Wastewater Injection Well in McKean County Fails 2 Integrity Tests

In January 2024, MDN brought you the news that the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) approved a plan by Catalyst Energy to convert an existing conventional gas production well on Route 646 in Cyclone (Keating Township, McKean County, PA) into a shale wastewater injection well (see PA DEP Approves Shale Wastewater Injection Well in McKean County). The DEP approved the plan on Jan. 11, 2024. Residents who live nearby and are opposed appealed the decision to the PA Environmental Hearing Board (EHB), a special court set up to hear appeals of DEP decisions. The EHB issued an opinion on Dec. 27 that allowed the well to move forward (see PA EHB Allows Wastewater Injection Well in McKean County to Open). Catalyst commenced injections on Jan. 22, subject to mechanical integrity and other requirements. However, the well failed DEP mechanical integrity tests....twice. Yet it continues to inject.

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