummel Station Power Plant In Snyder County To Feed A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- DEP Proposes To Renew Air Quality Permit For Constellation Energy Oil-Fired Falls Generation Station In Bucks County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 76 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In September & October; 398 In 2025 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 75 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In December 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Article This Week:
-- Registration Open! PA League Of Women Voters, Duquesne University Host Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Feb. 19 In Pittsburgh, Online [PaEN]
-- PA Trout Unlimited, Keystone Trails Assn., Responsible Drilling Alliance Request DEP To Hold Hearing On Permit For PA General Energy 3.9 Mile Shale Gas Access Road/Staging Area In Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- EPA's Delay Of Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions Reductions Harms Pennsylvanians; Reactions From PA, Related Groups [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office: Quarterly PA Natural Gas Production Up 5.1% From Last Year; Natural Gas Price Up 51.4% [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves Reduced Columbia Gas Rate Hike Of 6.05%, And A Per Month Residential Customer Charge Increase Of 33% [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- PA Capital-Star: Watchdog For PJM Electric Grid Wants A Pause On A.I. Data Centers
-- Reuters Opinion: High And Rising Natural Gas Costs May Spur Fresh Climb In US Coal Use
-- Bloomberg: There’s Too Much Oil: Who Are The Winners And Losers?
-- Broad & Liberty Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Needs More Energy And Sensible Regulation To Lure A.I. Data Centers - Gordon Tomb, Commonwealth Foundation [PA Is Already Flooded With Proposals, Electric Bills, Natural Gas Bills Surging As A Result]
-- The Allegheny Front: Ohio Landfills Take Shale Gas Drilling Waste, But Don’t Track Or Test Much Of It [PA Info Included]
[Posted: December 7, 2025] PA Environment Digest
