Fayette County

Brooke County | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Fayette County | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Southwestern Energy | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 13 – 19
May 24, 2024May 24, 2024

Permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica continue to bounce up and down. One month ago, there were 26 new permits in the M-U for a one-week period. Three weeks ago, 16 new permits were issued. Two weeks ago, just ten new permits were issued. And last week, May 13-19, the number increased to 16, but only because of Pennsylvania. Range Resources scored seven new permits in PA last week, all in Washington County. EQT (and its subsidiary Rice Drilling) received six new permits last week, mostly in Fayette County, PA (with one in Washington County, PA). Southwestern Energy received three permits to drill in Brooke County, WV. Ohio issued no new permits last week.
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Butler County | Carroll County | Chesapeake Energy | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Fayette County | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | LOLA Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Sullivan County | Weekly Permits

16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 29 – May 5
May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

Two weeks ago, during the week of April 22 – 28, there were 26 new permits issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica. Last week, for April 29 – May 5, there were just 16 new permits issued. Encino Energy was the top receiver of permits with 7 permits between two counties: Carroll and Harrison, both in Ohio. EQT (mainly under its Rice Drilling name) received 5 permits between Fayette and Greene counties in Pennsylvania. INR picked up 2 new permits in Guernsey County, OH. Both LOLA Energy and Chesapeake Energy picked up 1 new permit for Butler and Sullivan counties in Pennsylvania.
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Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | Fayette County | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas | Marion County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Southwestern Energy | Tribune Resources | Tyler County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County

16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 15 – 21
April 26, 2024April 26, 2024

Two weeks ago, during the week of April 8 -14, 17 new permits were issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica (see 17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 8 – 14). Last week, for the week of April 15 – 21, 16 new permits were issued. However, the composition of where the permits were issued changed significantly from the typical pattern. Only two of the permits were issued in Pennsylvania last week, both for EQT (one in Fayette County, the other in Greene County). Ohio received six new permits divided evenly, with three going to INR and the other three to EOG Resources. INR’s permits were all issued in Guernsey County and EOG’s in Harrison County. West Virginia, which typically receives the fewest new permits, took the lion’s share with eight new permits. Jaybee Oil & Gas received three permits in Tyler County. Southwestern Energy also received three permits but in Wetzel County. Tribune Resources received one new permit (Tyler County), and EQT received one permit (Marion County).
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Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Fayette County | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Regulation | Wastewater

Fayette County Adopts Illegal Wastewater Injection Well Ban
March 25, 2024March 25, 2024

Fayette County, PA

Is Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania, with some 333 drilled and active shale wells as of the end of last year, turning against the Marcellus industry? Perhaps. And perhaps drillers will want to give the county a pass for future development following an unnecessary and illegal ban against wastewater injection wells passed last week by the three county commissioners — two Republicans (Scott Dunn and Dave Lohr) and one Democrat (Vincent Vicites).
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Fayette County | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Research | Statewide PA | Wastewater

Anti-Marcellus RINO Intros Bill to Block All PA Injection Wells
September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Pennsylvania State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (Republican In Name Only from Fayette County) has turned against the Marcellus industry. Yesterday, Krupa introduced legislation, House Bill (HB) 1656, that bans drilling new wastewater injection wells in the state, making it much harder to drill new shale wells. Companies end up drilling fewer wells without a place to dispose of the naturally occurring water that comes from shale (and conventional) wells for years after an oil or gas well comes online.
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Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Fayette County | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Regulation | Wastewater

SWPA Republican Rep. Sells Out, Turns Against Marcellus Industry
August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

PA State Rep. Charity Krupa

We’re naming names. Pennsylvania State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (Republican from Fayette County) has turned against the Marcellus industry. She is introducing legislation that would ban drilling new wastewater injection wells in the state, making it much harder to drill new shale wells. Companies end up drilling fewer wells without a place to dispose of the naturally occurring water that comes from shale (and conventional) wells for years after an oil or gas well comes online. Was Krupa always anti-drilling? Or has she recently lost her way? Either way, she needs to be vigorously opposed in this effort–and someone needs to primary her in the next election. She needs to go.
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Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Fayette County | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Wastewater

G2 STEM Withdraws Injection Well Application for Fayette County, PA
August 8, 2023August 8, 2023

On July 11, the federal EPA held an online hearing to accept comments on a draft permit it intended to issue allowing G2 STEM to drill a proposed new wastewater injection well in Fayette County, PA (see G2 STEM Proposes Wastewater Injection Well in Fayette County, PA). Many people in Fayette County, including local officials, attended to express their strong opposition. They can rejoice. Just coming to light now, G2 STEM notified the EPA on August 4th that it is withdrawing the application and canceling the project.
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Fayette County | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Regulation | Wastewater

G2 STEM Proposes Wastewater Injection Well in Fayette County, PA
July 27, 2023July 27, 2023

Nicholson Township

This is the first time a proposed new wastewater injection well in Fayette County, PA, is appearing on our radar screen. G2 STEM, a Virginia-based company, filed an application in June 2022 with the federal EPA to construct and operate a wastewater injection well in Nicholson Township. The EPA recently held an online hearing (July 11) to accept comments on a draft permit it intends to issue allowing this new injection well. Plenty of people in Fayette, along with local officials, attended to express their opposition.
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Antero Resources | Apex Energy | Bradford County | Campbell Oil & Gas | Carroll County | Chesapeake Energy | Clearfield County | CNX Resources | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Doddridge County | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Fayette County | Greene County (PA) | Greylock Energy | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Noble County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Potter County | Range Resources Corp | Susquehanna County | Tribune Resources | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County

39 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 26-Jul 2
July 10, 2023July 10, 2023

New shale permits issued for Jun 26 – Jul 2 in the Marcellus/Utica saw a dramatic increase, thanks to a bump in Pennsylvania’s numbers. There were 39 new permits issued last week, way up from 11 issued the previous week. Last week’s permit tally included 30 new permits in Pennsylvania, 8 new permits in Ohio, and just 1 new permit in West Virginia. Coterra Energy scored the most new permits with a whopping 12 issued in Susquehanna County, PA (for two well pads). Range Resources had the second most new permits, with 7 permits issued in Washington County, PA (for one pad).
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Antero Resources | Armstrong County | Carroll County | CNX Resources | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Fayette County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Monongalia County | Noble County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Snyder Brothers | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 12-18
June 23, 2023June 23, 2023

New shale permits issued for Jun 12-18 in the Marcellus/Utica gained one. There were 21 new permits issued, up from 20 the previous week. Last week’s permit tally included 12 new permits in Pennsylvania, 6 new permits in Ohio, and 3 new permits in West Virginia. Snyder Brothers scored the most new permits, with 9 issued in Armstrong County, PA. INR had the second most new permits, with 4 permits issued in Carroll County, OH.
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Antero Resources | CNX Resources | Columbiana County | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Fayette County | Greene County (PA) | Harrison County | Hilcorp Energy | Marshall County | Noble County | Ohio | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | Pennsylvania | Repsol | Southwestern Energy | Tioga County (PA) | Tug Hill Operating | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County | Wetzel County

26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 8-14
May 19, 2023May 25, 2023

New shale permits issued for May 8-14 in the Marcellus/Utica rose from the prior week. There were 26 new permits issued last week, up from 20 in the prior week (and 18 the week before that). Last week’s tally included 13 new permits for Pennsylvania, 10 new permits for Ohio, and 3 new permits in West Virginia. Last week the top receiver of new permits was CNX Resources, with 7 permits issued (5 of them in Westmoreland County, PA, and 2 in Greene County, PA). Encino Energy, showing up as EAP Ohio in the report, had the second-highest tally with 5 permits (issued in Harrison County, OH).
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Antero Resources | Bradford County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Fayette County | Monongalia County | Northeast Natural Energy | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Energy | Southwestern Energy | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County

18 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 3-9
April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

New shale permits issued for Apr. 3-9 in the Marcellus/Utica dropped again from the prior week. There were 18 new permits issued in total last week, down from 21 in the prior week (and down from 32 the week before that). Last week’s tally included 13 new permits for Pennsylvania, 0 new permits for Ohio, and 5 new permits in West Virginia. Last week the top receiver of new permits was EQT with 7 new permits (6 in Fayette County, PA, and 1 in Washington County, PA). Two companies tied for #2 with 4 permits each–Coterra (Susquehanna County, PA) and Northeast Natural Energy (Monongalia County, WV).
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Ascent Resources | Bradford County | Butler County | Chesapeake Energy | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Fayette County | Harrison County | Jefferson County (OH) | Ohio | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Susquehanna County | Washington County | Weekly Permits

21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 27-Apr 2
April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

New shale permits issued for Mar. 27-Apr. 2 in the Marcellus/Utica dropped quite a bit from the prior week. There were 21 new permits issued in total last week, down from 32 in the prior week. Last week’s tally included 15 new permits for Pennsylvania, 6 new permits for Ohio, and no new permits in West Virginia. Last week the top receiver of new permits was Ascent Resources with 6 new permits, 5 in Jefferson County, OH, and 1 in Harrison County, OH. Chesapeake Energy took the #2 slot with 5 new permits in Bradford County, PA.
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Chief Oil & Gas | Energy Companies | Fayette County | Industrywide Issues | Lease & Royalty Payments | Litigation | Pennsylvania

SWPA Landowners Settle Class Action Lawsuit with Chief for $5.5M
December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

It took us a while to track down this story, but we finally have details about the settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by roughly 60 landowners in Fayette County, PA, against Chief Exploration and Development, the former drilling arm of Chief Oil & Gas (now called Cyprus Exploration and Development). The lawsuit alleged that in 2008, Chief and its landman had cut a deal to lease the landowners’ property and then never paid the stipulated signing bonus. The lawsuit sought $7 million. The landowners ended up settling for $5.5 million earlier this month.
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Fayette County | Industrywide Issues | Landfills | Pennsylvania | Regulation | Trucking

PA DEP Fines Trucking Co. $600K for Dumping Drill Cuttings No Permit
December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a consent order assessing a $600,000 fine against a trucking company that hauled drill cuttings from West Virginia and dumped them (without a permit) at several sites owned by the trucking company in Fayette County, PA. The unsanctioned dumping happened between the years 2012 and 2015.
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Chief Oil & Gas | Energy Companies | Fayette County | Industrywide Issues | Lease & Royalty Payments | Litigation | Pennsylvania

Fayette County, PA Landowners Get $5.5M Settlement from Chief
September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

A group of roughly 60 landowners located in Fayette County, PA, have received a $5.5 million settlement from what was Chief Exploration and Development (now called Cyprus Exploration and Development) to compensate the landowners for leases signed in 2008. The landowners filed a class action lawsuit in 2011, claiming bonus and rent payments were not made.
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