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Authorization ID: 1323787
Permit number: 2698201
Site: DAWSON TP
Client: APOLLO RESOURCES LLC
Authorization type: Water Quality Mgmt Part II, Industrial
Wastewater Fac
Application type: Transfer
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/24/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility
Name Description
1025461 TRMT
PLANT Treatment Plant
Location:
40.036413,-79.640588
Map URL: <
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.036413&mlon=-79.640588#map=15/40.036413/-79.640588>
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
8/18/2020 Applicant has been
issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no
longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1323787>
Site Programs:
Clean Water
Oil & Gas
Site Municipalities:
Dunbar Twp, Fayette County
Presumed Parcel Id:
09050007
[See
Notes.]
---
Authorization ID: 1323785
Permit number: PA0217778
Site: DAWSON TP
Client: APOLLO RESOURCES LLC
Authorization type: Minor IW Facility without ELG
Application type: Transfer
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/24/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility
Name Description
1025459 OUTFALL
001 Discharge Point
Location:
40.036247,-79.640533
Map URL: <
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.036247&mlon=-79.640533#map=15/40.036247/-79.640533>
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
8/18/2020 Applicant has been
issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no
longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1323785>
Site Programs:
Clean Water
Oil & Gas
Site Municipalities:
Dunbar Twp, Fayette County
Presumed Parcel Id:
09050007
---
Authorization ID: 1323030
Permit number: GP5-26-00544D
Site: APOLLO RESOURCES LLC/CONNELSVILLE COMPRESSOR STA
Client: APOLLO RESOURCES LLC
Authorization type: AQ GP 5 - Natural Gas Compression and/or
Processing Facilities
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/23/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1323030>
Site Programs:
Air Quality
Site Municipalities:
Dunbar Twp, Fayette County
---
Authorization ID: 1323017
Permit number: 26-00535B
Site: DYNEGY FAYETTE II LLC
Client: DYNEGY FAYETTE II LLC
Authorization type: Major Facility Plan Approval New Source
Performance Std
Application type: Extension
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/03/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
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
Location:
39.857408,-79.913878
Map URL: <
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.857408&mlon=-79.913878#map=15/39.857408/-79.913878>
1095706 OXIDATION CATALYST
UNIT 2 Air Pollution Control Device
Location:
39.857408,-79.913878
Map URL: <
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.857408&mlon=-79.913878#map=15/39.857408/-79.913878>
1095701 SCR UNIT
1 Air Pollution Control Device
Location:
39.857408,-79.913878
Map URL: <
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.857408&mlon=-79.913878#map=15/39.857408/-79.913878>
1095702 SCR UNIT
2 Air Pollution Control Device
Location:
39.857408,-79.913878
Map URL: <
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.857408&mlon=-79.913878#map=15/39.857408/-79.913878>
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
8/20/2020 The technical
review and decision review are complete and either the permit
decision and/or permit issuance are forthcoming.
8/12/2020 The permit
application package is complete, has been accepted, and is
undergoing technical review.
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1323017>
Site Programs:
Air Quality
Waste Management
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
German Twp, Fayette County
Masontown Boro [apparently incorrect -jr],
Fayette County
---
Authorization ID: 1322984
Permit number: 051-24722
Site: COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER PITS ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: INR OPR LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
(Unconventional)
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/11/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility
Name Description
1313193 WELLBORE SURFACE HOLE
LOCATION Well
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
8/18/2020 Applicant has been
issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no
longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
8/12/2020 The permit
application package is complete, has been accepted, and is
undergoing technical review.
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1322984>
Site Programs:
Oil & Gas
Site Municipalities:
Springhill Twp, Fayette County
Well
Details:
Permit Number: 051-24722
Well Name: COASTAL 2H
Unconventional Well: Y
Well Configuration: Horizontal Well
Well Type: GAS
Well Status: Active
Coal Association: Coal
Conservation Well: N
Primary Facility ID: 843825
Site ID: 739525
Site Name: COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER
PITS ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Well Pad ID: 147971
Well Pad Name: COASTAL WELL PAD
Storage Field:
Operator: INR OPR LLC
Operator Number: OGO-51036
Permit Date:
Permit Date Expires:
SPUD Date:
Date Plugged:
UIC ID:
UIC Type:
Surface Elevation: 1127
County: Fayette
Municipality: Springhill Twp
Location: 39.73315,-79.800903
Map URL: <
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.73315&mlon=-79.800903#map=15/39.73315/-79.800903>
Electronically
Submitted Records:
2020-08-21:
Submission for Authorization 1322984
Interested Party
Notification: Coastal 2H - Springhill Township - Interested Party
Signed Receipt - 08.04.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI1MjgxNw==&ext=PDF>
Coordination of Well
Location with Public Resources: INR OPERATING - COASTAL 2H -
COORDINATION_OF_WELL_LOCATION_WITH_PUBLIC_RESOURCES.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI2MTg1Mg==&ext=PDF>
Pennsylvania Natural
Diversity Inventory Form: INR OPERATING - COASTAL 2H - PNDI
INVENTORY 07.21.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI2MTg1Mw==&ext=PDF>
Pennsylvania Natural
Diversity Inventory Support Document: INR OPERATING - COASTAL 2H -
PNDI SUPPORT 07.21.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI2MTg1NQ==&ext=PDF>
Operator Ownership and
Control Information: INR OPERATING - COASTAL 2H -
OPERATOR_OWNERSHIP_AND_CONTROL_INFORMATION_FORM 07.21.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI2MTg1Ng==&ext=PDF>
Well Cross-Section Diagram:
Coastal 2H Well Plat 08.04.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI2MTg1Nw==&ext=PDF>
Well Permit Application -
Coal Module: INR OPERATING - COASTAL 2H - COAL STATUS REPORT
07.24.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI2MTg1OA==&ext=PDF>
Location Plat: INR OPERATING
- COASTAL 2H - LOCATION PLAT 08.04.2020.dwg
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI2MTg5Mg==&ext=PDF>
Permit Application to Drill
and Operate a Well: 1958801.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI2NDA4Ng==&ext=PDF>
[See
Notes.]
---
Authorization ID: 1322978
Permit number: 051-24721
Site: COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER PITS ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: INR OPR LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
(Unconventional)
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/11/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Sub-Facilities for Authorization:
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility
Name Description
1313192 WELLBORE SURFACE HOLE
LOCATION Well
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
8/18/2020 Applicant has been
issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no
longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
8/12/2020 The permit
application package is complete, has been accepted, and is
undergoing technical review.
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1322978>
Site Programs:
Oil & Gas
Site Municipalities:
Springhill Twp, Fayette County
Well
Details:
Permit Number: 051-24721
Well Name: COASTAL 4H
Unconventional Well: Y
Well Configuration: Horizontal Well
Well Type: GAS
Well Status: Active
Coal Association: Coal
Conservation Well: N
Primary Facility ID: 843824
Site ID: 739525
Site Name: COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER
PITS ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Well Pad ID: 147971
Well Pad Name: COASTAL WELL PAD
Storage Field:
Operator: INR OPR LLC
Operator Number: OGO-51036
Permit Date:
Permit Date Expires:
SPUD Date:
Date Plugged:
UIC ID:
UIC Type:
Surface Elevation: 1127
County: Fayette
Municipality: Springhill Twp
Location: 39.733181,-79.800869
Map URL: <
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.733181&mlon=-79.800869#map=15/39.733181/-79.800869>
Electronically
Submitted Records:
2020-08-21:
Submission for Authorization 1322978
Pennsylvania Natural
Diversity Inventory Form: INR OPERATING - COASTAL 4H - PNDI
INVENTORY 07.21.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTIzMzcxOQ==&ext=PDF>
Pennsylvania Natural
Diversity Inventory Support Document: INR OPERATING - COASTAL 4H -
PNDI SUPPORT 07.21.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTIzMzcyMQ==&ext=PDF>
Operator Ownership and
Control Information: INR OPERATING - COASTAL 4H -
OPERATOR_OWNERSHIP_AND_CONTROL_INFORMATION_FORM 07.21.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTIzMzcyMg==&ext=PDF>
Coordination of Well
Location with Public Resources: INR OPERATING - COASTAL 4H -
COORDINATION_OF_WELL_LOCATION_WITH_PUBLIC_RESOURCES.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTIzNjcxMQ==&ext=PDF>
Well Permit Application -
Coal Module: INR OPERATING - COASTAL 4H - COAL STATUS REPORT
07.24.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTIzOTY5MA==&ext=PDF>
Location Plat: INR OPERATING
- COASTAL 4H - LOCATION PLAT 08.04.2020.dwg
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI1MjM1Nw==&ext=PDF>
Interested Party
Notification: Coastal 4H - Springhill Township - Interested Party
Signed Receipt - 08.04.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI1MjgyNA==&ext=PDF>
Well Cross-Section Diagram:
Coastal 4H Well Plat 08.04.2020.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI2MTgwMQ==&ext=PDF>
Permit Application to Drill
and Operate a Well: 2141432.pdf
<
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/eWellDocHandler/pdFHandler.ashx?Doc=MTI2NDIxMA==&ext=PDF>
---
Authorization ID: 1322280
Permit number: WMGR123SW001
Site: RONCO
Client: SHALLENBERGER CONST INC
Authorization type: RW General Permit Renewal, Fac
Application type: Renewal
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/04/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1322280>
Site Programs:
Radiation Protection
Waste Management
Site Municipalities:
Masontown Boro, Fayette County
[See
Notes.]
---
Authorization ID: 1321905
Permit number: GP052605220-025
Site: TEXAS EASTERN TRANS FAYETTE CNTY
Client: TEXAS EASTERN TRANS LP
Authorization type: GP-05 Utility Line Stream Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/27/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1321905>
Site Programs:
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
German Twp, Fayette County
Menallen Twp, Fayette County
North Union Twp, Fayette County
---
Authorization ID: 1320528
Permit number: 100419
Site: CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL
Client: ADVANCED DSPL SVC CHESTNUT VALLEY LDFL INC
Authorization type: Landfill Permit Form 37(per component)
Application type: Modification
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/17/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
8/21/2020 Applicant has been
issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no
longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
7/17/2020 The permit
application package is complete, has been accepted, and is
undergoing technical review.
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1320528>
Site Programs:
Air Quality
Clean Water
Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields
Mining
Radiation Protection
Waste Management
Water Planning and Conservation
Site Municipalities:
German Twp, Fayette County
---
Authorization ID: 1317955
Permit number: ESX11-051-0042
Site: SHOAF NORTH CENTRALIZED FRESHWATER IMPOUNDMENT ESCGP-X
Client: BURNETT OIL CO INC
Authorization type: Erosion and Sediment Control GP-2
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 06/17/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: No
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
6/17/2020 The permit
application package is complete, has been accepted, and is
undergoing technical review.
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1317955>
Site Programs:
Site Municipalities:
German Twp, Fayette County
---
Authorization ID: 1313955
Permit number: WMGR123SW025
Site: DOGBONE CENTRALIZED WATER FACILITY
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: RW General Permit Renewal, Fac
Application type: Renewal
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 05/08/2020
Status: Pending
Permit Decision Guarantee Applies?: Yes
Permit Decision Guarantee status: VOID
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
8/19/2020 Applicant has been
issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no
longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
<
https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1313955>
Site Programs:
Waste Management
Site Municipalities:
Luzerne Twp, Fayette County
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Source:
DEP
Electronic Notifications
NOTIFICATION_ID: 53793
OGO: 2239
OPERATOR: DOMINION ENERGY TRANS INC
API_PERMIT: 051-24409
SPUD_DATE: 01/01/1800
COUNTY: Fayette
MUNICIPALITY: Wharton
LATITUDE: 39.811311
LONGITUDE: -79.683064
SUBJECT: [NOTIFICATION]: Stimulation notification 58 Pa. C.S.
3211(f)(2) for well API 37-051-24409-00-00
QUESTION: Date and approximate time action is to occur
ANSWER: Date: 09/01/2020 Time: 07:00 AM
SENT_DATE: 8/25/2020 2:41:21 PM
SENT_SUCCESS: Yes
LAST_RESENT_DATE:
RESENT_SUCCESS:
REGION: EP DOGO SWDO Dstr Off
COMMENTS: This notification is in regards to a fracture
stimulation planned on gas storage well UW-209. This work is being
done to stimulate the upper section of the storage horizon.
Well
Details:
Permit Number: 051-24409
Well Name: R E EBERLY TRUST ET AL 3
Unconventional Well: N
Well Configuration: Deviated Well
Well Type: STORAGE WELL
Well Status: Active
Coal Association: NonCoal
Conservation Well: N
Primary Facility ID: 736422
Site ID: 741884
Site Name: R E EBERLY TRUST ET AL 3 OG WELL
Well Pad ID: 0
Well Pad Name:
Storage Field: NORTH SUMMIT
Operator: DOMINION ENERGY TRANS INC
Operator Number: OGO-2239
Permit Date: 2010-12-21
Permit Date Expires: 2011-12-21
SPUD Date: 1800-01-01
Date Plugged:
UIC ID:
UIC Type:
Surface Elevation: 2670
County: Fayette
Municipality: Wharton Twp
Location: 39.811311,-79.683064
Map URL: <
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.811311&mlon=-79.683064#map=15/39.811311/-79.683064>
[See
Notes.]
---
NOTIFICATION_ID: 53794
OGO: 2239
OPERATOR: DOMINION ENERGY TRANS INC
API_PERMIT: 051-24397
SPUD_DATE: 01/01/1800
COUNTY: Fayette
MUNICIPALITY: Wharton
LATITUDE: 39.806353
LONGITUDE: -79.683925
SUBJECT: [NOTIFICATION]: Stimulation notification 58 Pa. C.S.
3211(f)(2) for well API 37-051-24397-00-00
QUESTION: Date and approximate time action is to occur
ANSWER: Date: 09/02/2020 Time: 07:00 AM
SENT_DATE: 8/25/2020 2:44:23 PM
SENT_SUCCESS: Yes
LAST_RESENT_DATE:
RESENT_SUCCESS:
REGION: EP DOGO SWDO Dstr Off
COMMENTS: This notification is in regards to a fracture
stimulation planned on gas storage well UW-210. This work is being
done to stimulate the upper section of the storage horizon.
Well
Details:
Permit Number: 051-24397
Well Name: R E EBERLY TRUST ET AL 4
Unconventional Well: N
Well Configuration: Deviated Well
Well Type: STORAGE WELL
Well Status: Active
Coal Association: NonCoal
Conservation Well: N
Primary Facility ID: 734814
Site ID: 739813
Site Name: R E EBERLY TRUST ET AL 4 OG WELL
Well Pad ID: 0
Well Pad Name:
Storage Field: NORTH SUMMIT
Operator: DOMINION ENERGY TRANS INC
Operator Number: OGO-2239
Permit Date: 2010-11-18
Permit Date Expires: 2011-11-18
SPUD Date: 1800-01-01
Date Plugged:
UIC ID:
UIC Type:
Surface Elevation: 2606
County: Fayette
Municipality: Wharton Twp
Location: 39.806353,-79.683925
Map URL: <
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.806353&mlon=-79.683925#map=15/39.806353/-79.683925>
-------------------------
Apollo Resources, LLC appears to
have bought out the Fayette County resources of Keyrock Energy, LLC.
INR Operating, LLC appears to be a
subsidiary of a company called Infinity Natural Resources, LLC,
headquartered in Morgantown, WV. They have apparently bought out the
Fayette County resources of Burnett Oil. Burnett had been in and out
of the Permit List ever since its inception in 2011. They had plans
to build a compressor station called Shoaf Compressor Station on
land leased from Fayette County, which apparently was never built.
The wells Coastal 2H and Coastal 4H shown in this issue are the
first horizontal wells we have seen where the wells originate in
Fayette County and extend into West Virginia. A couple of notes
about the mapping in this issue:
The oval shapes surrounding the well bore paths are what is known in
GIS-speak as buffers. IMPORTANT: None of the buffers shown on
Fayette Marcellus Watch reflect actual data for how far horizontal
fractures go. The width of the buffers is based on what we can
solidly infer from data supplied by the driller, and
. For Chevron wells, the
radius of 400 feet is based on plats in which this radius was shown
as the distance from the well bore of the boundary of a feature
marked on the plat as "Mineral Tract". For Coastal 2H and 4H, the
feature labelled "Gas Tract" on the plats is pretty huge, and seems
to be the entirety of leased landholdings that includes the paths of
the well bores. In Chevron's case, plats have shown differing
concepts for "Mineral Tract", including: (1) A straight buffer
around the well bore, which may be related to the extent of that
well's Unit; (2) A buffer as in (1) with one or more notches removed
for parcels that are not leased; (3) The total leaseholding
including "several" wells on the pad; and possibly the same concept
as for INR above. An obvious question here is: What are DEP's
instructions to drillers for what to show on the plat for "tract"?
There don't seem to be any, and there is very little consistency.
There is a statutory requirement in the Oil & Gas Act (aka Act
13) to show "the tract" on plats, but there is no definition of
"tract" in the statute. The buffers for Coastal 2H and Coastal 4H
shown in the maps for this issue of the Permit List are drawn with a
radius based on half the apparent shortest distance between the
paths of Coastal 2H and Coastal 4H. To repeat: these buffers are
almost certainly too narrow to depict the actual "frack width" of
these wells.
At a presentation in Southwest Pennsylvania a while ago, Dr. Anthony
Ingraffea, who is one of the most important authorities on fracking
in the world, was asked the question of how far the fractures go,
and replied:
If you are within 1000 feet of the well bore you should assume you
are fracked.
It is also worth noting that DEP requires a report on each well
drilled called AOR Summary (AOR stands for "Area Of Review") in
which the driller is required to show all wells within 1000 feet of
the proposed well bore, including long-time abandoned wells which
may be anecdotally known by property owners and not present in DEP
records.
The well bores for Coastal 2H and Coastal 4H do not show on the
plats as completely straight lines, but rather as straight lines
with a bend in the middle. The bend point is shown on the plats as
"Azimuth Change"; on Chevron's plats this same concept is annotated
as "Inflection Point".
DEP requires the driller to structure plats into specific pages. The
path of the well bore for horizontal wells is located on "page 3".
("Page 2", which is supposed to contain notifications, may be longer
than one page when printed.) The horizontal cross-section is located
on "Page 4". DEP now requires "Page 3" to be submitted as a CAD file
(".dwg") which most users will have difficulty opening. In the case
of these two wells, the files shown above as horizontal
cross-section files are PDF files and actually contain all 4 "pages"
1-4. (For Coastal 2H Cross-Section see:
Finally: Fayette County parcel number 36250029 appears to have
"Briggs issues" with respect to Coastal 2H. This refers to an
important court case known as Briggs v. Southwestern Energy, in
which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that fracking from a
leased subsurface into an adjoining unleased subsurface may
constitute trespass, but that a claimant claiming trespass must
prove that entry of their subsurface actually occurred by a
preponderance of expert testimony. It is unclear if the Briggs
litigation can be used to appeal the Drill and Operate Well permit
for Coastal 2H just based on the proximity of the well bore to
parcel number 36250029. (There are other nearby parcels that may
also be affected by this same issue, though it's not as obvious.)
Historically, DEP has been very reluctant to consider property
rights issues.
Where well bore paths for horizontal wells are mapped on Fayette
Marcellus Watch, they are mapped from the Landing Point to the
Bottom Hole. This gives the extent of the well bore within the
target formation -- in this case the Marcellus Shale -- and does not
extend all the way to the surface. The intent is to show where the
actual fracking (in the narrow sense) actually occurs.
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:
>).
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 Redstone, Springhill, Nicholson, and German 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:
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.
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: <
Browsing of recent comment
opportunities for federal agencies, e.g. EPA. Click "sign up" to
subscribe to daily E-mails of new document listings.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, Public Notices:
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.
Daily newsletter from the US
Department of Energy about events relating to energy. The Natural
Gas section has information about pipelines.
This compilation from the above sources was done in part by hand
using copy and paste and in part using automated methods; it may
omit relevant permits.
Parcel data is provided via the tax
records search web page offered by the Fayette County Assessment
Office (
).
Presumed Parcel Id links are subject to availability provided by
that agency and associated web sites. Presumed Parcel Ids are
determined as the
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.