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37-081-21605

Well Details

Well ID: 37-081-21605
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Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Lycoming
Municipality: Hepburn Township
Operator Name: SENECA RESOURCES CO LLC
Well Pad ID:
Farm/Lease Name: WALTERS GAMBLE 41H 51713
License Status:
Spud Date:
Permit Date: 2015-09-15
Well Type: GAS
Unconventional Well: Y
Configuration: Horizontal Well
Conservation: No
Latitude: 41.330417
Longitude: -77.032250

For data sources see[1][2][3]

Well History

Date Event
2015-09-15 New Permit Application
2016-09-02 Permit Renewal Application
2017-10-16 MOD

For data sources see[4]



Inspection Data

Inspections Performed

Inspection ID Inspection Category Inspection Date Inspection Type Inspection Result Inspection Comments
2511035 Primary Facility 2016-08-09 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted I entered the site off Spook Hollow Road at 10:56. The RCE (Rock Construction Entrance) has been installed and the perimeter E&S controls have been installed. At the time of the inspection, the contractor was scraping topsoil off the well pad area and stockpiling it on the southeast corner of the location as specified in the plans. No E&S issues were noted during the inspection and the area downslope of the earth disturbance is well vegetated, further reducing the potential for accelerated erosion. Spook Hollow and Rose Valley Roads were both upgraded prior to commencing earth disturbance on the well site. No Violations Noted.
2520321 Primary Facility 2016-09-14 Preoperation Inspection No Violations Noted I entered the site off Spook Hollow Road at 08:10. At the time of the inspection, the well pad’s limestone surface course was being installed and topsoil was being re-applied to graded slopes. The major earthmoving for the site is complete and most of the previously disturbed soils have been tracked-in and hydro-seeded. The infiltration trench has also been installed on the fill side of the pad as designed. Overall, the site is nearly complete. E&S controls remain installed and appear to be functioning properly. This inspection fulfills the Pre-Operational Inspection requirement of the O&G Act as amended by Act 13. No violations noted.
2550873 Primary Facility 2017-01-03 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Routine Inspection; 1/3/2017. I entered the site off Spook Hollow Road at 09:54. At the time of the inspection, the well pad was completed and two well cellars were installed. Since the last inspection, a flash-flooding event on 10/20-21/2016 caused some damage but repairs were accomplished immediately afterward. Due to saturated conditions, relatively young vegetation, and freeze/thaw the site has been experiencing erosion since the growing season has ended. Currently, several layers of E&S controls have been installed and it appears the E&S issues have been confined to the LOD. Sediment is, however, accumulated along the uppermost E&S controls and significant erosion exists along the western edge of the well pad. I recommend evaluating ways to further minimize erosion until conditions become more favorable for a permanent solution. No Violations Noted.
2570501 Primary Facility 2017-03-10 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Routine Inspection; 3/9/2017.

I entered the site off Spook Hollow Road and met with Kirk Gregory (Seneca) at 12:05. We met to discuss the ongoing erosion along the west and southwest side of the pad which began during an extreme rainfall event in the fall of 2016. The erosion has continued to get worse but has not impacted areas outside the LOD because several layers of silt sock have been added downslope of the pad. Seneca plans to armor the channel that is eroding (photos) and implement the PCSM plan when conditions improve. We also discussed routing some of the water from the upslope diversion in a different direction. Since the Department already has a major modification for the ESCGP, I suggested talking to Daniel Harvey (DEP) for any additional changes. We discussed how this one drainage pathway caries water from a majority of the well pad. It appears that this concentrated flow is responsible for scouring the west/southwest side of the well pad. In addition, groundwater appears to be seeping o

2591331 Primary Facility 2017-05-05 Routine/Partial Inspection No Violations Noted Routine Inspection; 5/5/2017. I entered the site at 11:20 to monitor the effectiveness of the E&S controls installed around the perimeter of the site. Erosion caused by significant rainfall in the fall of 2016 has been an ongoing concern on this site. Since the last inspection, the contractor has started to install rock armor along the ditch conveying water from the cut slope diversion. Erosion was visible but perimeter E&S controls were able to settle the sediment from the water before it left the site. Please continue to maintain controls as needed. No Violations Noted.
2606274 Primary Facility 2017-06-15 Routine/Partial Inspection No Violations Noted Routine Inspection; 6/15/2017. I entered the site at 13:19 to inspect installation of the PCSM features and the upgrade of the drainage system. Perimeter E&S controls are maintained and appear to be effective. Vegetation on the site outside the recent earth disturbance is well established and looks good. The bio-retention berm is being constructed but in not complete. Please be mindful of compaction in the bio-retention berm as compaction is evident. The production lines from the well cellars to the proposed location of the production equipment are installed and the pad surface has been re-graded around the well cellars for containment. Overall, the site is in good condition. I recommend seeding and stabilizing the dike/berm portion of the bio-retention berm when that part is complete. No Violations Noted.
2719297 Primary Facility 2018-04-16 Routine/Complete Inspection No Violations Noted Routine inspection; 4/16/2018.

At the time of the inspection, it was raining and equipment was being moved onsite in anticipation of the upcoming rig move. Pipeline is under construction upslope of the well site.

Sediment entering the basin is coming from the adjacent pipeline and not this site. The pipeline operator is doing a good job of using water bars to limit the area of concentrated flow entering the stormwater system on the well site. The basin is currently functioning effectively at preventing sediment from leaving the site. No violations noted.

For data sources see[5]

References