Injection Well Cyclone, PA

Proposed Injection Well

Permit Number: 083-46237
Well Name: LOT 580 580-1
Operator: CATALYST ENERGY INC
Operator Number: OGO-34294
Well Type: GAS

Public Notice: Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Notice of Draft Permit Catalyst Energy, Inc; PAS2D015BMCK https://www.epa.gov/pa/underground-injection-control-uic-program-notice-draft-permit-catalyst-energy-inc-pas2d015bmck

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Never Inspected

The proposed injection well has never been inspected since being drilled according to the Department of Environmental Protection online database.

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Well Operator History

DEP recorded the "Well Operator History" beginning in 1971.
Catalyst became the operator of this well on Jan 2, 2021.

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Spud Date

DEP records reflect this wells "Spud Date" was 5/11/1990. 20 years after the "Well Operator History" date on DEP's database.

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Pumpjack is Incomplete.

This pumpjack is not operable the parts that are needed to operate it have been removed.

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Active Well?

Does this well look "Active" as the Pennsylvania Oil & Gas regulator's records reflect?

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Pumpjack and Barrel

Vegetation surrounding well, barrels, containers taht are filled with fluids and other equipment in various stages of disrepair. This well site looks to have been abandoned years ago.

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Valve in Shut Position

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Fluid Container #1

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Fluid Container #2 On Well Pad.

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East side of Well Pad.

Well site overgrown, fluid stored in containers among weeds, abandoned equipment in various stages of disrepair.

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Container #3 (blue)

Container #3 sitting next to container #2.

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Two more containers #4 (white) & #5 (green).

No secondary containment (required) around fluid filled containers.

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Electric wires dangling from poles and equipment among the overgrown vegetation.

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Electric wires dangling near tank labeled "Flammable."

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Container #3 unsealed.

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Container #2 faded, unreadable label.

Old tire among the weeds at the overgrown site.

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Faded Label the same shape as a Hazardous Chemical Warning Sign.

Barrel (container #2) corroded. No secondary containment.

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Container #6

Vegetation growing around and on container #6 just beyond the border of the well pad. No secondary containment.

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Condensate Tank On site

There are three large tanks on site.

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Broken Hose

Broken polyethylene hose connected to condensate tank.

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UN1864 Flammable Placard.

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Unnamed Tributary

Small creek flowing into the wetland that borders the well site.

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View of Site East of Well

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Obviously Unmaintained & Abandoned

This is not an active well site by anyone's stretch of imagination. This is an abandoned well site that has not been maintained or operated in compliance with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Oil & Gas Well Regulations for a very, very long time.

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Tree in Adjacent Wetland

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Tree in Adjacent Wetland

Wetland and small unnamed tributary bordering the south side of the well pad.

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Wetland plants next to site.

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If the operator of this well has not complied with PADEP Oil & Gas Regulations, will the operator operate an injection well in compliance with DEP and EPA laws & regulations?

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Wires Dangling

Electric wires dangling across the overgrown well site.

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Nearby Legacy Injection Well

One of the dozens of nearby legacy wells with old deteriorated plugs. This plugged well has a broken monument and no API number on well. Permit Number: 083-00880
Well Name: BINGHAM SATTERFIELD 024
Operator: PENNZOIL PROD CO
Operator Number: OGO-13501
Well Type: INJECTION
Storage Field Name:
Well Status: Plugged OG Well
Original Permit Issuance Date: 6/10/1986
Permit Expiration Date:
SPUD Date: 9/19/1953
Date Plugged: 4/29/1987
Location: Latitude DD: 41.831828
Longitude DD: -78.578402

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Broken Monument on Old Plug

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Quarter Mile Buffer (red)

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Public Water Supply Location

Facility Detail Report: https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=PA6420031&sys=SDWIS#Ground_Water_Rule_04/01/2021_MR

EWG Report: https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=PA6420031

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