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Fayette County Marcellus Shale Permits 3/7/16 - 3/20/16
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Key
Red dots: items in this permit list with an exact location.
Blue stars: Marcellus Gas Well Water Sources.
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.
Blue stars: Marcellus Gas Well Water Sources.
Municipality shading: number of "facilities", with each well counting separately
(includes the red dots):
gray: 0
pale turquoise: 1
turquoise: 2
pale blue: 3
middle blue: 4
dark blue: 6
dark purple: 11
purple: 19
(Color coding may differ from one issue to the next.)
(Note if a project spans multiple municipalities -- e.g. a pipeline -- it will show in the count for each municipality.)
The number of facilities also follows the municipality name in brackets.
Municipality counts are based on the way the permit is listed by DEP; DEP has been known to get a municipality wrong.
Locations in brackets identify a precise location used to locate a surrogate for the actual site being permitted (e.g. locating a well pad or pipeline by the known location of a well.) Locations labeled beginning with "~" and ending in "[?]" are approximate and speculative based on inferences using on-line property and lease records. These are marked in the text as "[Approximate, Speculative]
pale turquoise: 1
turquoise: 2
pale blue: 3
middle blue: 4
dark blue: 6
dark purple: 11
purple: 19
(Color coding may differ from one issue to the next.)
(Note if a project spans multiple municipalities -- e.g. a pipeline -- it will show in the count for each municipality.)
The number of facilities also follows the municipality name in brackets.
Municipality counts are based on the way the permit is listed by DEP; DEP has been known to get a municipality wrong.
Locations in brackets identify a precise location used to locate a surrogate for the actual site being permitted (e.g. locating a well pad or pipeline by the known location of a well.) Locations labeled beginning with "~" and ending in "[?]" are approximate and speculative based on inferences using on-line property and lease records. These are marked in the text as "[Approximate, Speculative]
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
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Source: Pennsylvania Bulletin
GP5-26-00555C: Laurel Mountain Midstream Operating, LLC (Park Place 2, 2000 Commerce Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275) on February 23, 2016, for the continued operation of previously installed equipment at the Joseph Compressor Station located in Dunbar Township, Fayette County.
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol46/46-11/417c.html>
Location: 40.029921,-79.635939 <http://osm.org/go/ZWp2~J_F--?m=>
Presumed Parcel Id: 09050236
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NOTICES
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Filing of Final Rulemakings
[46 Pa.B. 1507]
[Saturday, March 19, 2016]
The Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received the following regulation. It is scheduled to be considered on the date noted. The Commission's public meeting on April 21, 2016, will be held at 333 Market Street, 14th Floor, Harrisburg, PA at 9 a.m. To obtain a copy of the regulation, interested parties should first contact the promulgating agency. If a copy cannot be obtained from the promulgating agency, the Commission will provide a copy or it can be viewed on the Commission's web site at www.irrc.state.pa.us.
Public
Reg. No. Agency/Title Received Meeting
7-484 Environmental Quality Board
Environmental Protection Performance
Standards at Oil and Gas Well Sites 3/3/16 4/21/16
JOHN F. MIZNER, Esq.,
Chairperson
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol46/46-12/496.html>
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[Arguably off-topic:]
26-00535B: Dynegy Fayette II, LLC (100 Energy Drive, Masontown, PA 15461) on March 2, 2016, to allow physical and operational changes to both combustion gas turbines (''CGT'') at Fayette Energy Center located in Masontown Borough, Fayette County. Components of the turbine section will be replaced and combustion control logic to increase combustion air flow will be increased.
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol46/46-12/468c.html>
Location: 39.857412,-79.913878 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpM9Ua6--?m=>
Municipalities: German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area], Masontown Boro
Presumed Parcel Id: 1530006703
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Source: eNOTICE (+ PA Oil and Gas Mapping) Please see the Disclaimer below regarding Parcel Id data.
[Arguably off-topic:]
Authorization ID: 1085208
Permit number: 26-00535B
Site: FAYETTE ENERGY FACILITY
Client: DYNEGY FAYETTE II, LLC
Authorization type: Major Facility Plan Approval New Source Performance Std
Application type: Modification
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/02/2015
Status: Issued on 3/2/2016
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
805961 CGT STACK 1 Point of Air Emission
805962 CGT STACK 2 Point of Air Emission
805954 CGT TRAIN 1 COMBINED CYCLE TURBINE Process
805959 CGT TRAIN 2 COMBINED CYCLE TURBINE Process
1095705 OXIDATION CATALYST UNIT 1 Air Pollution Control Device
1095706 OXIDATION CATALYST UNIT 2 Air Pollution Control Device
1095701 SCR UNIT 1 Air Pollution Control Device
1095702 SCR UNIT 2 Air Pollution Control Device
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1085208>
[Location mapped above.]
[Repeated in eNOTICE from previous issue of this bulletin:]
Authorization ID: 1105550
Permit number: ESX15-051-0007
Site: YODER WELL PAD ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Amendment
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 01/21/2016
Status: Withdrawn on 3/2/2016
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1105550>
Location [of YODER 1]: 39.975683,-79.923763 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpZzGbq--?m=>
Presumed Parcel Id: 19160034
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Authorization ID: 1110466
Permit number: GP05260716001
Site: SPRINGHILL CS TO BEZJAK PIPELINE GP05260716001
Client: LAUREL MTN MIDSTREAM OPR LLC
Authorization type: GP-05 Utility Line Stream Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 02/16/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1207288 SPRINGHILL CS TO BEZJAK PIPELINE Pipeline or Conduit
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1110466>
Location: 39.772046,-79.887567 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpLAOjX--?m=>
Municipalities: Nicholson Twp, Springhill Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 24200006
[See Notes.]
Authorization ID: 1103642
Permit number: GP08620715006
Site: BAILY SIEGEL PIPELINE
Client: LAUREL MTN MIDSTREAM OPR LLC
Authorization type: GP-08 Temporary Road Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 12/17/2015
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1203657 BAILY SIEGEL PIPELINE GP08260715-006 Culvert
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
2/17/2016 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1103642>
Location: 39.964305,-79.976179 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpZFMrr--?m=>
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 19240014
Authorization ID: 1129399
Permit number: GP5-26-00572C
Site: RYAN COMP STA/TEXAS KEYSTONE
Client: DIVERSIFIED OIL & GAS LLC
Authorization type: AQ General Permit
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 02/17/2016
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1129399>
Location: 39.721949,-79.649167 <http://osm.org/go/ZWo39DCv--?m=>
Presumed Parcel Id: 42360001
Municipalities: Wharton Twp
[See Notes.]
Authorization ID: 1129409
Permit number: ESX09-051-0013
Site: FAYETTE COUNTY PROJECT ESCGP-EXPEDITED MAWC 7020 PAD
Client: TRIANA ENERGY LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 03/03/2016
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1129409>
Location [of MAWC 7020 1H]: 39.977794,-79.437139 <http://osm.org/go/ZWrRTb3C--?m=>
Municipalities: Springfield Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 35130001
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Source: Reuters Commodities: Energy
Natural Gas
| Commodity | Exchange | Currency | Expire | Last Trade | Trade Time | Change | Open | Day's High | Day's Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATURAL
GAS CON1 Mar16 |
NYM | USD | 03/29 | 1.86 | 03/21 21:38 | -0.01 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.85 |
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Notes:
The neighboring parcel owner to the one shown for the SPRINGHILL CS TO BEZJAK PIPELINE GP05260716001 project (whose property this project crosses) reports that this pipeline is already long since in the ground, and the permit being applied for is seriously retroactive. (Note: The correct name of the road shown on OpenStreetMap as "Cagy Road" is actually Volek Road.)
There has evidently been a change in operator of the Ryan Compressor Station; the "client" for previous permit applications was Texas Keystone (and this name is retained in the site name.) The Facility Search record for this compressor station, <http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleFacility.aspx?FacilityID=704326>, shows the following equipment:
CATERPILLAR G3306 TA COMPRESSOR ENGINE #1 (203 BHP) Process 101 Active
COMPRESSOR ENGINE #1 STACK Point of Air Emission S101 Active
DEHYDRATOR UNIT 1 STACK Point of Air Emission Z401 Active
FUGITIVES Process 701 Active
FUGITIVES STACK Point of Air Emission Z701 Active
HEATERS/REBOILERS Process 201 Active
HEATERS/REBOILERS STACK Point of Air Emission Z201 Active
NATURAL GAS LINE Fuel Material Location FML01 Active
At only one engine of 203 HP this makes it one of the tiniest compressor stations in Fayette County.
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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.
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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>
DEP PA Oil & Gas Mapping:
<http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/PaOilAndGasMapping>
Fayette County Assessment Office Search For Tax Records:
<http://property.co.fayette.pa.us/search.aspx>
Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access:
<http://www.pasda.psu.edu/default.asp>
DEP Spatial Data Repository:
<ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/dep/>
National Response Center:
<http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/>
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 Environmental Policy Comment System:
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment/>
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 Pennsylvania Public Notices: <http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-pennsylvania#notice>
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.
Parcel data is provided via the tax records search web page offered by the Fayette County Assessment Office (http://property.co.fayette.pa.us/). Presumed Parcel Id links are subject to availability provided by that agency and associated web sites. Presumed Parcel Ids are determined as the mapped parcel containing a given latitude and longitude, are a best effort determination which is subject to error, and are not official. In cases where a facility is leased and there is a separate parcel id for the lease, if this parcel id is not separately mapped, the parcel id shown will be the id for the enclosing parcel. Parcel owners may be surface owners only and may or may not have any relationship to oil & gas facilities.
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.