John Amos is the President of SkyTruth
Activities in northern West Virginia and southeastern Ohio are far exceeded by those in southwestern & northeastern Pennsylvania. Reported here is a sample for these last few days of June 2021.
APEX ENERGY (PA) LLC Reports Drilling Started (SPUD) in Hempfield Twp Township
Description: APEX ENERGY (PA) LLC reports drilling started on 6/29/2021 at site POTTS WELL SITE 2H in Hempfield Twp township, Westmoreland county
Incident Date/Time: 2021-06-29 00:00
APEX ENERGY (PA) LLC Reports Drilling Started (SPUD) in Hempfield Twp Township
Description: APEX ENERGY (PA) LLC reports drilling started on 6/29/2021 at site POTTS WELL SITE 1H in Hempfield Twp township, Westmoreland county
Incident Date/Time: 2021-06-29 00:00
PA Permit Violation Issued to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in Salem Twp, Westmoreland County
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 6/29/2021 to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in Salem Twp, Westmoreland county. 78a88(a) – OPERATING WELLS – MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF OPERATING WELLS – Operator failed to inspect each operating well quarterly for compliance with the well construction and operating requirements.
Incident Date/Time: 2021-06-29 00:00
PA Permit Violation Issued to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in Salem Twp, Westmoreland County
Description: Administrative violation issued on 6/29/2021 to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in Salem Twp, Westmoreland county. 78a88(e) – OPERATING WELLS – MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF OPERATING WELLS – Operator failed to submit an annual report to the Department identifying the compliance status of each well with the mechanical integrity requirements for structurally sound wells in compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 78a.73 (c)
Incident Date/Time: 2021-06-29 00:00
PA Permit Violation Issued to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in Salem Twp, Westmoreland County
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 6/29/2021 to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in Salem Twp, Westmoreland county. 78a88(b)1-4 – OPERATING WELLS – MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF OPERATING WELLS – Operator failed to meet minimum requirements for inspections to determine compliance with the well construction and operating requirements.
Incident Date/Time: 2021-06-29 00:00
PA Permit Violation Issued to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland County
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 6/22/2021 to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland county. 78a88(d) – OPERATING WELLS – MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF OPERATING WELLS – Operator failed to immediately notify the Department and take corrective actions to repair or replace defective equipment or casing for wells exhibiting progressive corrosion, rusting or other signs of equipment deterioration that compromise the integrity of the well.
Incident Date/Time: 2021-06-22 00:00
Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling
PA Permit Violation Issued to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland County
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 6/22/2021 to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland county. 78a73(a) – GENERAL PROVISION FOR WELL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION – Operator failed to construct and operate the well in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 78a and ensure that the integrity of the well is maintained and health, safety, environment and property are protected.
Incident Date/Time: 2021-06-22 00:00
PA Permit Violation Issued to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland County
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 6/21/2021 to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland county. 78a88(d) – OPERATING WELLS – MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF OPERATING WELLS – Operator failed to immediately notify the Department and take corrective actions to repair or replace defective equipment or casing for wells exhibiting progressive corrosion, rusting or other signs of equipment deterioration that compromise the integrity of the well.
Incident Date/Time: 2021-06-21 00:00
PA Permit Violation Issued to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland County
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 6/21/2021 to DIVERSIFIED PROD LLC in South Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland county. 78a73(a) – GENERAL PROVISION FOR WELL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION – Operator failed to construct and operate the well in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 78a and ensure that the integrity of the well is maintained and health, safety, environment and property are protected.
Incident Date/Time: 2021-06-21 00:00
Reported by SkyTruth, P.O. Box 3283, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Contact: info@skytruth.org
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UPDATE on DRILLING PERMITS from Marcellus Drilling News
Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: June 21-27, 2021 — Report Date: June 30, 2021
All three Marcellus/Utica states received permits to drill new shale wells last week. Pennsylvania issued 9 new permits, all but one of them for the same CNX well pad in Greene County.
Ohio issued 3 new permits, two on a Diversified Production pad in Monroe County.
And West Virginia issued just 1 new permit last week–to a company we had not previously heard of, for Phoenix Energy to drill in Monongalia County.
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See also: New maps reveal yearly footprint of surface coal mining in Central Appalachia — Three times more acreage disturbed per ton of coal mined now than 30 years ago
From the Research Report of Appalachian Voices, Duke University and SkyTruth, July 25, 2018
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — In a peer-reviewed study published today in PLOS ONE, researchers from SkyTruth, Duke University, and Appalachian Voices released the first-ever maps of the year-by-year footprint of surface coal mining, including mountaintop mining, in Central Appalachia. Among the key findings:
§. Surface mining, including mountaintop mining, has been responsible for clearing 2,900 km2 (~720,000 acres) of land between 1985 and 2015, or 3.5% of Central Appalachia. When coupled with an earlier dataset covering the mid-1970s through 1984, the total amount of cleared land due to surface mining reaches 5,900 km2 (~1.5 million acres), accounting for 7.1% of Central Appalachia — or one out of every fourteen acres. Put another way, the total area is roughly three times that of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
§. In the 1980s, 10 square meters (~110 square feet) of land was disturbed per metric ton (2,200 pounds) of coal produced. By 2015, 30 square meters (~330 square feet) was disturbed to produce the same amount of coal — a threefold increase.
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