Fayette County Marcellus Shale Permits 9/22/14 - 10/5/14
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Map
Key
Red dots: items in this permit list with an exact location.
Orange triangles: Notifications in this permit list with an exact
location.
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: 7
purple: 11
(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 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]
eFACTS/eNOTICE applications of type Notification are not mapped.
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
More Maps
Source:
Pennsylvania
Bulletin
ESCGP-2 No.: ESX14-051-0010
Applicant Name: Chevron Appalachia LLC
Contact Person: Mr Branden Weimer
Address: 800 Mountain View Drive
City: Smithfield State: PA Zip Code: 15478
County: Fayette Township(s): Redstone
Receiving Stream(s) and Classifications: UNT to Rowes
Run / Rowes Run; Other WWF
<
http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol44/44-39/2003c.html>
Site:
RITTER
UNIT WATERLINE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Location [of RITTER UNIT 8H]
: 39.989147,-79.816513
<
http://osm.org/go/ZWpb9_ar--?m=>
ESCGP-2 No.: ESX12-051-0009 Major Revision
Applicant Name: Chevron Appalachia LLC
Contact Person: Mr Branden Weimer
Address: 800 Mountain View Drive
City: Smithfield State: PA Zip Code: 15478
COUNTY Fayette Township(s): Redstone
Receiving Stream(s) and Classifications: Fourmile Run &
UNTs to Fourmile Run / Middle Monongahela River
Watershed; Other WWF
<
http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol44/44-39/2003c.html>
Site: SANFILIPPO WELL SITES ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Location [of
SANFILIPPO
UNIT 6H]: 39.981577,-79.838819 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpb0vHu--?m=>
NOTICES
Availability of Technical Guidance
[44 Pa.B. 6290]
[Saturday, October 4, 2014]
Draft Technical Guidance—New Guidance
DEP ID: 260-0500-001. Title: Policy for Coordinating Immediate
Responses and Final Remediation of Spills and Releases.
Description: This policy summarizes how the Department oversees
immediate responses and final remediation of spills and releases of
regulated substances onto soils. The purpose of the policy is to
facilitate the consistent investigation of and the response to spills
and to coordinate immediate response needs with final remediation
endpoints.
Effective Date: Upon publication as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Written Comments: Interested persons may submit written comments on
this Draft Technical Guidance Document by November 3, 2014. Comments
submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. Comments, including
comments submitted by e-mail, must include the originator's name and
address. Written comments should be submitted to Molly Adams, Bureau of
Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA
17105-8471, (717) 787-1566, moadams@pa.gov.
Contact: Randy Roush, (717) 787-1566, raroush@pa.gov.
<
http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol44/44-40/2067.html>
[See also <
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/technical_guidance/21828/technical_guidance_open_for_public_comment/1831378>]
For the actual Technical Guidance document: <
http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/Get/Document-102654/260-0500-001.pdf>
Draft Technical Guidance—Substantive Revision
DEP ID: 550-3000-001. Title: Standards and Guidelines for Identifying,
Tracking, and Resolving Oil and Gas Violations. Description: This
policy provides direction to Department staff in determining
enforcement actions the Department will pursue to resolve violations
and achieve compliance with applicable laws and regulations related to
conventional and unconventional oil and gas development. The policy
also provides advisory information to the regulated industry. Once
finalized, this document will replace the previous policy ''Compliance
Monitoring of Oil and Gas Wells and Related Facilities and Activities''
that was issued in 2005. Revisions are necessary to reflect changes to
the organizational structure of the agency and to update the policies
and procedures to reflect current oil and gas development activities in
Pennsylvania.
Effective Date: Upon publication as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Written Comments: Interested persons may submit written comments on
this Draft Technical Guidance Document by November 3, 2014. Comments
submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. Comments, including
comments submitted by e-mail, must include the originator's name and
address. Written comments should be submitted to John Ryder, Department
of Environmental Protection, Bureau of District and Oil and Gas
Operations, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 15th Floor, P. O. Box
8765, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467, ra-epoilandgas@pa.gov with the subject
line ''Comments on Standards and Guidelines for Identifying, Tracking,
and Resolving Violations.''
Contact: John Ryder, (570) 327-3636, ra-epoilandgas@pa.gov.
<
http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol44/44-40/2067.html>
[See also <
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/technical_guidance/21828/technical_guidance_open_for_public_comment/1831378>]
For the actual Technical Guidance document: <
http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/Get/Document-102620/DRAFT%20550-3000-001.pdf>
26-00588A: Laurel Mountain Midstream, LLC (1550 Coraopolis Heights
Road, Suite 140, Moon Township, PA 15108) plan approval minor
modification effective September 18, 2014, to revise the original leak
detection and repair condition and other conditions impacted by the
U.S. Supreme Court's June 23, 2014, ruling in Utility Air Regulatory
Group v. EPA at Shamrock Compressor Station located in German Township,
Fayette County. There are no new sources or potential or actual
emission increases associated with this modification.
<
http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol44/44-40/2066c.html>
Location: 39.918333,-79.825 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpasXGm--?m=>
[See
Notes.]
-------------------------
Source:
eNOTICE
Authorization ID: 1024308
Permit number: 26-00588A
Site: SHAMROCK COMP STA
Client: LAUREL MTN MIDSTREAM OPR LLC
Authorization type: Major Facility Plan Approval New
Facility Review Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Application type: Modification
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 05/02/2014
Status: Issued on 9/18/2014
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description eMap PA Location
1020043 CATERPILLAR G3516B COMPRESSOR ENGINE #1
(1380 BHP) Process
1020044 CATERPILLAR G3516B COMPRESSOR ENGINE #2
(1380 BHP) Process
1020045 CATERPILLAR G3516B COMPRESSOR ENGINE #3
(1380 BHP) Process
1024425 CATERPILLAR G3516B COMPRESSOR ENGINE #4
(1380 BHP) Process
1024426 CATERPILLAR G3516B COMPRESSOR ENGINE #5
(1380 BHP) Process
1024427 CATERPILLAR G3516B COMPRESSOR ENGINE #6
(1380 BHP) Process
1087412 CATERPILLAR G3516B EMERGENCY GENERATOR
(1,818 BHP) Process
1087413 EMERGENCY GENERATOR OXIDATION CATALYST
Air Pollution Control Device
1024432 ENGINE #1 OXIDATION CATALYST
Air Pollution Control Device
1024434 ENGINE #2 OXIDATION CATALYST
Air Pollution Control Device
1024435 ENGINE #3 OXIDATION CATALYST
Air Pollution Control Device
1024436 ENGINE #4 OXIDATION CATALYST
Air Pollution Control Device
1024437 ENGINE #5 OXIDATION CATALYST
Air Pollution Control Device
1024438 ENGINE #6 OXIDATION CATALYST
Air Pollution Control Device
1024428 SOLAR MARS 100-16000S TURBINE (15,252 HP)
Process
1087368 SOLAR TITAN 130-20502S TURBINE (19,553 HP)
Process
1024431 TEG DEHYDRATOR 1 (200 MMSCF/DAY)
Process
1087369 TEG DEHYDRATOR 2 (200 MMSCF/DAY)
Process
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1024308>
Municipalities: German Twp [an
Environmental
Justice
Area]
Authorization ID: 1039854
Permit number: 051-24449
Site: WHYEL UNIT 1H OG WELL
Client: BURNETT OIL CO INC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
Inactive Status
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/11/2014
Status: Issued on 9/18/2014
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description
1047049 WHYEL UNIT 1H Well
1079520 WHYEL UNIT 1H Well
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1039854>
Location: 39.889344,-79.801681 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWplRZCw--?m=>
Municipalities: German Twp [an
Environmental
Justice
Area]
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1040319
Permit number: 051-20996
Site: STEWART 1 OG WELL
Client: XTO ENERGY INC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
Inactive Status
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/06/2014
Status: Denied on 9/22/2014
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description eMap PA Location
394404 STEWART 1 Well
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1040319>
Location: 39.879907,-79.613207 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWptHfOa--?m=>
Municipalities: North Union Twp
Authorization ID: 1043318
Permit number: 051-24608
Site: SICKLE WELL SITE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
Drill Deeper
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/26/2014
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description
1144677 SICKLE UNIT 2H Well
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1043318>
Location: 40.1187,-79.786555 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWsgXnCz--?m=>
Municipalities: Washington Twp
[See
below for Inspection Report on
lost cement at Sickle Unit 1H.]
Authorization ID: 1043626
Permit number: 051-24608
Site: SICKLE WELL SITE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Alt Method of Equipping, Casing,
or Venting Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/26/2014
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description
1144677 SICKLE UNIT 2H Well
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1043626>
Authorization ID: 1043322
Permit number: 051-24609
Site: SICKLE WELL SITE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
Drill Deeper
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/26/2014
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description
1144679 SICKLE UNIT 3H Well
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1043322>
Authorization ID: 1043746
Permit number: 051-24609
Site: SICKLE WELL SITE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Alt Method of Equipping, Casing,
or Venting Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/26/2014
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description
1144679 SICKLE UNIT 3H Well
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1043746>
Authorization ID: 1043338
Permit number: 051-24610
Site: SICKLE WELL SITE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit
Drill Deeper
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/26/2014
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description
1144683 SICKLE UNIT 4H Well
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1043338>
Authorization ID: 1043747
Permit number: 051-24610
Site: SICKLE WELL SITE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Alt Method of Equipping, Casing,
or Venting Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/26/2014
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description
1144683 SICKLE UNIT 4H Well
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1043747>
Authorization ID: 1033495
Permit number: GP112614204
Site: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS FAYETTE CNTY
Client: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS LLC
Authorization type: BWM-GP-11 Maintenance, Testing,
Repair, Rehabilitation or Replacement General Pmt
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 06/24/2014
Status: Issued on 9/24/2014
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1033495>
Municipalities: Franklin Twp, Henry Clay Twp, Menallen Twp, Nicholson
Twp, Springhill Twp, Wharton Twp
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: Pending
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
Authorization ID: 1028549
Permit number: ESX14-051-0008
Site: SPROUL 7005 ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: TRIANA ENERGY LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater
General Permit 1
Application type: New
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 06/02/2014
Status: Issued on 9/30/2014
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1028549>
Location [of SPROUL 7005 OG WELL]: 39.856133,-79.53675 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpuVaR4-?m=>
Municipalities: Stewart Twp
Authorization ID: 1027936
Permit number: GP04260714001
Site: MONONGAHELA RIVER WATER INTAKE GP4
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: GP-04 Intake & Outfall
Structures
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 05/29/2014
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description
1136229 WATER TRANSFER Intake
Structure
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1027936>
Location: 39.744225,-79.902433 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpIvB50--?m=>
Municipalities, Springhill Twp [
an
Environmental
Justice Area]
Authorization ID: 1044308
Permit number: GP112614207
Site: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS FAYETTE CNTY
Client: COLUMBIA GAS TRANS LLC
Authorization type: BWM-GP-11 Maintenance, Testing,
Repair, Rehabilitation or Replacement General Pmt
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 09/05/2014
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description
1145203 LINE 7906 REPLACEMENT
Pipeline or Conduit
Location: 39.84061,-79.85887 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpOaUgZ--?m=>
[??? See
Notes.]
Municipalities: Franklin Twp, Henry Clay Twp, Menallen Twp, Nicholson
Twp, Springhill Twp, Wharton Twp
Authorization ID: 1035844
Permit number: ESX12-051-0002
Site: HOEHN 1048 TO CRABLE 8 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: 07/29/2014
Status: Pending
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1035844>
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
[See
Notes.]
Authorization ID: 1037474
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: 08/07/2014
Status: Pending
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
8/14/2014 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=1037474>
Location: 39.746414,-79.529608 <
http://osm.org/go/ZWpqHQdO--?m=>
Municipalities: Wharton Twp
Authorization ID: 1041820
Permit number: ESX11-051-0009
Site: BAER WELL CONNECT 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: 09/09/2014
Status: Issued on 10/1/2014
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1041820>
Location [of
BAER UNIT
6H]: 39.998597,-79.817050 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpep4rv--?m=>
Municipalities: Redstone Twp
[See
Notes.]
Authorization ID: 1044510
Permit number: 051-24186
Site: MASTOWSKI 8471V 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: 09/26/2014
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
Description
985231 MASTOWSKI 8471V Well
<
http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1044510>
Location: 39.964592,-79.473875 <http://osm.org/go/ZWp7tE7B--?m=>
Municipalities: Springfield Twp
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Source:
DEP
Oil and Gas Compliance Report
OPERATOR: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
INSPECTION_ID: 2299767
INSPECTION_DATE: 08/14/14
INSPECTION_TYPE: Drilling/Alteration
API_PERMIT: 051-24607
FARM_NAME: SICKLE UNIT 1H
UNCONVENTIONAL: Y
FACILITY_TYPE: Oil & Gas Location
INSPECTION_CATEGORY: Primary Facility
MUNICIPALITY: Washington Twp
INSPECTION_RESULT_DESCRIPTION: No Violations Noted
INSPECTION_COMMENT: HORIZONTAL MARCELLUS, HIGHLANDS #
14 RAN WATER PROTECTION CASING AND CEMENTED LAST NIGHT.
NO CEMENT
RETURNS TO SURFACE. LOST CIRCULATION AND BACK GROUTED WITH NO
NOTIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT.A (CBL) WAS RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME.
OPERATOR: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
INSPECTION_ID: 2299781
INSPECTION_DATE: 08/15/14
INSPECTION_TYPE: Drilling/Alteration
API_PERMIT: 051-24607
FARM_NAME: SICKLE UNIT 1H
UNCONVENTIONAL: Y
FACILITY_TYPE: Oil & Gas Location
INSPECTION_CATEGORY: Primary Facility
MUNICIPALITY: Washington Twp
INSPECTION_RESULT_DESCRIPTION: No Violations Noted
INSPECTION_COMMENT: HORIZONTAL MARCELLUS,
HIGHLANDS # 14 (TD)
COAL
PROTECTION @ 504' (8/13/2014) . CEMENTING TONIGHT
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Source: Reuters Commodities: Energy
Commodity |
Exch |
Currency |
Expire |
Last |
Trade Date/Time |
Net Chg |
Open |
High |
Low |
NATURAL GAS CON1
Sep14 |
NYM |
USD |
09/26 |
3.89 |
10/05 21:14 |
-0.00 |
3.91 |
3.92 |
3.89 |
Data as of 9:27pm EDT (Delayed at least 20 minutes).
<
http://www.reuters.com/finance/commodities/energy>
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Notes:
Without having reviewed the documents I can't be
certain, but it looks as though the PA Bulletin notice for Shamrock
Compressor Station above is
extreme bad
news. The Leak Detection & Repair (LDAR) provision referred
to sounds like the permit modification won in response to
public comment at the hearing in Fayette Countty in
New Salem.
This modification required Laurel Mountain Midstream (LMM) to use FLIR
photography to check for leaks, consistent with DEP's GP-5 general
permit for compressor stations. The US Supreme Court ruling referred to
is I believe the case on whether EPA has the authority to regulate CO2
emissions. The court ruled that if EPA has the authority to regulate a
facility for other forms of air pollution, it can regulate CO2 also.
But EPA does not have authority to regulate CO2 "only". (And likewise
for greenhouse gasses (GHG) generally.) That raised a difficult
question: If a pollution source is a minor source for all pollutants
except GHG, but is over the major source threshold for GHG, can it
still be classified as a "Major Source"? This is the issue it looks
like LMM is attempting to exploit. We will have to explore (quickly!)
whether this permit modification is appealable. Since the LDAR
provision exists in GP-5, the idea that it rests on DEP's authority to
regulate GHG can certainly be challenged. Note there is no public
comment listed on this permit. The permit was issued on 9/18/2014. That
means the deadline for filing an appeal is 10/18/2014.
The exact latitude and longitude for the
Columbia Gas LINE 7906 REPLACEMENT project above were derived from the
eMapPA link embedded in the authorization record on eFACTS. A single
"pinpoint location" is obviously not consistent with the large number
of townships listed in the Site record. It's not clear what that exact
latitude and longitude are marking -- perhaps the "center" of the
project. For this reason, I am not showing this exact
latitude/longitude on the map.
The original permit for the HOEHN 1048 TO
CRABLE 8 PIPELINE ESCGP-EXPEDITED was issued on
05/11/2012
(Authorization ID
922202).
Baer 6H shows in DEP records as "
Proposed
But Never Materialized". This well site is one of the few cases on
record where a resisting surface landowner litigated and defeated a
drilling company. One assumes that the Notification above for BAER
WELL CONNECT ESCGP-EXPEDITED is a notification that this is not going
to ever be constructed. (The well pad for the Baer wells has been
removed, and the lawsuit has been settled.)
------------------------
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.us/eNOTICEWeb/>
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>
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 Public Participation Center Proposals Currently Open for Comment:
<
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/proposals/14008>
This location contains links for open
public comment periods.
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>
EPA Region 3 Water Protection Public Notices: <
http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/public_notices.htm>
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.