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Fayette County Marcellus Shale Permits 7/8/13 - 7/21/13
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Map
Key
Red dots: items in this permit list with an exact location.
Municipality shading: number of "facilities", with each well counting separately
(includes the red dots):
Red dots: items in this permit list with an exact location.
Municipality shading: number of "facilities", with each well counting separately
(includes the red dots):
gray: 0
turquoise: 1
pale blue: 2
middle blue: 3
dark blue: 4
(Color coding may differ from one issue to the next.)
turquoise: 1
pale blue: 2
middle blue: 3
dark blue: 4
(Color coding may differ from one issue to the next.)
Cross-hatching: Environmental
Justice
Areas
Yellow triangles: Compressor Stations
Crosses: Unconventional well permits (may not have been drilled)
Green: "Natural areas", e.g. state game lands, state forests
Yellow triangles: Compressor Stations
Crosses: Unconventional well permits (may not have been drilled)
Green: "Natural areas", e.g. state game lands, state forests
Source: Pennsylvania Bulletin
[ 25 PA. CODE CH. 16 ]
Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy—State-ment of Policy
[43 Pa.B. 4103]
[Saturday, July 20, 2013]
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is amending Chapter 16 (relating to water quality toxics management strategy—statement of policy). These amendments complement the triennial review and revision of Chapter 93 (relating to water quality standards). See 43 Pa.B. 4080 (July 20, 2013) for the final-form rulemaking.
A. Effective Date
This final statement of policy will be effective on July 20, 2013.
B. Contact Persons
For further information, contact Rodney A. Kime, Chief, Division of Water Quality Standards, Bureau of Point and Non-Point Source Management, 11th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8774, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, (717) 787-9637; or Michelle Moses, Assistant Counsel, Bureau of Regulatory Counsel, 9th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8464, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8464, (717) 787-7060. Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users). This statement of policy is available on the Department's web site at http:// www.dep.state.pa.us.
[...]
D. Summary of the Change to the Proposed Amendment
Appendix A. Table 1A. Site-specific water quality criteria for toxic substances
1,4-Dioxane—Based on comments to the proposed amendments to Chapter 93 received by the EQB, the proposed Statewide criterion for 1,4-dioxane was withdrawn from this final statement of policy, but retained as a site-specific criterion (3 µg/L) in Table 1A.
A copy of the final amendments is available from the Division of Water Quality Standards at the address provided in Section B.
E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO,
Acting Secretary
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol43/43-29/1330.html>
[This is pretty arcane; for details see the link above.]
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title 25—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD
[ 25 PA. CODE CH. 93 ]
Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards
[43 Pa.B. 4080]
[Saturday, July 20, 2013]
The Environmental Quality Board (Board) is amending Chapter 93 (relating to water quality standards) to read as set forth in Annex A.
This order was adopted by the Board at its meeting of April 16, 2013.
A. Effective Date
This final-form rulemaking will be effective upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
B. Contact Persons
For further information, contact Rodney A. Kime, Chief, Division of Water Quality Standards, Bureau of Point and Non-Point Source Management, 11th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8774, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, (717) 787-9637; or Michelle Moses, Assistant Counsel, Bureau of Regulatory Counsel, 9th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8464, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8464, (717) 787-7060. Persons with a disability may use the AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users). This final-form rulemaking is available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) web site at www.dep.state.pa.us.
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol43/43-29/1327.html>
[This is quite lengthy. For details see the link above.]
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Source: eNOTICE
Authorization ID: 981833
Permit number: ESX10-051-0007
Site: CROUSHORE UNIT WELL SITES ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: ATLAS RESOURCES LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 06/17/2013
Status: Issued on 7/5/2013
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=981833>
Location [of CROUSHORE UNIT 12H]: 39.9028,-79.908736
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.90279&mlon=-79.91414&zoom=15&layers=M>
Municipalities: German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Authorization ID: 981837
Permit number: ESX10-051-0029
Site: COCHRAN WELL #22H & #23H
Client: ATLAS RESOURCES LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 06/17/2013
Status: Issued on 7/5/2013
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=981837>
Location [of COCHRAN UNIT 22H OG WELL]: 40.049239,-79.636886
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.04925&mlon=-79.63687&zoom=15&layers=M>
Municipalities: Lower Tyrone Twp
Authorization ID: 983246
Permit number: PAR236137
Site: EVERSON PLANT
Client: MAGNABLEND INC
Authorization type: PAG-03 Discharge of Stormwater Assoc w Industrial Activities
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 06/20/2013
Status: Issued on 7/5/2013
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=983246>
Location: 40.08597778,-79.58585
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.08597778&mlon=-79.58585&zoom=15&layers=M>
Municipalities: Bullskin Twp, Everson Boro
Authorization ID: 984794
Permit number: 051-24583
Site: FAY-PENN MCLS 1414 WELL SITE ESCGP2 - EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/03/2013
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1111147 FAY-PENN UNIT 46H Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=984794>
Municipalities: Springhill Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Authorization ID: 984814
Permit number: 051-24583
Site: FAY-PENN MCLS 1414 WELL SITE ESCGP2 - EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: OG-57 Waiver (Spring, Stream, Body of Water, or Wetland)
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/03/2013
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1111147 FAY-PENN UNIT 46H Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=984814>
Authorization ID: 984795
Permit number: 051-24584
Site: FAY-PENN MCLS 1414 WELL SITE ESCGP2 - EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/03/2013
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1111149 FAY-PENN UNIT 47H Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=984795>
Authorization ID: 984813
Permit number: 051-24584
Site: FAY-PENN MCLS 1414 WELL SITE ESCGP2 - EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: OG-57 Waiver (Spring, Stream, Body of Water, or Wetland)
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/03/2013
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1111149 FAY-PENN UNIT 47H Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=984813>
Authorization ID: 984796
Permit number: 051-24585
Site: FAY-PENN MCLS 1414 WELL SITE ESCGP2 - EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/03/2013
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1111152 FAY-PENN UNIT 48H Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=984796>
Authorization ID: 984812
Permit number: 051-24585
Site: FAY-PENN MCLS 1414 WELL SITE ESCGP2 - EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: OG-57 Waiver (Spring, Stream, Body of Water, or Wetland)
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/03/2013
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1111152 FAY-PENN UNIT 48H Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=984812>
Authorization ID: 985240
Permit number: 26-00413
Site: TEXAS EASTERN TRANS LP UNIONTOWN
Client: TEXAS EASTERN TRANS LP
Authorization type: Major Facility Operating Permit
Application type: Renewal
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/11/2013
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=985240>
Location: 39.934301,-79.671661
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.934301&mlon=-79.6716614&zoom=15&layers=M>
Municipalities: North Union Twp[, Uniontown] [See Notes.]
Authorization ID: 982071
Permit number: ESX11-051-0026
Site: KNIGHT UNIT WELL ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Amendment
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 06/17/2013
Status: Issued on 7/12/2013
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=982071>
Location [of KNIGHT UNIT 20H]: 39.73918611,-79.84465278
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.73919&mlon=-79.84466&zoom=15&layers=M>
Municipalities: Springhill Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Authorization ID: 983823
Permit number: GP08260713005
Site: MAUST PIPELINE REPAIR PROJECT
Client: PDC MOUNTAINEER LLC
Authorization type: GP-08 Temporary Road Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/01/2013
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=983823>
Municipalities: Wharton Twp
Authorization ID: 980091
Permit number: 051-24582
Site: WHYEL UNIT PREVIOUSLY SUMEY 1H ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: BURNETT OIL CO INC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 05/30/2013
Status: Issued on 7/18/2013
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1108313 WHYEL UNIT 2 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=980091>
Location: 39.889344,-79.801680
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.88934&mlon=-79.80168&zoom=15&layers=M>
Municipalities: German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Authorization ID: 981709
Permit number: GP5-26-00572B
Site: RYAN COMP STA/TEXAS KEYSTONE
Client: TEXAS KEYSTONE INC
Authorization type: AQ General Permit
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 06/17/2013
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=981709>
Location: 39.7222,-79.6492
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.72219&mlon=-79.64918&zoom=15&layers=M>
Municipalities: Wharton Twp
Authorization ID: 984021
Permit number: ESX11-051-0018
Site: SHEPERD 4H-7H ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Amendment
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 07/03/2013
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=984021>
Location [of SHEPERD UNIT 4H]: 39.994756,-79.800092
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.994756&mlon=-79.800092&zoom=15&layers=M>
Municipalities: Redstone Twp
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Source: FERC Docket CP13-84 Texas Eastern TEAM 2014 Project
Texas Eastern has introduced Air Modeling Studies for compressor stations including the Texas Eastern Uniontown Compressor Station. See
<http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=13284485>
<http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=13284486>
<http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=13284487>
<http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=13284488>
[See Notes.]
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Source: Reuters Commodities: Energy
Natural Gas
| Commodity | Exch | Currency | Expire | Last | Trade Date/Time |
Net Chg | Open | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NATURAL GAS CON1 Jul13 |
NYM | USD | 07/29 | 3.73 | 07/22 20:24 | -0.02 | 3.73 | 3.74 | 3.72 |
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Notes:
DEP's instructions for the Notice of Intent for an E&S permit ESCGP-1 (since superseded by ESCGP-2) states: "An OG-57 waiver request must be submitted for any well site which lies within 100 feet of a blue line stream on a USGS Quad map or within 100 feet of any wetland greater than one acre in size."
eFACTS shows the Texas Instruments Uniontown Compressor Station as being in Uniontown and North Union Twp. The Uniontown attribution seems to be incorrect. The authorization in this issue is for a renewal of the current permit, not construction for the upgrade in the FERC TEAM 2014 project. The site name seems to have been changed from "TEXAS EASTERN TRANS UNIONTOWN STA" to how it shows above, "TEXAS EASTERN TRANS LP UNIONTOWN". Searching sites by site name pattern for compressor stations is NOT RELIABLE.
There seem to be no fewer than three site records for the well site Sheperd 4H-7H: Site ID 774269 SHEPERD UNIT 4H - 7H, Site ID 749155 SHEPERD 4H-7H ESCGP-EXPEDITED, and Site ID 760254 SHEPERD UNIT 4H OG WELL. This 3rd site, in the municipalities section, lists every municipality in Fayette County, including Fayette County itself!!! I've noted several other errors in eFACTS before, but this one is the most colossal mess I've ever seen. The municipality botch here is so obvious that it looks as though no one inside DEP even looked at it. One assumes this record was created by a computer program with a really bad undetected bug. This is really disturbing.
The Magnablend Everson Plant seems to be a chemical blending facility. See <http://www.magnablend.com/northeast.html> and <http://www.magnablend.com/oilfieldservices.html> for a description of their "energy services". They clearly advertise they make drilling fluid. Whether they make fracking chemicals or not is not clear.
An Air modeling Study is a mathematical model (i.e. software) which attempts to calculate actual expected dosage amounts of air pollutants, based on air emissions data, meteorological data, topography, and other factors. The Texas Eastern study referenced above used air monitoring data from Washington County as the "closest available". Clean Air Council has used modeling to show that compressor station air pollution may be way over what are supposed to be the limits. See:
<http://www.cleanair.org/program/outdoor_air_pollution/marcellus_shale/marcellus_shale_compressor_station_exceeding_pollution>
DEP does not typically require modeling for compressor station air quality permits, but FERC and do this on its own.
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DEP defines an environmental justice area as "any census tract where 20 percent or more individuals live in poverty, and/or 30 percent or more of the population is minority". (See:
<http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_environmental_justice_areas/20991>
<http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/dep_enhanced_public_participation_policy/20988>
). There are supposed to be enhanced public participation requirements for permits in environmental justice areas, but news of this actually ever happening is scarce. In Fayette County, the entirety of Springhill, Nicholson, German, and Georges Townships are environmental justice areas, as well as a large part of Dunbar Township. DEP's policy document on public participation guidelines for environmental justice areas is located here:
<http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/Get/Version-48671/012-0501-002.pdf>
eNOTICE records are likely to list the same permit multiple times, as that permit moves through the DEP process.
Oil & Gas Wells designated with a site a number and the letter H typically designate horizontal wells.
The eMapPa web site does not work in web browsers other than Internet Explorer. For instructions on how to view eMapPa data in Firefox send me E-mail.
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Resources:
Pennsylvania Bulletin: <http://www.pabulletin.com/>
eNOTICE: <http://www.ahs2.dep.state.pa.
DEP Well Details Report: <https://www.paoilandgasreport
Well Details may not show any
information for new permits and will not
show permits which have not yet been issued. Lookup for Well Details is
by permit number.
DEP Permits Issued Detail Report:
<http://www.depreportingservic
DEP SPUD (drilling started) Report:
<http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?/Oil_Gas/Spud_External_Data>
DEP Oil and Gas Compliance Report:
<http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?/Oil_Gas/OG_Compliance>
EPA-Echo: <http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/
FERC citizen involvement: <http://www.ferc.gov/for-citiz
To receive E-mail notification of all
documents filed in a FERC docket,
see:
<http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp >
<http://www.ferc.gov/docs-fili
Follow the directions and enter the docket number to subscribe to.
Township Supervisors receive information regarding Erosion & Sedimentation permits, and these records may be reviewable at township municipal offices.
DEP permits are reviewable through the File Review process, for application to do file review see: <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/southwest_regional_office/13775/file_review/593164>
Environmental Hearing Board: <http://ehb.courtapps.com/publ
PA DEP Public Participation Center Proposals Currently Open for Comment:
<http://www.portal.state.pa.us
This location contains links for open
public comment periods.
Federal Register Environment: <https://www.federalregister.g
Browsing of recent comment
opportunities for federal agencies, e.g.
EPA. Click "sign up" to subscribe to daily E-mails of new document
listings.
SkyTruth Fayette County Drilling Alerts: <http://frack.skytruth.org/pen
EPA Region 3 Water Protection Public Notices: <http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/p
Marcellus Shale waste disposal
injection wells in Pennsylvania are
regulated directly by EPA, not DEP. Notice of any new permit
applications will appear at the above web address. I'm not aware
of any subscription service to be notified of such applications. I'm
not aware of any Marcellus Shale waste disposal injection wells in
Fayette County (yet ...) but we need to monitor this page for future
applications.
Energy Assurance Daily: <http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/ead.aspx>
Daily newsletter from the US Department
of Energy about events relating to energy. The Natural Gas section has
information about pipelines.
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Disclaimers:
This compilation from the above sources was done by hand using copy and paste and may omit relevant permits.
Does not currently include water supply permits. Does not include landfill permits even though many such are for Marcellus Shale waste. (It is not possible at this time to distinguish which landfill permits are for Marcellus Shale waste and which are not without doing File Review for each permit.)
Erosion & Sedimentation permit records do not currently include latitude and longitude. Where I am publishing latitude and longitude with E&S permits it is by inferring an associated well permit and using published latitude and longitude for the well. It is possible I may be inferring the wrong well site.
Municipalities are shown from eFACTS records on the DEP web site. The DEP has been known to list a municipality incorrectly.