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Fayette County Marcellus Shale Permits 12/12/16 - 12/25/16
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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: 6
dark purple: 9
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: 6
dark purple: 9
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
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Source: eNOTICE (+ PA Oil and Gas Mapping, Well Pad Report) Please see the Disclaimer below regarding Parcel Id data.
Authorization ID: 1162230
Permit number: 051-23452
Site: ORR 28 OG WELL
Client: TAFT OPERATING LLC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 12/09/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
929949 ORR 28 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1162230>
Location: 40.115393,-79.795546 <http://osm.org/go/ZWsgU8mN--?m=>
Municipalities: Washington Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 41190001
Well Details Report Record:
<https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/WellDetails/WellDetails.aspx?PermitNumber=051-23452>
Authorization ID: 1162243
Permit number: 051-23452
Site: ORR 28 OG WELL
Client: TAFT OPERATING LLC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Alternate Method
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 12/09/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
929949 ORR 28 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1162243>
Authorization ID: 1161916
Permit number: 051-24621
Site: STEWART WELL SITE ESCGP-2 EXPEDITED
Client: CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Alternate Method
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 10/26/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
1211522 STEWART 1H Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1161916>
Location: 39.962961,-79.946955 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpZPAL7--?m=>
Municipalities: Luzerne Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 19250010
Conservation Well: N
SPUD Date: 9/2/2015
Well Details Report Record:
<https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/WellDetails/WellDetails.aspx?PermitNumber=051-24621>
[See Notes.]
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1159029
Permit number: 051-20051
Site: JAY E LEONARD UNIT 1 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: 08/11/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
56258 JAY E LEONARD UNIT 628 1 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1159029>
Location: 39.889047,-79.551017 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpt7Qzi--?m=>
Municipality: Stewart Twp
Presumed Parcel ID: 37060019
Well Details Report Record:
<https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/WellDetails/WellDetails.aspx?PermitNumber=051-20051>
Authorization ID: 1159092
Permit number: 051-20051
Site: JAY E LEONARD UNIT 1 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: 06/13/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
56258 JAY E LEONARD UNIT 628 1 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1159092>
Authorization ID: 1163200
Permit number: ESX11-051-0022
Site: MUTNANSKY 1469 TO 20/24" TRUNK 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: 12/19/2016
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1163200>
Municipalities: Franklin Twp, Menallen Twp, North Union Twp
Location [of MUTNANSKY 1469 TO 20”/24” TRUNK GP05260716-002]: 39.963699,-79.799764 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpxFLk2--?m=>
Presumed Parcel Id: 22060001 (or 22060005)
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1159251
Permit number: 051-21149
Site: SPRUELL HEIRS UNIT 1 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: 06/13/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
511400 SPRUELL HEIRS UNIT 1 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1159251>
Location: 39.894609,-79.560586 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpt8Sz~--?m=>
Municipality: Stewart Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 14240076
Well Details Report Record:
<https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/WellDetails/WellDetails.aspx?PermitNumber=051-21149>
Authorization ID: 1159679
Permit number: 051-21149
Site: SPRUELL HEIRS UNIT 1 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: 09/06/2016
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1159679>
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1159266
Permit number: 051-20022
Site: MELVIN SPRUELL 1 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: 06/13/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
56229 MELVIN SPRUELL 4271 1 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1159266>
Location: 39.876056,-79.560111 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpttJR5--?m=>
Municipalities: Stewart Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 37100001
Well Details Report Record:
<https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/WellDetails/WellDetails.aspx?PermitNumber=051-20022>
Authorization ID: 1100685
Permit number: ESX10-051-0035
Site: COASTAL 1H FLOW BACK PIT FRESHWATER PITS ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: BURNETT OIL CO INC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Amendment
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 12/08/2015
Status: Pending
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
12/21/2016 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
4/6/2016 Applicant has been issued a deficiency letter. If applicable, this application no longer qualifies for the Permit Decision Guarantee.
3/31/2016 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=1100685>
Location: 39.733294,-79.801028 <http://osm.org/go/ZWpgBJ2N--?m=>
Municipalities: Springhill Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Presumed Parcel Id: 36210048
Well Pad Id: 147971
Wells on this pad:
051-24318 COASTAL 1H
051-24382 COASTAL/SMITH UNIT 1H
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1159562
Permit number: 051-21242
Site: OLIVER 2 OG WELL
Client: RANGE RESOURCES APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/08/2016
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1159562>
Location: 40.080049,-79.660931 <http://osm.org/go/ZWsiiE5E--?m=>
Municipality: Lower Tyrone Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 18040086
Well Details Report Record:
<https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/WellDetails/WellDetails.aspx?PermitNumber=051-21242>
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1159752
Permit number: 051-20142
Site: RELL 4885 WELL
Client: THE PRODUCTION CO LLC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 06/20/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
56322 RELL CORPORATION 4885 Well
Permit Review Notes:
Date Review Note
12/7/2016 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=1159752>
Location: 40.054534,-79.72583 <http://osm.org/go/ZWp1vTbL--?m=>
Municipalities: Franklin Twp [--incorrect; mapping indicates Perry Twp -jr]
Presumed Parcel Id: 2716005202
Well Details Report Record:
<https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/WellDetails/WellDetails.aspx?PermitNumber=051-20142>
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1159759
Permit number: 051-20128
Site: RELL CORPORATION 1 WELL
Client: THE PRODUCTION CO LLC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 06/20/2016
Status: Pending
Sub-Facility ID Sub-Facility Name Description
56308 RELL CORPORATION 4731 Well
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1159759>
Location: 40.058837,-79.70697 <http://osm.org/go/ZWp3QvXG--?m=>
Municipalities: Franklin Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 13020001
Well Details Report Record:
<https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/WellDetails/WellDetails.aspx?PermitNumber=051-20128>
Authorization ID: 1161814
Permit number: ESX11-051-0017
Site: WHYEL UNIT PREVIOUSLY SUMEY 1H ESCGP-EXPEDITED
Client: BURNETT OIL CO INC
Authorization type: Expedited E&S Stormwater General Permit 1
Application type: Amendment
Authorization is for: SITE
Date received: 06/08/2016
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1161814>
Location [of WHYEL UNIT 2]: 39.889344,-79.80168 <http://osm.org/go/ZWplRYcV--?m=>
Municipalities: German Twp [an Environmental Justice Area]
Presumed Parcel Id: 15290036
[Conventional Well:]
Authorization ID: 1159660
Permit number: 051-21095
Site: RUMBAUGH 1 OG WELL
Client: RANGE RESOURCES APPALACHIA LLC
Authorization type: Well Plugging Notice Intent to Plug Single Well
Application type: New
Authorization is for: FACILITY
Date received: 08/08/2016
Status: Pending
<http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eFACTSWeb/searchResults_singleAuth.aspx?AuthID=1159660>
Location: 40.085135,-79.633338 <http://osm.org/go/ZWsirkpT--?m=>
Municipality: Lower Tyrone Twp
Presumed Parcel Id: 18050023
Well Details Report Record:
<https://www.paoilandgasreporting.state.pa.us/publicreports/Modules/WellDetails/WellDetails.aspx?PermitNumber=051-21095>
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Source: DEP Oil and Gas Electronic Notifications
NOTIFICATION_ID: 32369
OGO: 40027
OPERATOR: TAFT OPERATING LLC
API_PERMIT: 051-23452
SPUD_DATE: 11/13/2006
COUNTY: Fayette
MUNICIPALITY: Washington
LATITUDE: 40.115393
LONGITUDE: -79.795546
SUBJECT: [NOTIFICATION]: Abandonment or plugging notification 58 Pa. C.S. 3211(f)(2) for well API 37-051-23452-00-00
QUESTION: Date and approximate time action is to occur
ANSWER: Date: 12/28/2016 Time: 09:00 AM
SENT_DATE: 12/20/2016 10:57:20 AM
SENT_SUCCESS: Yes
LAST_RESENT_DATE:
RESENT_SUCCESS:
Comments: Taft Operating, LLC plans to begin plugging and abandonment operations on Wednesday, December 28th, 2016 at 9:00AM ET.
Farm Name: ORR 28
[For additional information on this well, see above.]
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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 Dec16 |
NYM | USD | 12/28 | 3.76 | 12/26 18:53 | +0.09 | 3.74 | 3.77 | 3.74 |
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Notes:
Reminder: For an insight into why the Marcellus horizontal well Stewart 1H is being plugged after having been SPUD only a little more than a year ago, see the Inspection Report 2419580, 10/23/2015, first listed in the 11/1/15 issue of this bulletin, for information about a cementing failure at Stewart 2H. The entire Stewart well pad seems to have failed completely. Chevron has had extensive cementing problems in Fayette County. We might well wonder whether the extra expense of do-overs and abandoning wells due to cementing problems in Fayette County is a major contributor to Chevron finding Marcellus Shale drilling here unprofitable.
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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.
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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>
DEP Oil and Gas Electronic Notifications
<http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer?/Oil_Gas/OG_Notifications>
DEP Oil and Gas Well Pad Report
<http://www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us/ReportServer?/Oil_Gas/Well_Pads>
Fayette County Assessment Office Search For Tax Records:
<http://property.co.fayette.pa.us/search.aspx>
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
New: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, Public Notices:
<http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/>
EPA Pennsylvania Public Notices: <http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-pennsylvania#notice>
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.
Parcel data is provided via the tax records search web page offered by the Fayette County Assessment Office (http://property.co.fayette.pa.us/). Presumed Parcel Id links are subject to availability provided by that agency and associated web sites. Presumed Parcel Ids are determined as the mapped 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.