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DEP Citizens Advisory Counsel
DEP Regulatory Efforts and Initiatives
March 19, 2013
8 36 115
335
818
1,609
1,972
1,363
210
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Unconventional Shale
Wells Drilled 03/13/2013
58 101 206
1,272
2,344
5,252
10,527
12,561
2,204
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Unconventional Shale Wells Compliance Inspections
03/13/2013
6 13 26
240
682
1,282
1,219
714
120
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Unconventional Shale Wells Compliance Violations
03/13/2013
100,201 748,149 1,901,221 9,770,775
78,434,754
193,987,635
271,768,796
435,052,418
630,975,881
895,162,290
1,147,134,569
0
200,000,000
400,000,000
600,000,000
800,000,000
1,000,000,000
1,200,000,000
1,400,000,000
Jan Dec 2005 Jan Dec 2006 Jan Dec 2007 Jan Dec 2008 Jan Dec 2009 Jul 2009-Jun2010
Jul-Dec 2010 Jan-Jun 2011 Jul-Dec 2011 Jan-Jun-2012 Jul-Dec-2012
Unconventional Shale Wells Gas Production (MCF)
03/13/2013
Marcellus Shale Production Data 2012
Marcellus Thickness (ft)
Mcfpd (n = 3585 wells)
Unconventional Shale Well 2008 – 2011 Waste Summary
6.0% 6.5% 6.5%
19.7%
30.3%
31.0% Reuse Other than Road Spreading
Centralized Treatment PLT For Recycle
Brine or Industrial Waste Treatment PLT
Other
Injection Disposal Well
Municipal Sewage Treatment PLT
Total Waste: 44,347,869
Unconventional Shale Well 2012 Waste Summary
Reuse Other than Road Spreading
Centralized Treatment PLT For Recycle
Other (1.5%)
Injection Disposal Well
Total Waste: 29,124,485
69.8%
16.3%
12.4%
0.4%
14.9%
Reuse 71.0%
PA 14.9%
OH 13.7%
WV 0.4%
NY <0.04%
MI <0.01%
Total: 29,124,485
Waste Water Distribution 2012
29%
14.9%
13.7%
<0.04%
<0.01%
71%
REUSE FOR SITE
Offsite Treament or Disposal Total: 29,124,485
• Act 9 Implementation
• Chapter 78 Regulation Revisions
• TENORM Study
• Air Quality Permit and Exemption
DEP Initiatives Overview
• Final Rule Effective January 26, 2013
– Apply for 911 address by February 25
– Emergency response plan prepared by April 26
– Sign in place by July 25
Act 9 Implementation
• Site Containment and Planning Requirements
– See Act 13 FAQ Page
• Permit Posting at Well Sites – Prior to Construction December 1
• Site Restoration
– 2 year extension with interim control plan
Act 13 Implementation – Short Term
Permitting
• Public Resource Protection
– Notify Jurisdictional Agency
– Describe Discrete Functions
– Propose Mitigation Measures (if any)
Act 13 - Chapter 78 Revision Concepts
Site Development
• Site Containment Systems and Practices
• Approval of Large Volume Modular “Tanks”
• Eliminate Use of Produced Water Pits
• Use of Buried Tanks Require DEP Approval
Act 13 - Chapter 78 Revision Concepts
Site Development
• Prevent Access or Vandalism to Pits
(unconventional only) and Tanks
• Document Seasonal High Groundwater Table
• Secondary Containment Around Produced
Water Tanks (New and Refurbished)
Act 13 - Chapter 78 Revision Concepts
Site Development
• Codify Centralized Impoundment Permit
• Establish Rock Pit and Freshwater
Impoundment Standards
• Manage Waste Processing at Well Sites
– Focus is Performance NOT Process
Act 13 - Chapter 78 Revision Concepts
Site Restoration
• Site and Support Facility Restoration
– Define support facilities that must be restored
– 2 year extension with approved plan
• Encapsulation and Land Application
– Materials Testing (Large volumes only)
Act 13 - Chapter 78 Revision Concepts
Temporary Pipelines
• Temporary Line Construction Standards
– Pressure Testing
– Valve Locations
– Stream Crossings
– Inspection Requirements
Act 13 - Chapter 78 Revision Concepts
Pipelines - HDD
• Notice to DEP and PA FBC prior to HDD
• Additives other than bentonite require DEP
approval
• Inadvertent Return Contingency Plan
Act 13 - Chapter 78 Revision Concepts
Water Management Planning
• Codify Current WMP Requirements
• Follow SRBC standards for Groundwater Use,
Sign, Metering, and Reporting Requirements
Act 13 - Chapter 78 Revision Concepts
Roadspreading
• Prohibit use of Shale Gas Wastewater
• Codify Current Spreading Standards and
Practices
Act 13 - Chapter 78 Revision Concepts
• Final Rule Effective January 26, 2013
– Apply for 911 address by February 25
– Emergency response plan prepared by April 26
– Sign in place by July 25
TENORM Study
• GP-5
• Plan Approval Exemption
Air Quality
Scott Perry Deputy Secretary Office of Oil and Gas Management Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 400 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17101-2301 (717) 783-9438 [email protected]