Clara Injection Well Withdrawn; Company Cited For Unplugged Wells In Harrison Township
| PA Permit Violation Issued to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter County |
| Description: Administrative violation issued on 9/19/2023 to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter county. OGA3214(B) – INACTIVE STATUS – MONITORING – Failure to monitor and report the mechanical integrity of an inactive well. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2023-09-19 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
| PA Permit Violation Issued to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 9/19/2023 to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter county. OGA3220(A) – PLUGGING REQUIREMENTS – Failure to plug the well upon abandoning it. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2023-09-19 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
| PA Permit Violation Issued to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 9/19/2023 to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter county. 78.91(a) – PLUGGING – GENERAL PROVISIONS – Upon abandoning a well, the owner or operator failed to plug the well to stop the vertical flow of fluids or gas within the well bore under 25 Pa. Code §§ 78.92—78.98 or an approved alternate method. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2023-09-19 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
| PA Permit Violation Issued to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 9/19/2023 to ROULETTE OIL & GAS LLC in Harrison Township, Potter county. 78.103 – INACTIVE STATUS – ANNUAL MONITORING OF INACTIVE WELLS – Owner or operator failed to monitor well integrity on an annual basis, give prior 3 day notice, follow required method and submit monitoring reports by March 31. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2023-09-19 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
DEP Issues NOVs To Roulette Oil & Gas LLC For Abandoning Another Conventional Well In Potter County; Roulette Applying For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit
Article by: PA Environment Digest
On September 19, 2023, DEP inspected the Contant 1 conventional well operated by Roulette Oil and Gas LLC in Harrison Township, Potter County and issued notices of violation for failure to plug the well upon abandoning it.
DEP also issued an NOV for failure of the operator to plug the well to stop the vertical flow of fluids or gas within the well bore.
DEP’s inspection report said the well was drilled in 2009 and has not been produced to date. It was granted inactive status on April 24, 2014 which expired on April 24, 2019 without a request for extension.
DEP records also indicate the operator failed to submit annual mechanical integrity reports as required to maintain inactive status.
DEP requested the operator to submit a written report to DEP by October 20, 2023 on how it would bring the well into compliance.
DEP is now reviewing a permit application from Roulette Oil and Gas LLC for an oil and gas wastewater injection well in Clara Township, Potter County.
Lauren Barr from the citizen group Save Our Streams PA submitted comments during the public comment period in July which show the principals involved in the company have been involved in abandoning eight other injection wells in Clara and Hebron Townships in Potter County under several business names. Read more here.
Now DEP’s September 19 inspection adds another set of notices of violation for abandoning a well to that list.
Click Here for a full copy of Larie Barr’s comments that includes copies and links to documents referenced in the comments.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency already issued an Underground Injection Control Permit (PAS2D050BPOT), effective January 14, 2022, to authorize the operation of the Class II-D Injection Well at this location. [Read more here]
Visit DEP’s Underground Injection Control Wells webpage for information on a state permit needed for injection wells.
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[Posted: September 20, 2023] PA Environment Digest