PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Conventional oil and gas companies were issued over 4,270 notices of violation for abandoning oil and gas wells without plugging them in 2016 through 2022, according to DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Reporting system. 2016; 2017) IA Const Corp (2020) John H. & Eugene A.

2017 90

2017 2016 2018 2019 90

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Conventional oil and gas companies were issued over 4,270 notices of violation for abandoning oil and gas wells without plugging them in 2016 through 2022, according to DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Reporting system. Weaver (2019) Betz Oil (2016) Betz Oil (2021) Beverly A. & Nancy (2016) Boyd G.Eugene A. & Robert T.

2016 52

2016 2017 2018 2019 52

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

From 2016 through 2022, DEP issued NOVs for abandoning wells without plugging them to not just to a few companies, but to 256 separate conventional oil and gas companies. DEP’s records show the practice of abandoning wells without plugging them is routine in the industry, and not an isolated event.

2018 97

2018 2016 Environmental Protection Regulations 97

CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Following release of an October 2015 draft and May 2016 final EIR, the County’s Planning Commission recommended denial, but the Board of Supervisors thereafter approved the specific plan, and the immediate rezoning of the 662-acre portion of the West Parcel out of the TPZ, by 4-1 vote.

Renewable Energy 86

Renewable Energy Clean Energy Conservation 2013 86