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Fayette County Marcellus Shale Permits 11/12/12 - 11/25/12

[See Notes below for a quick way to find out about new permits.]

Source: Pennsylvania Bulletin

E26-07-004. Caiman Penn Midstream LLC 5949 Sherry Ln Ste 1300 Dallas, TX 75225-8008. Henry Clay & Wharton Twps, Fayette County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.

The Polk to Fike Pipeline Project includes the construction of approximately 21,000 feet of 12" gas gathering line with a 60 foot Right of Way (ROW), two surface sites, and five access roads. The Project has 10 stream and 3 wetland crossings of Fike Run (HQ-CWF) and unnamed tributaries to Fike Run. The 10 stream crossings will be a combination of flume pipe diversions for the pipe and temporary mobile bridges for the temporary access roads. The wetland crossings will consist of two HDD bores and one open trench with timber mats. The total disturbance for this project is 35.1 acres. This pipeline crosses from PA into WV. (Friendsville & Brandonville, Quadrangle N: 39ᄚ 44` 7"; W: -79ᄚ 30` 44").
<http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol42/42-47/2260a.html>
Location: 39.735278,-79.512222 <http://mapq.st/QjgtN1>
Site: POLK TO FIKE PIPELINE PROJECT - JOINT PERMIT


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Source: eNOTICE

Authorization ID:        925592
Permit number:  E26-362
Site:   CIARROCCHI WELLSITE STAGING AREA
Client: CIARROCCHI JOSEPH & DEBRA
Authorization type:     Water Obstruction & Encroachment Pmt
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   FACILITY
Date received:  03/15/2012
Status: Withdrawn on 11/7/2012
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=925592>
Location: 39.93902597,-79.84109529 <http://mapq.st/QEwD53>
Municipalities: Redstone Twp

Authorization ID:        942241
Permit number:  051-24525
Site:   CHESS 1H ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: BURNETT OIL CO INC
Authorization type:     Drill & Operate Well Permit
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   FACILITY
Date received:  09/12/2012
Status: Issued on 11/8/2012
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
1086124         CHESS 1
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=942241>
Location: 39.85984444,-79.7907 <http://mapq.st/UUd2cf>
Municipalities: Georges Twp

Authorization ID:        947647
Permit number:  051-24303
Site:   MAWC 7020 1H OG WELL
Client: TRIANA ENERGY LLC
Authorization type:     Alternate Waste Management Practice
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   FACILITY
Date received:  10/09/2012
Status: Issued on 11/13/2012
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=947647>
Location: 39.97779444,-79.43713889 <http://mapq.st/UUdKX2>
Municipalities: Springfield Twp

Authorization ID:        948194
Permit number:  051-24537
Site:   KNIGHT UNIT WELL ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type:     Alternate Waste Management Practice
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   FACILITY
Date received:  10/17/2012
Status: Issued on 11/13/2012
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name
1087658         KNIGHT UNIT 14H
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=948194>
Location: 39.73897778,-79.84482778 <http://mapq.st/RaXRAe>
Municipalities: Springhill Twp

Authorization ID:        948228
Permit number:  051-24541
Site:   KNIGHT UNIT WELL ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type:     Alternate Waste Management Practice
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   FACILITY
Date received:  10/19/2012
Status: Issued on 11/13/2012
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name       Description
1087652         KNIGHT UNIT 18H         Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=948228>

Authorization ID:        950572
Permit number:  051-24549
Site:   COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER PITS ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: BURNETT OIL CO INC
Authorization type:     Drill & Operate Well Permit
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   FACILITY
Date received:  11/07/2012
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name       Description
1090414         COASTAL 2       Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=950572>
Location: 39.73333611,-79.80088056 <http://mapq.st/TevKMi>
Municipalities: Springhill Twp

Authorization ID:        948482
Permit number:  ESX10-051-0043
Site:   SPRINGHILL TO FAYPENN 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:  10/26/2012
Status: Issued on 11/16/2012
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=948482>
Municipalities: Springhill Twp

Authorization ID:        948484
Permit number:  ESX11-051-0043
Site:   TESLOVICH TO NORTH 24" 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:  10/26/2012
Status: Denied on 11/16/2012
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=948484>
Municipalities: Menallen Twp, Redstone Twp

Authorization ID:        913918
Permit number:  GP5-26-00596
Site:   KENNEDY COMP STA
Client: MTN GATHERING LLC
Authorization type:     AQ General Permit
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   FACILITY
Date received:  02/08/2012
Status: Issued on 11/20/2012
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=913918>
Location: 40.014230, -79.658722 <http://mapq.st/WOm0y2>
Municipalities: Dunbar Twp

Authorization ID:        947630
Permit number:  ESX12-051-0009
Site:   SANFILIPPO WELL SITES ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type:     Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   SITE
Date received:  10/22/2012
Status: Issued on 11/20/2012
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=947630>
Municipalities: Redstone Twp

Authorization ID:        951396
Permit number:  051-24550
Site:   BAER WELL SITES ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type:     Drill & Operate Well Permit
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   FACILITY
Date received:  11/13/2012
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name       Description
1090832         BAER UNIT 6H    Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=951396>
Location: 39.99870833,-79.81718611 <http://mapq.st/UUlOab>
Municipalities: Redstone Twp

Authorization ID:        951479
Permit number:  051-24551
Site:   BAER WELL SITES ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type:     Drill & Operate Well Permit
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   FACILITY
Date received:  11/13/2012
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name       Description
1090879         BAER UNIT 7H    Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=951479>

Authorization ID:        945726
Permit number:  PAG106158
Site:   REJISS PL PROJ
Client: LAUREL MTN MIDSTREAM OPR LLC
Authorization type:     PAG-10 Discharge Resulting from Hydrostatic Testing of Tanks & Pipelines
Application type:       New
Authorization is for:   FACILITY
Date received:  09/17/2012
Status: Issued on 11/20/2012
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=945726>
Location: 39.83550556,-79.87871111 <http://mapq.st/SjAOBx>
Municipalities: Nicholson Twp


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Notes:

DEP is reorganizing its web site, and the domain name has changed from state.pa.us to pa.gov. Some eFACTS search screens have been modified, and the most interesting enhancement I've found so far is the ability to search authorizations by received date. This provides a quick way to find out about new permits. Bring up the authorization search page here:

<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/criteria_auth.aspx>

To find new well permits in Fayette County for this month, enter New under Application Type, Fayette under County, Oil & Gas under Program, Date Received Begin/End 11/1/2012, 11/30/2012. Click Search. Note: this WON'T SHOW records received outside the date range you searched on that have been modified within the date range -- e.g. an application that was received in October but issued in November. It also won't show well site permits that are amendments.

When doing a search on eFACTS, take special note of the "Excel button". When you click this button it will download an .xls file with search results that can be a lot more handy than the web screen. It gives you all the data at once, and includes some columns that *don't show* on the screen.

The location published in the PA Bulletin for the Polk to Fike Pipeline Project is presumably the location of one end, but this isn't certain. Is this the long lost location of the Fike Connect Compressor Station?

The Site record in eFACTS for SPRINGHILL TO FAYPENN PIPELINE ESCGP-EXPEDITED (site ID 741051) shows as *Inactive*. Perhaps that's what the notification is about? If you follow the site link from authorization 948482 above, it gives "No records matched the criteria." But if you do a site search for site ID 741051 the site record does come up. This is arguably a bug in eFACTS.

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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.

EPA-Echo: <http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/compliance_report_air.html>

FERC citizen involvement: <http://www.ferc.gov/for-citizens/get-involved.asp>
To receive E-mail notification of all documents filed in a FERC docket, see:

<http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.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/1375/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.

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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.

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.