A year ago, in December 2022, MDN brought you the great news that Coterra Energy (formerly Cabot Oil & Gas) would be allowed to restart drilling in a nine-square-mile area in Dimock, PA (Susquehanna County) following a “no contest” plea deal with PA’s then-Attorney General, Josh Shapiro, on a misdemeanor charge (see PA DEP Allows Coterra (Cabot O&G) to Resume Drilling in Dimock). After reviewing the DEP consent order, we discovered a provision that says Coterra can’t restart drilling in the Dimock/Carter Road banned area until a new water system for local residents has been installed, which is estimated to happen around the end of 2027 (see PA DEP Consent Order Delays Restart of Coterra Drilling in Dimock). However, maybe that interpretation is wrong. A new article by the left-leaning Associated Press implies that drilling in Dimock could restart anytime.
