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Fayette County Marcellus Shale Permits 10/14/13 - 10/27/13
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Key
Red dots: items in this permit list with an exact location.
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.
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: 8
(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.
pale turquoise: 1
turquoise: 2
pale blue: 3
middle blue: 4
dark blue: 8
(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.
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
German Township
Fayette County PAG106166 Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
890 Winter Street
Suite 300
Waltham, MA 02451 Unnamed Tributary of Dunlap Creek & Unnamed Tributary of Redstone Creek Southwest Regional Office:
Water Management Program Manager
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol43/43-42/1965b.html>
Site: TEAM 2014 PROJ HOLBROOK LOOP & UNIONTOWN COMPRESSOR STA
OUTFALL 001 Location: 39.91655556,-79.853175 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpaOwzb--?m=>
OUTFALL 002 Location: 39.92839722,-79.735025 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpw4Z34--?m=>
OUTFALL 003 Location: 39.93126667,-79.67174167 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpyxEof--?m=>
GP5-26-00483C: Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC (100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102) on October 01, 2013, to authorize continued operation of previously installed One (1) Caterpillar, Model G3516 LE- 4EK03170, 4SLB, natural gas fired compressor engine rated at 1,340 bhp, One (1) Natco, TEG Dehydrator, Model SB12-6, rated at 5.0 MMscf/day and attached to a reboiler rated at 0.25 MMBtu/hr, and Five (5) Storage tanks of various capacities at their Rumbaugh Compressor Station in Lower Tyrone Township, Fayette County.
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol43/43-42/1965c.html>
GP5-26-00552A: Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC (100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102) on October 04, 2013, to authorize continued operation of previously installed One (1) Caterpillar, Model G3516 LE- 4EK03133, 4SLB, natural gas fired compressor engine rated at 1,150 bhp, equipped with Miratech Oxidation Catalyst Model No. IQ-26-12-EH1, and regulated by an air fuel ratio controller, One (1) Natco, TEG Dehydrator, Model SB12-6, rated at 4.0 MMscf/day and attached to a reboiler rated at 0.25 MMBtu/hr, and Four (4) Storage tanks of various capacities at their Voytek Compressor Station in Menallen Township, Fayette County.
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol43/43-42/1965c.html>
Location: 39.935,-79.8 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpwRfL7--?m=>
DEP ID: 021-2100-001. Title: Policy for Implementing the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) Permit Review Process and Permit Decision Guarantee. Description: On July 24, 2012, Governor Corbett signed Executive Order 2012-11 ''Permit Decision Guarantee for the Department of Environmental Protection'' directing the Department to, among other things, establish a Permit Review Process and Permit Decision Guarantee. The executive order also rescinded the Money Back Guarantee created under Executive Order 1995-5.
The Department has evaluated the effectiveness of the new process and guarantee established through this policy on a quarterly basis throughout the first year of implementation. As part of our program evaluation the Department is holding a supplementary comment period on this policy.
Information pertaining to the Department's Permit Review Process and Permit Decision Guarantee can be found on the Department's web site at www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Search/Keyword: Permit Decision Guarantee).
Written Comments: Interested persons may submit written comments on this Technical Guidance Document by December 4, 2013. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. All comments, including comments submitted by electronic mail, must include the originator's name and address. Written comments should be submitted to Daniel Coulter, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg PA, 17101, (717) 772-5626, dcoulter@pa.gov.
Contact: Questions regarding this action should be directed towards to Daniel Coulter at (717) 772-5626 or dcoulter@pa.gov.
Effective Date: The document became effective on November 3, 2012. Any revisions that may be made in response to public comments will become effective upon publication as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO,
Acting Secretary
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol43/43-43/1992.html>
[The actual policy document is available here:
<http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/Get/Document-91362/021-2100-001%20PRP%20and%20PDG%20Policy.pdf>]
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Source: eNOTICE
Authorization ID: 994579
Permit number: GP052613213
Site: TENASKA ENERGY WATER TRANSMISSION LINE
Client: WESTMORELAND CNTY MUNI AUTH
Authorization type: GP-05 Utility Line Stream Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 09/16/2013
Status: Issued on 10/9/2013
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=994579>
Location: 40.079889,-79.612111 <http://osm.org/go/ZWsoCkJV--?m=>
Municipalities: Upper Tyrone Twp
Authorization ID: 996636
Permit number: ESX13-051-0005
Site: BAILY 8-17 H WELL SITE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: New
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 10/02/2013
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=996636>
Location [Approximate]: 39.963831,-79.989595 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpTvDYt--?m=>
[See Notes.]
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Authorization ID: 996950
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: New
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 10/04/2013
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=996950>
Location [Approximate]: 39.930458,-79.921223 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpYzKT6--?m=>
[See Notes.]
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Authorization ID: 998893
Permit number: GP05260713007
Site: 4-H (YOUNG) WATERLINE
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: GP-05 Utility Line Stream Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 10/18/2013
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=998893>
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Authorization ID: 982671
Permit number: GP05260713003
Site: SHEPERD UNIT 4H - 7H
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: GP-05 Utility Line Stream Crossings
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 06/21/2013
Status: Issued on 10/16/2013
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1109911 SHEPERD UNIT EH - 7H (S1-5) Pipeline or Conduit
1118834 SHEPERD UNIT EH - 7H (S2-5) Pipeline or Conduit
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=982671>
Location: 39.992161,-79.806575 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpeqs8F--?m=>
Municipalities: Redstone Twp
Authorization ID: 992331
Permit number: ESX13-051-0004
Site: ELLIOTT 10-13H ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: New
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 09/03/2013
Status: Pending
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
9/25/2013 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=992331>
Municipalities: Jefferson Twp
Authorization ID: 987315
Permit number: PAR316114
Site: CALFRAC WELL SVCS CORP
Client: CALFRAC WELL SVCS CORP
Authorization type: PAG-03 Discharge of Stormwater Assoc w Industrial Activities
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 07/26/2013
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1112724 SW OUTFALL 001 Discharge Point
1112725 SW OUTFALL 002 Discharge Point
1112727 SW OUTFALL 003 Discharge Point
1112728 SW OUTFALL 004 Discharge Point
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=987315>
Location: 39.80527778,-79.77833333 <http://osm.org/go/ZWphcOTg--?m=>
Municipalities: Georges Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Authorization ID: 993077
Permit number: 051-24062
Site: SKOVRAN 24 OG WELL
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Drill & Operate Well Permit Inactive Status
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/19/2013
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
974880 SKOVRAN 24 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=993077>
Location: 39.937693,-79.862935 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpacnl2--?m=>
Municipalities: Redstone Twp
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Source: Reuters Commodities: Energy
Natural Gas
| Commodity | Exch | Currency | Expire | Last | Trade Date/Time |
Net Chg | Open | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATURAL
GAS CON1 Oct13 |
NYM | USD | 10/29 | 3.59 | 10/28 10:54 | -0.12 | 3.68 | 3.68 | 3.56 |
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Notes:
The location for the well site BAILY 8-17 H WELL SITE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED was approximated as the center of the property map for parcel 19-24-0004, verified against the DEP location for the well BAILY 5 OG WELL. DEP does not publish latitude / longitude for well "site permits" -- i.e. E&S permits for well pads -- and is no longer publishing latitude / longitude for well permits that have not yet been issued.
The location for 4-H (YOUNG) WATERLINE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED was approximated as the center of the property map for parcel 19-32-0049, verified against the DEP location for the well YOUNG 6.
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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>
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 Public Participation Center Proposals Currently Open for Comment:
<http://www.portal.state.pa.us
This location contains links for open
public comment periods.
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.