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Fayette County Marcellus Shale Permits 9/21/15 - 10/4/15
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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: 7
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: 7
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
ESCGP-2 NO.: ESX15-051-0010
Applicant Name: Laurel Mountain Midstream Operating LLC
Contact: Stephanie Ranker
Address: 111 Enterprise Lane
City: Connellsville State: PA Zip Code: 15425
County: Fayette Township(s): German [an Environmental Justice Area]
Receiving Stream(s) and Classifications: Tributary 40222 & 40223 of Dunlap Creek/Lower Monongahela River Watershed; Other WWF
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol45/45-40/1763d.html>
Site: ZALAC WELL CONNECT ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Location: 39.910928,-79.850738 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpaL4lE--?m=>
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Source: eNOTICE (+ PA Oil and Gas Mapping)
[Arguably off-topic]:
Authorization ID: 1087728
Permit number: 26-00535
Site: FAYETTE ENERGY FACILITY
Client: DYNEGY OPERATING COMPANY
Authorization type: Major Facility Operating Permit
Application type: Transfer
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/14/2015
Status: Issued on 9/18/2015
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
890030 AUXILIARY BOILER Combustion Unit
805954 CGT TRAIN 1 COMBINED CYCLE TURBINE Process
805959 CGT TRAIN 2 COMBINED CYCLE TURBINE Process
1036141 CONDENSER COOLING TOWER Process
1036139 DIESEL EMERGENCY FIREWATER PUMP ENGINE(265 BHP) Process
1036140 DIESEL EMERGENCY GENERATOR ENGINE (489 BHP) 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=1087728>
Location: 39.857441,-79.913856 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpM9Un6--?m=>
Municipalities: German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area], Masontown Boro
Authorization ID: 1091031
Permit number: 051-24514
Site: POLK 1H OG WELL
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit Inactive Status
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 09/28/2015
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1080408 POLK UNIT 3H Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1091031>
Location: 39.746414,-79.529608 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpqHQdO--?m=>
Municipalities: Wharton Twp
Authorization ID: 1084340
Permit number: ESX10-051-0032
Site: POLK WELL PAD ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 08/07/2015
Status: Issued on 9/21/2015
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1084340>
Inspection ID Inspection Date Inspection Type Inspection Results
2407617 08/14/2015 Site Restoration No Violations Noted
Authorization ID: 1090372
Permit number: ESX11-051-0002
Site: SPRINGHILL CS TO BEZJAK PIPELINE ESGPX-EXPEDITED
Client: LAUREL MTN MIDSTREAM OPR LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 09/17/2015
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1090372>
Municipalities: Nicholson Twp [an Environmental Justice Area], Springhill Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Authorization ID: 1090378
Permit number: ESX13-051-0001
Site: RICH HILL PIPELINE ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: LAUREL MTN MIDSTREAM OPR LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 09/17/2015
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1090378>
Municipalities: Springhill Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Authorization ID: 1090382
Permit number: ESX11-051-0024
Site: SOUTH TRUNK PIPELINE ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: LAUREL MTN MIDSTREAM OPR LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Notification
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 09/17/2015
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1090382>
Municipalities: German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Authorization ID: 1091339
Permit number: ESX11-051-0034
Site: DICARLO WELL SITES ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Amendment
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 10/01/2015
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1091339>
Location [of DICARLO UNIT 13H (surrogate)]: 39.934281,-79.895722 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpY72yi--?m=>
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Authorization ID: 1091345
Permit number: ESX11-051-0034
Site: DICARLO WELL SITES ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Amendment
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 10/01/2015
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1091345>
[See Notes.]
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Source: Environmental Hearing Board
Case Number: 2015142
Appellant #1: John Joseph Contracting
VIEW DOCKET SHEET FOR THIS CASE
ACTIVE CASE
General Information
Presiding Judge: Thomas W. Renwand
Commonwealth Counsel: John H Herman
Marianne Mulroy
Other Commonwealth Counsel:
Program Area: Solid Waste
Program Type: Civil Penalty Assessments
Is this case being initiated by a complaint? No
Date Format: yyyy-mm-dd
Date Appeal Filed: 2015-09-22
Date of Action Being Appealed: 2015-09-04
Date Appealed to Commonwealth Court:
Date Certified to Commonwealth Court:
Date Certified Record Due to Commonwealth Court:
Counties
County 1: Fayette County
<http://ehb.courtapps.com/public/update_info_pub.php?csNameID=5163>
Notice of Appeal:
<http://ehb.courtapps.com/efile/documentViewer.php?documentID=27844>
This is apparently an appeal of a further citation on the same issue as EHB case # 2015114, as reported in the 8/23/15 issue of this bulletin. See
<http://www.faymarwatch.org/happening/permits/082315.shtml#Joseph>
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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 Oct15 |
NYM | USD | 10/28 | 2.47 | 10/03 20:19 | +0.01 | 2.45 | 2.47 | 2.45 |
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Notes:
It's not clear why there are two authorization records for the same permit, above, for DICARLO WELL SITES ESCGP-EXPEDITED. This may just represent a data entry error at DEP.
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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>
DEP PA Oil & Gas Mapping:
<http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/PaOilAndGasMapping>
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 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.