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On October 25, Baker Hughes reported the number of naturalgas drilling rigs in Pennsylvania dropped to 12, the lowest number of rigs in the state since July 2007, according to Reuters. Naturalgas companies are reducing the number of rigs and new wells they are bringing online in an attempt to raise the prices of naturalgas.
In 2024, the average cost to plug wells under the initial Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Grant was just over $105,000. Visit DEP’s Rewriting Pennsylvania’s Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Legacy webpage for more information on this program. Age, depth and location all contribute to rising costs to plug a well.
On April 25, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the release of the 2024 Climate Change Action Plan Update and 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment Report. Click Here for a copy of the 2024 Climate Action Plan Update. Click Here for the 2024 limate Impacts Assessment Report. Read more here.
One way to better understand the impact the oil and gas industry has on the daily lives of Pennsylvanians is to read Oil and Gas Program inspection reports to see the kinds of violations DEP uncovers every day, week in and week out, as they inspect oil and gas wells and gas infrastructure across the state.
rate increase by Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc. allowing for a formal investigation into the companys request to increase naturalgas rates for approximately 445,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 26 counties across its Pennsylvania service territory. million (12.0%).
The Latshaw 9 conventional well was first issued a permit as a waste injection well by DEP on June 10, 2014 and by the US Environmental Protection Agency on June 28, 2016. Over 2,280,390 gallons of oil and gas wastewater was disposed of at this well between 2017 to 2022, according to five annual reports filed with EPA.
But smarter approaches, if carefully applied, could help to reverse costly reliance on gas, and accelerate the clean energy transition in PJM, and nationwide. As I wrote here , PJMs own numbers show that solar plus battery storage , which takes much less time to construct than gas plants, can have higher reliability values than gas plants.
Violation: Abandoning Well (2023) November 5, 2024 routine inspection of J.A. Violation: Abandoning Well (2023) November 5, 2024 routine inspection of J.A. Speers - Violation: Abandoning Well November 4, 2024 routine inspection of Stephen L. Response requested by November 8, 2024. Owner holds 38 conventional well permits.
On November 7, PA Republican Senators introduced Senate Bill 1346 that punishes local elected officials who want to better protect their constituents from the documented adverse health and environmental impacts of shale gas development. In May 2024, Sen. In October 2023, Sen. Read more here. Read more here. million for calendar 2020.
DEP Conventional Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Well Plugging Grant Applications Due Dec. DEP Conventional Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Well Plugging Grant Applications Due Dec.
On October 2024, the Clean Air Council and the Environment Integrity Project filed a notice of intent to sue the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for emitting particulate matter (PM 2.5) million in penalty payments and $5 million in local community environmental restoration funding. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.
The following notices were published in the October 26 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. This brings the total general water permits approved by the SRBC in 2024 to 232. 30, 2024, approved Oct. 9, 2024. ( 30, 2024, approved Oct. 9, 2024. ( 15, 2024, approved Oct. 10, 2024. (
North Summit Gas Storage Reservoir in Wharton Township, Fayette County and found them abandoned, not plugged and leaking gas. The original violations for abandonment were issued on August 16, 2024 and the well owner failed to permanently plug the wells and stop the gas leaks. Read more here.
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the October 26, 2024 PA Bulletin extending the three Air Quality Permits needed for the temporary operation of the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County until a full Title V Air Quality Permit can be put in place. ( DEP last extended the permits on May 25. Read more here.
Eva Wilkinson et al 2, failed to submit production, waste generation reports for 4 years. Hannah & Kathryn Marvin 6, failed to submit production, waste generation reports for 4 years. 11 [ DEP inspection report] Washington Energy holds 121 conventional oil and gas well permits -- 6 abandoned. . Response by Feb.
22, 2024, Issued April 25. ( J.Blaisure Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Jessup Twp., Received July 9, 2024, Issued April 14. ( Received July 28, 2024, Issued April 14. ( Received Nov.
The conventional well, owned by Kriebel NaturalGas Co., Kriebel NaturalGas holds 1,681 permits. Kriebel NaturalGas holds 1,681 permits. Other violations include leaking gas and failure to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. DEP inspection report Part 1.
Dietterich - Violations - 3 Abandoned Wells November 25, 2024 follow-up inspections of three conventional wells in Allegheny and Washington counties found them all abandoned and not plugged and with violations for failure to submit production, waste generation, well integrity reports. Owner not requested to take any action.
. -- York County - Harley-Davidson: As part of a $89 million grant, Harley-Davidson will be expanding and upgrading their York County facility for more energy-efficient EV motorcycle manufacturing and reducing waste from the painting process. Click Here to go to the PA investment map. Click Here for the PennEnvironment announcement.
The articles include-- -- Tribune-Democrat: Solar Energy Project Rising In Bedford County To Help Power NaturalGas Pipeline Compressor Station [ PDF of article ] A massive solar array under construction along U.S. He said the board wants to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and that can be accomplished by cutting electric bills.
The following notices were published in the April 19 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, page 2939 ) 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 51 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Westmoreland County.
Every step of the petrochemical and plastics supply chain releases harmful pollutants - from extraction of fracked ethane gas used to make the building blocks of plastics to processing, production and transportation.
So, we're all making decisions right now about whether it makes any sense, again, to vote on something that would ban naturalgas development in the state, said King. She added-- It is possible that the department proposes something different that is not effectively a ban on oil and gas development.
In 2024, SRBC issued a total of 27 approvals for shale gas development water withdrawals from specific sources. In 2024, SRBC issued 292 shale gas drilling pad general permits for water use through November. PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboard -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.
Here are j ust a few examples of the penalties imposed by DEP against Big Shale Gas and related industries include-- -- $939,553 penalty against Chevron related to fatal gas well fire in Greene County; -- $1.1 billion cubic feet of naturalgas from the Rager Mountain Gas Storage area in Cambria County; -- $1.1
The comment must relate directly to a topic that is listed on the June 13, 2024 meeting agenda for consideration by the board. 10:00 am on June 11, 2024). Individual public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Written comments will be shared with TAB members, but will not be posted to the DEP website.
Busik Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Dimock Twp., Waste Permits -- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC : DEP invites comments on General Waste Permit WMGR123 for treatment of oil and gas wastewater for 1.3
Speakers from several public health, community advocacy and environmental groups will participate in a September 19 webinar -- A Year Later: Have Leaders Addressed Health Concerns From NaturalGas Development Raised In University Of Pittsburgh Public Health Studies? Shapiro's deal with naturalgas developer CNX Resources.
Original violations issued October 18, 2022 for abandonment, failing to obtain a bond, failure to submit production, waste generation and mechanical integrity reports. An attempt was being made to plug the well, but no work has been done since November 13, 2024. Original violation issued September 26, 2024.
Both conventional and unconventional shale gas oil and gas facility owners were required to file a compliance report by June 1, 2024 to cover calendar year 2023 as required by 25 Pa Code 129140(k)(1). This first report was eliminated by DEP under its enforcement discretion in a January 24, 2024 PA Bulletin notice.
DEP also issued seven more notices of violations to two more shale gas drillers-- Blackhill Energy LLC and EQT ARO LLC-- for abandoning wells they own, bringing the total for 2025 to 39-- closing in on as many violations as were issued in all of 2024-- 47. Leechburg Gas holds 16 permits. -- Charles E. Violations continued.
. -- DEP published notice in the December 21 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed interim Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act response at the Tub Mill Farm and Clearview Farm waste site in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County. ( Read more here Meetings: January 14-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Centre County. (
PJMs 2025/26 capacity auction, held in July 2024, resulted in costs of $14.7 DeepSeek -- The Guardian: Sputnik Moment: $1 Trillion Wiped Off US Stocks After Chinese Firm -- UGI Gas Division Filed A Request With PUC To Increase Residential Gas Rates By 10.8% -- Scranton Times: UGI Seeking To Raise NaturalGas Rates 10.8%
On September 18, Senators Steven Santasiero (D-Bucks) and Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester), Minority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, announced they were introducing legislation to increase setback safety zones from shale naturalgas drilling sites based on the latest science. Read more here.
Injection Wells There are the waste drains. We heard a lot about the waste from the site. The industry needs to find a way to dump their waste. But through persistence, commenting, and organizing and legal advocacy, we were able to pressure Westmoreland Landfill and DEP to withdraw their air permit in late 2024.
Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To NaturalGas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results [September 2023] -- State Dept.
Conventional Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Williams/Laurel Mountain Midstream, LLM On Monday, March 17, 2025 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Owner failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Gas leak was repaired, but violations continued. Read more here. Read more here. No response requested.
On June 7, the Better Path Coalition reported the Department of Environmental Protection has removed the co-product category from its waste disposal reporting database for conventional oil and gas well owners, according to documents the Coalition received in response to a Right-To-Know request. have gotten easier.
On February 26, 2024, DEP notified CNX Midstream Operating Company LLC that its application for the Slickville fracking wastewater and naturalgas pipelines project is considered withdrawn because CNX failed to provide the information needed to complete the application within 60 days and start its review. Read more here.
Bob Donnan Bob Donnan, a resident of Peters Township, Washington County, has been active on shale gas drilling issues since 2009 when the industry was dumping fracking waste into the Monongahela River, his drinking water source. Potter County [PaEN] -- What The Shale Gas Industry Is Leaving Behind: DEP: Southwestern Energy Prod Co.
Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & NaturalGas Extraction [PaEN] -- Part II - Health Impacts: State Dept.
The following notices were published in the April 26 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Miles Of 20-Inch NaturalGas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project impacting Robinson Run and wetlands at several locations. 6, 2024, Issued April 8, 2025. ( Bradford County.
EQT Chap LLC - Violations: 3 Abandoned Shale Gas Wells (11 Months) March 3, 2025 inspection of the 3 shale gas wells on the Brunazzi Unit well pad (9H, 10H 11H) in Deemston Borough, Washington County found the wells abandoned and not plugged. Original violations issued on April 17, 2024. Original violations issued July 26, 2024.
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