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Since the inception of unconventional gas well development in Pennsylvania, the DEP has levied over 4-1/2 million dollars in penalty fees. Forty two companies have been fined, with Chesapeake holding the top spot: $531,502.00 (802 active wells), followed closely by EOG Resources: $518,615.00 (192 active wells). Six of the 42 companies have been fined over 250 thousand dollars. Penalty enforcement events are often assessed over multiple wells located on the same well-pad, and in some cases, assessed over multiple well-pads. Our database team has put together programming that produces specific enforcement event reports, detailing which wells and well-pads were assigned violations that resulted in penalties. Since drilling began, there have been 204 penalty enforcement events. Detailed reports are available at: www.MarcellusGas.Org/penalties Choose a company from the drop down list - the violation & penalty report will display all penalty events associated with the company, and the penalty amount for each event. Each penalty event includes a report details link that lists each well included in the event, the county and township where the well is located, and the violation code and inspector comments for each cited violation. Record Setting Gas Companies reports are also available at: www.MarcellusGas.Org/record-book Record setting company categories include: - Top Producing - Most Inspections - Most Violations - Most Penalized - Top Waste Producing Our inventory of Drilling Maps for individual wells now contains 12,200 maps - all are available for immediate purchase. Drilling Maps display the highlighted drilling path for each permitted well, and include the boundaries for surrounding property parcels, and the parcel names, in plat map format. To learn more about Drilling Maps, visit: www.MarcellusGas.Org/wells/well_perplat.php To become a Full Member at MarcellusGas.Org, visit: www.MarcellusGas.Org/member_paid_signup.php To review the membership benefits, visit: www.MarcellusGas.Org/memberinfo.php Our permit related information at the site is updated on a weekly basis ... There are currently 12,306 permitted unconventional gas wells in the state, located on 4,250 well-pads. 10,361 are horizontal wells, and 7,052 are reported as active. In the past week, we've added 293 inspection reports, bringing the total number of inspection events at our site to 40,206. MarcellusGas.Org is an independent entity that is not affiliated with any other company or organization. Our efforts are supported by Full Member contributions. We ask that you encourage others who are interested in information related to Marcellus gas activity to participate as Full Members so we can continue to provide up to date information regarding Marcellus and unconventional gas well activity taking place in the state of Pennsylvania. --------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, click the link below: http://www.MarcellusGas.Org/unsub.php?A=alu...@aol.com
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dept. of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg PA., 17120
HARRISBURG -- The Department of Environmental Protection today fined Chesapeake Energy $1,088,000 for violations related to natural gas drilling activities.
Under a Consent Order and Agreement, or COA, Chesapeake will pay DEP $900,000 for contaminating private water supplies in Bradford County, of which $200,000 must be dedicated to DEP’s well-plugging fund. Under a second COA, Chesapeake will pay $188,000 for a Feb. 23 tank fire at its drilling site in Avella, Washington County.
“It is important to me and to this administration that natural gas drillers are stewards of the environment, take very seriously their responsibilities to comply with our regulations, and that their actions do not risk public health and safety or the environment,” DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. “The water well contamination fine is the largest single penalty DEP has ever assessed against an oil and gas operator, and the Avella tank fire penalty is the highest we could assess under the Oil and Gas Act. Our message to drillers and to the public is clear.”
At various times throughout 2010, DEP investigated private water well complaints from residents of Bradford County’s Tuscarora, Terry, Monroe, Towanda and Wilmot townships near Chesapeake’s shale drilling operations. DEP determined that because of improper well casing and cementing in shallow zones, natural gas from non-shale shallow gas formations had experienced localized migration into groundwater and contaminated 16 families’ drinking water supplies.
As part of the Bradford County COA, Chesapeake agrees to take multiple measures to prevent future shallow formation gas migration, including creating a plan to be approved by DEP that outlines corrective actions for the wells in question; remediating the contaminated water supplies; installing necessary equipment; and reporting water supply complaints to DEP. The well plugging fund supports DEP’s Oil and Gas program operations and can be used to mitigate historic and recent gas migration problems in cases where the source of the gas cannot be identified.
The Avella action was taken because on Feb. 23, while testing and collecting fluid from wells on a drill site in Avella, Washington County, three condensate separator tanks caught fire, injuring three subcontractors working on-site. DEP conducted an investigation and determined the cause was improper handling and management of condensate, a wet gas only found in certain geologic areas. Under the COA, Chesapeake must submit for approval to the department a Condensate Management Plan for each well site that may produce condensate.
“Natural gas drilling presents a valuable opportunity for Pennsylvania and the nation,” Krancer said. “But, with this opportunity comes responsibilities that we in Pennsylvania expect and insist are met; we have an obligation to enforce our regulations and protect our environment.”
For more information, visit www.depweb.state.pa.us.
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