The DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on April 24 to discuss conventional oil and gas well wastewater disposal options as well as hear updates on DEP’s well plugging and new methane reduction programs.
At the last meeting of the Council in December, Kurt Klapkowski, DEP Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas Management, said Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley directed DEP executive staff to form an internal work group to develop a “strong scientifically-based position” on road dumping conventional oil and gas wastewater. Read more here.
Klapkowski said to expect recommendations by the end of the first quarter of 2025 and then they will “take that position and walk it out to the broader world.” Read more here.
After the December meeting, Neil Shader, DEP Press Secretary, also reiterated, “The Shapiro Administration still supports this legislation and will continue to review and assess proposals to protect Pennsylvanians from pollution and ensure the responsible management of oil and gas wastewater.” Read more here.
Click Here for an update on continuing road dumping conventional oil and gas wastewater and a summary of research on the health and environmental impacts of the practice.
Agenda Items
The agenda includes these items--
-- Call to Order
-- Public Comment Period
-- Approval of Minutes from December 12 Meeting
-- President’s report
-- Approval of 2024 CDAC Annual Report
-- Produced Water [Oil & Gas Wastewater]
-- GCI Water Solutions closing Bradford facility
-- Produced water disposal options
-- Legacy Well
-- Update on federal well plugging program, contracts
-- Prioritizing efforts of well plugging workgroup
-- Public DEP database well plugging statistics
-- Approved versus received certificates of plugging
-- Economic [Report on the Industry]
-- DEP Reports
-- Presentation from ALL Consulting: Carbon Credits for Well Plugging
-- US Environmental Protection’s OOOOc [new Methane Reduction Program] rule
-- Update: [Federal] Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act
-- Upcoming well plugging contracts
-- Act 96 and 136 Orphan Well Grant Program update
-- [Federal] Regulatory improvement grant
-- [Federal] Methane Emission Reduction Program update
-- DEP - VOC rulemaking for conventional oil and gas sources
-- Legislative
-- Regulatory Review
-- Old Business
-- New Business
-- Election of Officers
-- Discussion of CDAC committee work, member assignments
-- Future Dates, Other
Public Comments
To offer comments during the public comment portion of the meeting, contact Adam Walters, DCED, at 717-214-6548 or email: adwalters@pa.gov.
Documents Available
Documents available for the April 24 meeting so far include--
-- Draft Agenda April 24 Meeting
-- Draft December 12 Meeting Minutes
-- Draft 2024 CDAC Annual Report
-- CDAC Letter To DEP Commenting On New Methane Reduction Program
-- DEP Letter To CDAC On Arranging Follow-up Meetings To Discuss Comments
-- Draft Response to CDAC’s Questions on New Methane Reduction ProgramJoining The Meeting
The meeting is being held at the Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd. in State College starting at 10:00 a.m.
Click Here to join via Microsoft Teams: ID: 274 896 265 706 Passcode: GfvsJL or telephone +1 267 332 8737 ID: 377 402 179#
For available handouts and more information, visit DCED’s PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council webpage. Questions should be directed to Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
Resource Link:
A Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 12 to 25: Another Abandoned Shale Gas Water Impoundment; 18 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Exposed Gas Pipeline Crosses Stream [PaEN]
-- DEP: Abandoned Shale Gas Water Impoundment Not Used For 7 Years Cited For Not Being Restored In Clarion County [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Owners Must Now File A Methane Emissions Compliance Report By June 1, 2025 Required By A 2022 DEP Methane Pollution Reduction Rule As A Result Of Court Settlement [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold May 1 Virtual Update On State Response To Energy Transfer/Sunoco Twin Oaks Pipeline Leak In Bucks County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 19 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 26 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 96 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 19 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 77 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- PublicSourceNews.org: Setback On Setbacks: PA Environmental Quality Board Tables Consideration Of New Limits On Drilling Near Building, Water Sources
-- Farm & Dairy: PA Environmental Board Delays Vote On Petition To Increase Shale Gas Well Setbacks
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-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Low Stream Flows Trigger Restrictions On 29 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 58 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In March; 142 In 2025 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Launches AirView Public, New App To Help Communities Protect Residents From Oil & Gas Pollution; Communities Can Join Today [PaEN]
-- PUC Hearing On Data Center Growth Impacts Finds 30-40% Of Utility Demand Could Be From Data Centers; Concerns About Stranded Costs; Major Commitments To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Energy Use [PaEN]
-- Reuters: FERC Denies Rehearing On Colocated Amazon Data Center Energy Pact In Luzrne County
-- House, Senate Members Introduce Gov. Shapiro's 'Lightning' Energy Plan To Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs, Protect Pennsylvania From Global Energy Instability [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro: FERC Approves Settlement With PJM To Prevent Unnecessary Prices Hikes, Save Consumers Over $21 Billion On Electric Bills [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Ratepayer Advocates: FERC Should Order PJM To Rerun Last Electricity Capacity Auction; Could Lead To $5 Billion In Consumer Savings
-- New Report: Fixing PJM’s Broken Electric Generation Approval Process Can Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs Across The Mid-Atlantic [PaEN]
-- North American Electric Reliability Corp. Files Proposed Cold Weather Standard To Improve Reliability For Natural Gas-fired, Other Electric Generators [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases 2024 Climate Change Action Plan Update; 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment Report [PaEN]
-- Eleven Coal, Coal-Waste Power Plants In Pennsylvania Now Covered By Presidential Exemption From 2024 Mercury, Hazardous Air Pollutant Regulation For 2 Years [PaEN]
-- AP-Marc Levy: Big Tech’s Soaring Energy Demands Are Making Coal-Fired Power Plant Sites Attractive [Not Necessarily The Plants Themselves]
-- PUC Commissioners Urge Congressional Action To Preserve $19 Million In Remaining LIHEAP Funds For PA This Year [PaEN]
-- Energy Association Of PA [Utilities] Calls For Protection Of LIHEAP Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
-- PUC Announces May 6, 7 Hearings On Proposed 15.7% Rate Increase For Philadelphia Gas Works [PaEN]
-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 11.4% Increase In Columbia Gas Natural Gas Rate [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Instead Of ‘Drill, Baby, Drill,’ US Rig Counts Falling, Layoffs Increasing
-- Financial Times: President’s Tariff Talk Roils US Oil, Gas Industry In Bedrock Republican Territory
-- The Economist: America Won’t Be Able To Bully The World Into Buying More US Natural Gas
-- E&ENews/Politico: President’s Push For More LNG Gas Exports Risks Domestic Price Surge
-- Financial Times: Growth In Oil Demand Expected To Slow Sharply As A Result Of President’s Tariffs
-- Financial Times: China Stopped Buying US LNG Gas Feb. 6 Due To Trade War
-- Marcellus Drilling News: EIA Annual Energy Outlook: Oil And Natural Gas Demand Peaks In 2027 and 2032 [PDF of Article]
[Posted: April 22, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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