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PennEnvironment: Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling Violiations in PA 2008-2011
1.
Risky Business: An Analysis of Marcellus
Shale Gas Drilling Violations in Pennsylvania
2008‐2011
Erika Staaf, PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center
February 2012
Marcellus Shale gas drilling is expanding rapidly across Pennsylvania. With it, drilling
companies regularly continue to violate Pennsylvania’s cornerstone environmental laws – laws
that aim to protect the Commonwealth’s natural heritage and the public’s health.
In the worst scenarios, such as a 2011 Chesapeake Appalachia liquid storage tank explosion in
Avella, Washington County1 or a 2011 Chesapeake Energy well blowout in Bradford County,
these violations threaten the surrounding environment and can put human health and safety at
risk.2 Others put surrounding ecosystems at risk, such as a 2010 Anadarko E&P Company LP
drilling mud spill at a drilling site in Sproul State Forest.3
Using records obtained by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP),
the PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center identified a total of 3,355 violations of
environmental laws by 64 different Marcellus Shale gas drilling companies between January 1,
2008 and December 31, 2011. Of these violations, the PennEnvironment Research and Policy
Center identified 2,392 violations that likely posed a direct threat to our environment and
were not reporting or paperwork violations.
Moreover, the PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center believes these numbers offer a
conservative view of environmental violations taking place across the Commonwealth by
Marcellus Shale gas drilling companies. This data only includes violations discovered by
PADEP’s enforcement staff. Yet based upon the number of wells drilled and limited PADEP
enforcement staff, further violations that have gone undetected are likely.
Our analysis of data collected and reported by PADEP between 2008 and 2011 found the
following:
The greatest numbers of environmental violations were related to improper erosion and
sedimentation plans: 625 (26% of all violations likely to impact the environment). The
1
“3 Injured In Washington Co. Gas Well Blast.” WPXI. February 24, 2011.
2
“Gas Drilling Emergency in Bradford County.” Jim Hamill and Sarah Buynovksy. WNEP. April 20, 2011.
3
“Spill in state forest moves gas drilling moratorium debate.” Robert Swift. The Times‐Tribune. March 30, 2010.
1
2. second greatest number involved faulty pollution prevention techniques: 550 (23% of
violations likely to impact the environment).
The top five operators for total number of violations were, in order, Cabot Oil and Gas
Corp. with 412; Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC with 393; Chief Oil and Gas, LLC with
313; Talisman Energy USA, Inc. with 303; and East Resources, Inc. with 170.
The top five operators for average number of violations per well drilled were, in order,
Guardian Exploration, LLC with an average of 11 violations per well drilled; AB
Resources PA, LLC with 9; JW Operating Co. with 5.3; Flatirons Development, LLC
with 4.67 and Novus Operating, LLC with 4.63.
Between 2008 and 2011, on average, Pennsylvania saw more than two violations per day
uncovered by PADEP, roughly 1.5 of which had the greatest potential to impact the
environment.
PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center identified 963 violations (29% of all violations)
that seemed less likely to directly endanger the environment or the safety of communities. This
report focuses on the violations that have the greatest potential for directly impacting the
Commonwealth’s environment.
This analysis demonstrates that Marcellus Shale gas drilling companies are either unable or
unwilling to comply with basic environmental laws that have been put in place to protect the
health and environment of Pennsylvanians. This points to a need for state leaders to halt
additional shale gas extraction through all legally viable means until and unless gas operators can
prove the practice is safe for the environment and public health. Until that happens,
PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center believes the following policy handles must be
implemented in order to stop the rampant rate of environmental violations that drilling
companies commit in Pennsylvania each year.
Increase mandatory minimum penalties for polluters that violate our environmental laws.
There must be stronger incentives to protect our environment and the public’s health.
Update and increase the bonding requirements for gas drilling companies in order to
cover the full cost of completing a gas well. This must include preparing for worst case
scenarios and accidents as well as the potential long-term environmental effects from
Marcellus Shale gas drilling. Pennsylvania’s taxpayers should not be left footing the bill
for an expensive BP-like disaster related to gas drilling in the Commonwealth, or an
expensive legacy of pollution similar to that left by coal mining.
Put areas that supply our drinking water, critical wildlife habitat and ecosystems, and our
state forests and other public lands completely off limits to drilling.
All private well owners within a half-mile of a drilling site should be notified prior to the
submittal of a drilling permit application. Every private well owner should be given the
opportunity to have their well water tested—at the expense of the industry, not the land
owner or taxpayers, prior to application.
Increase funding to PADEP and other state agencies to ensure they can properly enforce
our environmental and public health laws. This enforcement should include:
o Implementing more regular inspection of all drilling sites, especially at critical
times (when wells are being sealed, for example); and
o An inspection of erosion and sedimentation controls and plans prior to the start of
any drilling.
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3. Figure 1
Environmental Violations by Category 2008‐2011
Improper Erosion and Sedimentation Plan (26%) 625
Faulty Pollution Prevention (23%) 550
340 Improper Waste Management (14%)
307 Pollution/Discharge of Industrial Waste (13%)
207 Improper Construction of Wastewater Impoundment
131 Violation of PA Clean Streams Law (5%)
86 Improper Well Casing Construction (3%)
70 Permitting Violations (3%)
41 Improper Restoration of Site (2%)
27 Safety Violation (1%)
4 Failure to Restore After Pollution (<1%)
4 Blow Out Prevention (<1%)
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
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4. Pennsylvania Violations by Operator and Year 2008‐2011
Table 1
Marcellus
Wells
Operator 2008 2009 2010 2011 Drilled Violations
CABOT OIL & GAS CORP 61 75 115 161 213 412
CHESAPEAKE APPALACHIA LLC 7 113 134 139 576 393
CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 11 33 176 93 132 313
TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC 7 112 154 30 590 303
EAST RESOURCES INC 18 95 57 0 170
RANGE RESOURCES APPALACHIA 34 11 40 78 479 163
LLC
XTO ENERGY INC 15 66 78 53 159
ANADARKO E&P CO LP 1 8 80 64 289 153
ULTRA RESOURCES INC 19 47 67 53 133
SENECA RESOURCES CORP 21 45 34 122 100
PA GEN ENERGY CO LLC 4 16 41 24 80 85
WILLIAMS PRODUCTION APPALACHIA 8 65 115 73
LLC
EOG RESOURCES INC 12 16 24 14 164 66
ATLAS RESOURCES LLC 7 33 18 3 283 61
J W OPERATING CO 3 27 22 1 10 53
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD CO 8 13 32 71 53
CARRIZO (MARCELLUS) LLC 44 57 44
EXCO RESOURCES PA INC 1 2 17 21 47 41
EQT PRODUCTION CO 1 19 19 144 39
CITRUS ENERGY CORP 5 27 6 20 38
SWEPI LP 1 37 119 38
NOVUS OPERATING LLC 2 17 18 8 37
ENERGY CORP OF AMER 4 13 13 5 67 35
EXCO RESOURCES PA LLC 33 44 33
EAST RESOURCES MGMT LLC 22 8 300 30
ALTA OPR CO LLC 7 22 0 29
RICE DRILLING B LLC 1 7 19 19 27
PHILLIPS EXPLORATION INC 6 8 3 5 28 22
REX ENERGY OPERATING 3 12 3 62 18
CORPORATION
TURM OIL INC 15 2 0 17
STONE ENERGY CORP 7 3 5 7 15
PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS CORP 8 7 8 15
4
5.
MDS ENERGY LTD 6 6 3 18 15
FLATIRONS DEVELOPMENT LLC 1 13 3 14
CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC 14 96 14
TRIANA ENERGY LLC 13 19 13
GUARDIAN EXPLORATION LLC 4 7 1 11
CNX GAS CO LLC 1 5 5 99 11
TANGLEWOOD EXPL LLC 3 4 3 12 10
AB RESOURCES PA LLC 5 4 1 9
ANTERO RESOURCES APPALACHIAN 7 1 3 8
CORP
HESS CORP 6 2 3 8
SAMSON RES CO 6 2 3 8
BLX INC 1 2 4 16 7
ATLAS RESOURCES INC 7 0 7
BURKLAND WILLIAM S 6 0 6
ENERPLUS RES (USA) CORP 5 3 5
SM ENERGY CO 1 1 3 3 5
SNYDER BROS INC 1 3 1 57 5
CARRIZO OIL & GAS INC 2 1 1 3
BURNETT OIL CO INC 3 4 3
ALPHA SHALE RES LP 3 10 3
CONSOL GAS CO 3 57 3
BAKER GAS INC 3 0 3
BELDEN & BLAKE CORP 2 1 2
GREAT PLAINS OPER LLC DBA GREAT 2 1 2
MTN
PATRIOT EXPLORATION CORP 2 1 2
VICTORY ENERGY CORP 2 0 2
ANSCHUTZ EXPLORATION CORP 2 0 2
WILLIAM MCINTIRE COAL OIL & GAS 1 1 1
LONGFELLOW ENERGY LP 1 2 1
VISTA OPR INC 1 2 1
DL RESOURCES INC 1 0 1
POWER GAS MKT & TRANS INC 1 0 1
(UNKNOWN) 1 0 1
AMER OIL AND GAS LLC 1 0
ENCANA OIL AND GAS USA INC 2 0
HUNT MARCELLUS OPERATING CO 7 0
LLC
MARATHON OIL CO 2 0
MTN V OIL & GAS CORP 1 0
5
6.
NORTHEAST NATURAL ENERGY LLC 3 0
PDC MOUNTAINER LLC 1 0
TRUE OIL LLC 2 0
TOTAL 230 674 1,273 1,178 4,596 3,355
Pennsylvania Violations per Well Drilled 2008‐2011
Table 2
Marcellus
Wells Violations/
Operator Drilled Violations Well Drilled
GUARDIAN EXPLORATION LLC 1 11 11.00
AB RESOURCES PA LLC 1 9 9.00
J W OPERATING CO 10 53 5.30
FLATIRONS DEVELOPMENT LLC 3 14 4.67
NOVUS OPERATING LLC 8 37 4.63
CARRIZO OIL & GAS INC 1 3 3.00
XTO ENERGY INC 53 159 3.00
ANTERO RESOURCES APPALACHIAN CORP 3 8 2.67
HESS CORP 3 8 2.67
SAMSON RES CO 3 8 2.67
ULTRA RESOURCES INC 53 133 2.51
CHIEF OIL & GAS LLC 132 313 2.37
STONE ENERGY CORP 7 15 2.14
BELDEN & BLAKE CORP 1 2 2.00
GREAT PLAINS OPER LLC DBA GREAT MTN 1 2 2.00
PATRIOT EXPLORATION CORP 1 2 2.00
CABOT OIL & GAS CORP 213 412 1.93
CITRUS ENERGY CORP 20 38 1.90
PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS CORP 8 15 1.88
ENERPLUS RES (USA) CORP 3 5 1.67
SM ENERGY CO 3 5 1.67
RICE DRILLING B LLC 19 27 1.42
PA GEN ENERGY CO LLC 80 85 1.06
WILLIAM MCINTIRE COAL OIL & GAS 1 1 1.00
EXCO RESOURCES PA INC 47 41 0.87
MDS ENERGY LTD 18 15 0.83
TANGLEWOOD EXPL LLC 12 10 0.83
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SENECA RESOURCES CORP 122 100 0.82
PHILLIPS EXPLORATION INC 28 22 0.79
CARRIZO (MARCELLUS) LLC 57 44 0.77
BURNETT OIL CO INC 4 3 0.75
EXCO RESOURCES PA LLC 44 33 0.75
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD CO 71 53 0.75
TRIANA ENERGY LLC 19 13 0.68
CHESAPEAKE APPALACHIA LLC 576 393 0.68
WILLIAMS PRODUCTION APPALACHIA LLC 115 73 0.63
ANADARKO E&P CO LP 289 153 0.53
ENERGY CORP OF AMER 67 35 0.52
TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC 590 303 0.51
LONGFELLOW ENERGY LP 2 1 0.50
VISTA OPR INC 2 1 0.50
BLX INC 16 7 0.44
EOG RESOURCES INC 164 66 0.40
RANGE RESOURCES APPALACHIA LLC 479 163 0.34
SWEPI LP 119 38 0.32
ALPHA SHALE RES LP 10 3 0.30
REX ENERGY OPERATING CORPORATION 62 18 0.29
EQT PRODUCTION CO 144 39 0.27
ATLAS RESOURCES LLC 283 61 0.22
CHEVRON APPALACHIA LLC 96 14 0.15
CNX GAS CO LLC 99 11 0.11
EAST RESOURCES MGMT LLC 300 30 0.10
SNYDER BROS INC 57 5 0.09
CONSOL GAS CO 57 3 0.05
AMER OIL AND GAS LLC 1 0 0.00
ENCANA OIL AND GAS USA INC 2 0 0.00
HUNT MARCELLUS OPERATING CO LLC 7 0 0.00
MARATHON OIL CO 2 0 0.00
MTN V OIL & GAS CORP 1 0 0.00
NORTHEAST NATURAL ENERGY LLC 3 0 0.00
PDC MOUNTAINER LLC 1 0 0.00
TRUE OIL LLC 2 0 0.00
EAST RESOURCES INC 0 170
ALTA OPR CO LLC 0 29
TURM OIL INC 0 17
ATLAS RESOURCES INC 0 7
BURKLAND WILLIAM S 0 6
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BAKER GAS INC 0 3
VICTORY ENERGY CORP 0 2
ANSCHUTZ EXPLORATION CORP 0 2
DL RESOURCES INC 0 1
POWER GAS MKT & TRANS INC 0 1
(UNKNOWN) 0 1
TOTAL 4,596 3,355
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