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Fayette County Marcellus Shale Permits 4/4/16 - 4/17/16
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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
26-00405: Dominion Transmission, Inc. (500 Dominion Blvd., Glen Allen, VA 23060). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424, 127.425 and 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing notice that it has issued a renewal Title V Operating Permit (TV-26-00405) to Dominion Transmission, Inc. for the operation of their North Summit Compressor Station located in North Union Township, Fayette County.
The main sources of emissions at the facility include two 3,200 bhp stationary reciprocating internal combustion compressor engines, one 668 bhp stationary reciprocating internal combustion engine driving an emergency electric generator, two 25.0 mmbtus/hr heaters, one natural gas dehydration heater unit with two 5.25 mmbtus/hr burners, and one 3.57 mmbtus/hr boiler. All emission sources are natural gas fired.
The emission restrictions and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the TVOP have been derived from the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Parts 52, 60, 61, 63, and 70, and 25 Pa. Code Article III, Chapters 121—145. The renewal Title V Operating Permit was issued final on March 31, 2016.
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol46/46-16/645c.html>
Location: 39.859276,-79.6526 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpnipjq--?m=> [See Notes.]
Municipalities: North Union Twp
Parcel ID: 25550029U00
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Source: eNOTICE (+ PA Oil and Gas Mapping) Please see the Disclaimer below regarding Parcel Id data.
Authorization ID: 611359
Permit number: 26-00405
Site: DOMINION TRANS INC NORTH SUMMIT COMP STA
Client: DOMINION TRANS INC
Authorization type: Major Facility Operating Permit
Application type: Modification
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 11/01/2005 [!!]
Status: Issued on 3/31/2016
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
234591 TULPRO HEATER 1 (25 MMBTU/HR)
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=611359>
Location above.
Authorization ID: 1037455
Permit number: 051-24441
Site: HALL UNIT 1H OG WELL
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit Inactive Status
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/07/2014
Status: Issued on 3/31/2016
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1023640 HALL UNIT 1H Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1037455>
Location: 39.769931,-79.410864 <http://osm.org/go/ZWrAf9i~--?m=>
Municipalities, Henry Clay Twp
Presumed Parcel ID: 16130134
Authorization ID: 1037865
Permit number: 26-00405
Site: DOMINION TRANS INC NORTH SUMMIT COMP STA
Client: DOMINION TRANS INC
Authorization type: Major Facility Operating Permit
Application type: Renewal
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/12/2014
Status: Issued on 3/31/2016
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
234592 ENGINE 1 COOPER 3200 HP Process
234593 ENGINE 2 COOPER 3200 HP Process
490401 NATCO DEHY HEATER 3 (TWO 5.25 MMBTU/HR BURNERS) Combustion Unit
490402 PEERLESS BOILER (3.57 MMBTU/HR) Combustion Unit
889649 STORAGE TANKS SUBJECT TO 129.57 Process
234591 TULPRO HEATER 1 (25 MMBTU/HR) Combustion Unit
490400 TULPRO HEATER 2 (25 MMBTU/HR) Combustion Unit
490403 WAUKESHA 668 BHP AUXILIARY GENERATOR Process
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1037865>
Location above.
Authorization ID: 1131413
Permit number: 051-24244
Site: KERMIT M KENNEDY ET AL 6 OG WELL
Client: XTO ENERGY INC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 03/18/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
993060 KERMIT M KENNEDY ET AL 6 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1131413>
Municipalities: Dunbar Twp
Location: 40.017272,-79.65972 [an Environmental Justice Area] <http://osm.org/go/ZWp2yXlK--?m=>
Presumed Parcel ID: 09110006
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1110133
Permit number: 051-20022
Site: MELVIN SPRUELL 4271 1 OG WELL
Client: XTO ENERGY INC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 03/02/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
56229 MELVIN SPRUELL 4271 1 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1110133>
Location: 39.876056,-79.560111 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpttJR5--?m=>
Presumed Parcel Id: 37100001
Municipalities: Stewart Twp
Authorization ID: 1100685
Permit number: ESX10-051-0035
Site: COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER PITS ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: BURNETT OIL CO INC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Amendment
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 12/08/2015
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1100685>
Location [of COASTAL SMITH UNIT 2H]: 39.733371,-79.80094 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpgBJ3s--?m=>
Municipalities: Springhill Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Presumed Parcel Id: 36210048
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1132027
Permit number: 051-20051
Site: JAY E LEONARD UNIT 1 OG WELL
Client: XTO ENERGY INC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 03/15/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
56258 JAY E LEONARD UNIT 628 1 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1132027>
Authorization ID: 1132028
Permit number: 051-20051
Site: JAY E LEONARD UNIT 1 OG WELL
Client: XTO ENERGY INC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Alternate Method
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 04/05/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
56258 JAY E LEONARD UNIT 628 1 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1132028>
Location: 39.889047,-79.551017 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpt7Qzi--?m=>
Municipalities: Stewart Twp
Presumed Parcel ID: 37060019
Authorization ID: 1104423
Permit number: 051-20051
Site: JAY E LEONARD UNIT 1 OG WELL
Client: XTO ENERGY INC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Alternate Method
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 01/11/2016
Status: Denied on 4/11/2016
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
56258 JAY E LEONARD UNIT 628 1 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1104423>
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1132078
Permit number: 051-21193
Site: USX J D BRADISH 1 OG WELL
Client: KEYROCK ENERGY LLC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 03/24/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
523611 USX - J D BRADISH 1 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1132078>
Location: 40.071913,-79.58292 <http://osm.org/go/ZWp90Wf7--?m=>
Municipalities: Upper Tyrone Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 39140011
Authorization ID: 1101428
Permit number: ESX15-051-0013
Site: BAILY SIEGEL PIPELINE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: LAUREL MTN MIDSTREAM OPR LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: New
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 12/17/2015
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1101428>
Locations [from the entry for authorization 1103641 in the 4/3/16 issue of this bulletin]:
SC1: 39.965520,-79.971594 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpZF4Ki--?m=>
SC2: 39.967335,-79.970931
SC3: 39.968542,-79.965531
SC4: 39.968830,-79.959744
WC1: 39.965336,-79.983714
WC2: 39.964291,-79.976136 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpZFODT--?m=>
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Presumed Parcel IDs Include [See Notes]: 19240004, 1924000401, 19240014, 19240019, 19240018, 1924006701 [??]
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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 Apr16 |
NYM | USD | 04/27 | 1.88 | 04/17 19:03 | -0.03 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.87 |
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Notes:
The location published by DEP in its "eMapPa" link for authorization 611359 for the Dominion Transmission North Summit Compressor Station, is almost certainly wrong. The latitude and longitude shown above were determined by correlating a geolocated address in the Site Record for this facility and adjusting to match satellite photographs. The parcel id was determined based on the Marcellus Shale Task Force list of compressor stations (which has always been seriously incomplete). It is unfortunate, but locating compressor stations is a hit and miss business; there are many errors in DEP records, and some of the frequently used mapping locations have data that is a complete mess. I am unable at this time to present a link to a complete and correct list of the locations of all compressor stations in Fayette County. In general, the best way to locate a compressor station is to extract latitude and longitude from an eMapPa link shown in the Facility Search record. But such locations have to be verified, because there are many errors in these links. Such errors also infect the "official" PASDA geolocations for "Air Emission Plants". (For the current version of this data see
<ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/dep/AirEmissionPlants2016_01.zip>.)
The Dominion Transmission North Summit Compressor Station is associated with Fayette County's one existing "jurisdictional" (FERC) Natural Gas Storage Field. Wells associated with that storage field were recently inspected by DEP, and several wells were found to have leaking valves. See the Oil and Gas Compliance Report section of the 12/13/15 issue of this bulletin:
<http://www.faymarwatch.org/happening/permits/121315.shtml>
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For a pipeline permit, the list labeled "Presumed Parcel IDs Include" is derived from those locations where DEP has listed a latitude and longitude (e.g. stream crossings) together with some parcels whose ID may be able to be inferred by interpolation. Such a list may be incomplete.
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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.