Fayette County Marcellus Shale Permits 5/1/17 - 5/14/17
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Map
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):
gray: 0
pale turquoise: 1
turquoise: 2
pale blue: 3
middle blue: 4
dark blue: 6
dark purple: 10
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
Orange triangles: Storage Field Wells (currently Dominion North
Summit Storage Field)
Crosses: Unconventional well permits (may not have been drilled)
Green: "Natural areas", e.g. state game lands, state forests
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Focus Luzerne
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Dog Bone Centralized Water
Facility topographic map (from the Act 14 NOI)
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Dog Bone Waterline West
topographic map (from the Act 14 NOI) |
Dog Bone Waterline East
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Source:
Pennsylvania
Bulletin
NOTICES
Classification of Wild Trout Streams; Proposed Additions and
Revisions; July 2017
[47 Pa.B. 2676]
[Saturday, May 6, 2017]
Under 58 Pa. Code § 57.11 (relating to listing of wild trout
streams), it is the policy of the Fish and Boat Commission
(Commission) to accurately identify and classify stream sections
supporting naturally reproducing populations of trout as wild trout
streams. The Commission's Fisheries Management Division maintains
the list of wild trout streams. The Executive Director, with the
approval of the Commission, will from time-to-time publish the list
of wild trout streams in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The listing of a
stream section as a wild trout stream is a biological designation
that does not determine how it is managed. The Commission relies
upon many factors in determining the appropriate management of
streams.
At the next Commission meeting on July 10 and 11, 2017, the
Commission will consider changes to its list of wild trout streams.
Specifically, the Commission will consider the addition of the
following streams or portions of streams to the list [Excerpt]:
County of Mouth Stream Name
Section Limits Tributary to
Mouth Lat./Lon.
Fayette Tates Run Headwaters
to Mouth Indian Creek
39.976752 79.509092
The Commission also will consider the following revisions to the
section limits of streams on the list:
County of Mouth Stream Name
Current Limits Revised Limits
Tributary to Mouth Lat./Lon.
Fayette Indian Creek
Headwaters to SR 31 Jones Mills Headwaters to
Indian Head Road Bridge Youghiogheny River
39.968056 79.513333
<
http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol47/47-18/781.html>
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ESCGP-2 # ESX10-051-0035
Applicant Name Burnett Oil Company, Inc.
Contact Person Dan Tomley
Address 375 Southpointe Blvd, Suite 430
City, State, Zip Canonsburg, PA 15317
County Fayette County
Township(s) Springhill Township
Receiving Stream(s) and Classification(s) Trib 41094 to
Rubles Run (CWF), Rubles Run (CWF)
<
http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol47/47-18/772c.html>
Site: COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER PITS
ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Location: 39.733294,-79.801028 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpgBJ2N--?m=>
Municipalities: Springhill Twp [an
Environmental
Justice Area]
Presumed Parcel Id:
36210048
Well Pad Id: 147971
Wells on this pad:
051-24318 COASTAL 1H
051-24382 COASTAL/SMITH UNIT 1H
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Source:
eNOTICE (+
PA Oil and
Gas Mapping,
Well
Pad Report) Please see the
Disclaimer
below regarding Parcel Id data.
Authorization ID: 1180168
Permit number: 051-23958
Site: AVANTI 1 OG WELL
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to
Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 04/24/2017
Status: Issued on 5/1/2017
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility
Name Description
965179 AVANTI 1 Well
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1180168>
Location: 39.837527,-79.54003 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpuQBy2--?m=>
Municipalities: Stewart Twp
Presumed Parcel Id:
37150002
Wells on this pad:
051-23958 AVANTI 1
SPUD Date: 5/16/2008
Well Status: Regulatory Inactive Status
Conservation Well: Y
Well Configuration: Vertical Well
Coal: Coal
WELL PAD ID: 146849
Most Recent Production Period: *Never*
[See
Notes.]
[Repeat listing with more information:]
Authorization ID: 1179749
Permit number: WMGR123SW025
Site: DOGBONE CENTRALIZED WATER FACILITY
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA, LLC
Authorization type: RW General Permit Processing
Registration
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 04/25/2017
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility
Name Description
1232831 DOGBONE CENTRALIZED WATER FACILITY
Processing Facility
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1179749>
Location: 39.972496,-79.946939
<http://osm.org/go/ZWpZaULM--?m=>
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Presumed Parcel Id:
19160040
Fayette County Act 14 Notification: <
http://faymarwatch.org/documents/SKM_554e17050309530.pdf>
[See
Notes.]
Authorization ID: 1181201
Permit number: ESX15-051-0009
Site: DOG BONE WATERLINE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater
General Permit 1
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 05/08/2017
Status: Pending
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1181201>
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Location
[of DOG BONE
WATERLINE GP7]: 39.964714,-79.923661 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpZnGdB--?m=>
Locations: Connection to existing water pipeline:
39.937886,-79.931361 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpY0P8E--?m=>;
Stewart well pad 39.960244,-79.943942 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpZOYlA--?m=>;
Baily well pad 39.962475,-79.989728 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpTuXNQ--?m=>
Fayette County Act 14 NOI: <
http://faymarwatch.org/documents/SPlanning_Z15050414030.pdf>
[See
Notes.]
Authorization ID: 1181205
Permit number: ESX13-051-0006
Site: 4-H (YOUNG) WATERLINE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater
General Permit 1
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 05/08/2017
Status: Pending
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1181205>
Location [CROSSING #1]: 39.93365667,-79.93231611 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpYxbQ0-?m=>
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Authorization ID: 1172242
Permit number: ESG17-051-0001
Site: LPR MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LLC POLK PIPELINE
ESCGP ESG17-051-0001 & GP05 GP08
Client: LPR MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LLC
Authorization type: Erosion and Sediment Control
GP-2
Application type: New
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 03/06/2017
Status: Pending
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1172242>
Municipalities: Henry Clay Twp, Wharton Twp
Location [of POLK UNIT 1H]: 39.746494,-79.529567 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpqHRIj--?m=>
Presumed Parcel Id:
4233000106
Location [of FIKE UNIT 1H]: 39.727028 -79.495752 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpqgA7n--?m=>
Parcel Id:
16190003
Municipalities: Henry Clay Twp, Wharton Twp
Authorization ID: 1161323
Permit number: E26-07-005
Site: COASTAL CENTRAL WELL PAD E26-07-005
Client: BURNETT OIL CO INC
Authorization type: Water Obstruction &
Encroachment Pmt
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 10/14/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility
Name Description
1222427 COASTAL CENTRAL WELL PAD E26-07-005
Pipeline or Conduit
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1161323>
Location: 39.743049,-79.786279 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpgHiKC--?m=>
Municipalities: Springhill Twp [an
Environmental
Justice Area]
Presumed Parcel Id:
36210048
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Source: Reuters Commodities: Energy
Commodity |
Exchange |
Currency |
Expire |
Last Trade |
Trade Time |
Change |
Open |
Day's High |
Day's Low |
NATURAL
GAS CON1
May17 |
NYM |
USD |
05/26 |
3.35 |
05/14 20:42 |
+0.00 |
3.36 |
3.36 |
3.35 |
Data as of8:44pm EDT (Delayed at least 20
minutes).
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http://www.reuters.com/finance/commodities/energy>
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Notes:
The Avanti 1 well site was the site of several
violations dating to 2008 and 2009. For details see:
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleViol.aspx?InspectionID=1712825>
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleViol.aspx?InspectionID=1847524>
Fines assessed were 8400 and 7425.
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Much of Chevron's more recent drilling
activity in Fayette County has focused on Luzerne Twp. It has not
been clear why. A wild educated guess would be that something in the
results of the Dogbone 3D Seismic Survey has given them an
indication that this area is likely to be more productive. The
application above for the DOGBONE CENTRALIZED WATER FACILITY is a
strong tea leaf in this direction. Note that this application is of
type "RW General Permit Processing Registration". The
Act 14 Notification indicates
that this facility will host 6
1
million-gallon tanks for storing flowback and
produced water. This is a strong indication that Chevron intends to
drill several new wells in the area in the "near future". (How
"near" we really can't tell.)
The Act 14 Notification is thanks to the Fayette County Office of
Planning Zoning and Community Development. Fayette County does not
post such notifications on its web site, though we certainly wish
they would.
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Locations for the DOG BONE
WATERLINE project were taken from the NOI (Notice of Intent)
received by the Fayette County Office of Planning Zoning and
Community Development under Act 14. The pipeline takes a kind of
tilted "m" shape, with the Mon as baseline, the Baily connection at
the west end, the Stewart connection in the middle, and the
connection to the existing waterline at the east end.
IF THIS PIPELINE LEAKS OR SPILLS
it will emit very toxic material directly into the environment with
no containment. Produced water, which can be quite radioactive, is
precluded from being considered "hazardous waste" by the Haliburton
Loophole. Unlike the toxic produced water, which should stay
contained in the pipeline as long as it works properly, any
radioactivity present in the flowback / produced water can be
emitted through the pipeline. The Fayette County Zoning Ordinance at
§1000-502 states: “No activity shall emit radioactivity at any
point”. As far as anyone knows, this section of the ordinance has
never been enforced.
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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.dep.pa.gov/PublicParticipation/OfficeofEnvironmentalJustice/Pages/default.aspx>).
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.us/eNOTICEWeb/>
DEP Oil and Gas Reports: <
http://www.dep.pa.gov/DataandTools/Reports/Oil%20and%20Gas%20Reports/Pages/default.aspx>
DEP Well Details Report: <
https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/WellDetails/WellDetails.aspx>
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.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?/Oil_Gas/Permits_Issued_Detail>
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>
DEP Oil and Gas Electronic Notifications
<
http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer?/Oil_Gas/OG_Notifications>
DEP Oil and Gas Well Pad Report
<
http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer?/Oil_Gas/Well_Pads>
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/compliance_report_air.html>
FERC citizen involvement: <
http://www.ferc.gov/for-citizens/get-involved.asp>
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/public/index.php>
PA DEP Environmental Policy Comment System:
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment/>
Federal Register Environment: <
https://www.federalregister.gov/environment>
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/pennsylvania-frack-alerts/fayette_pa>
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, Public Notices:
<
http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/>
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.