On October 23, 2026, DEP did an inspection of the EQT Chap LLC Sinay 7H shale gas well in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County in response to an October 2, 2026 notification a gas leak was detected in the well casing.
DEP confirmed the leak, but did not issue any violations or request any follow-up by the owner.
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(Report courtesy of Protect PT Oil & Gas Permits & Violations Weekly Round-Up.)
On October 28, 2026, DEP did a routine inspection of the Expand Operating LLC Lines 4H shale gas well in Monroe Township, Bradford County and found the presence of gas indicating a casing/cementing failure.
DEP issued a new violation to the owner for failing to notify the agency of the problem, but dated it for April 28, 2026.
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On October 27, 2026, DEP inspected the Expand Operating LLC Pieszala WYO 3H and WYO 8H shale gas wells in Windham Township, Wyoming County and found the continued presence of gas indicating casing/cementing failure.
The original violations were issued on June 18, 2015 and were continued. Monitoring will continue.
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On October 29, 2026, DEP inspected the Expand Operating LLC Susan 4H, Susan 5H, Susan 25HC shale gas wells in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County and found the continued presence of gas indicating casing/cementing failure.
The original violations were issued on October 29, 2020 and were continued. Monitoring will continue.
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On October 29, 2026, DEP inspected the Expand Operating LLC Cappucci 2H, Cappucci 4H, Cappucci 102H shale gas wells in Mehoopany Township, Wyoming County and found the continued presence of gas indicating casing/cementing failure.
The original violations were issued on May 21, 2020 and were continued. Monitoring will continue.
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Report Violations
To report oil and gas violations or any environmental emergency or complaint, visit DEP’s Environmental Complaint webpage.
Text photos and the location of abandoned wells to 717-788-8990.
Check These Resources
Visit DEP’s Compliance Reporting Database and Inspection Reports Viewer webpages to search their compliance records by date and owner.
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Use DEP’s Oil and Gas Mapping Tool to find if there are oil and gas wells near or on your property and to find wells using latitude and longitude on well inspection reports.
[Note: If you believe your company was listed in error, contact DEP’s Oil and Gas Program.]
[Note: These may not be all the NOVs issued to oil and gas companies during this time period. Additional inspection reports may be added to DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database.]
PA Oil & Gas, Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Weekly Oil & Gas Compliance Snapshot - October 24 to 30
-- DEP: Fracking Fluid Hose Rupture Contaminates Range Resources Appalachia Shale Gas Pad, And Down The Well Pad Slope In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Release From Diversified Production LLC Conventional Contaminated Water Pipeline Pollutes Field In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Diversified Prod LLC Failed To Comply With Order To Stop Gas Venting From 2 Abandoned Conventional Wells In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Reports Low-Flow Stream Conditions Trigger Stop To 11 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals, 7 More Put On Watch Status [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 31 [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For 4.5 Mile EQT ARO Natural Gas Pipeline On State Forest Land In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Another Extension Of Air Quality Plan Approvals Allowing Temporary Operation Of The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Title V Application Still Under Review Since July 2024 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 31 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Dec. 3 Meeting/Hearing On Air Permit For Installation Of Emergency Generators At Aligned AI PA Data Center In Shippingport Boro, Beaver County [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- EPA Proposes Changes To OOOOb/c Oil & Gas Industry Methane Reduction Rules To Help Reduce Burdens On Oil & Gas Industry; Over 99% Of PA Conventional Well Owners Failed To Comply With DEP's 2022 Methane Rules [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance: A.I. Data Center Developers Propose 12.5 GW Of Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants To Feed 12 Data Center Projects In Southwest PA [PaEN]
-- DEP Awards $2.4 Million Grant To Penn State To Study How Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Impact Health [PaEN]
-- DEP Partners With Harrisburg University To Update, Digitize PA Oil & Gas Well Mapping [Video]
-- Protect PT Hosts Nov. 18-19 Online Workshop On Living Near Shale Gas - How To Protect Yourself From Health, Environmental Impacts [PaEN]
-- Consumer Alert! If You Shopped For Your Electric, Natural Gas Supplier In 2024, You Paid $350 Million Too Much For Energy [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Files Revised Reliability Backstop Generation Procurement Proposal With FERC; Looks To Hold Next Auction March 2027 With Price Cap Of $555/MW-Day [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- TribLive/AP: President Says He’s Ending Restrictions On Climate-Warming Methane From Oil & Gas Industry
-- The Allegheny Front: How A Federal Rollback Of Methane Reduction Rules For Oil & Gas Operations Could Impact Climate, Public Health
-- Erie Times-News - Brian Whipkey: Conventional Well Plugging Hits Milestone In PA, But Thousands Remain To Be Fixed
-- PennLive: Home Heating Oil Prices Have Doubled Since 2025, As Customers Brace For Winter And High Costs
-- PA Petroleum Distributors Assn: No Change In Handling Of Dyed Diesel Fuel In PA
-- Bloomberg: President To Ease Oil, Gas Well Methane Curbs In Bid To Lower Costs
-- Bloomberg: US Natural Gas Price Falls To 6-Month Low On Warm Weather Forecast
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Just Hit Highest Price Since 2022 On Winter Risks
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why EQT Wants To Acquire Range Resources: Capture Growing Demand For Data Centers, Exports, Cut Operating Expenses $325 Million
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Natural Gas Driller To Acquire Range Resources In $50 Billion All Stock Deal
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: EQT To Buy Range Resources In All Stock Deal
-- TribLive: EQT Moves To Acquire Range Resources In $13 Billion Stock Deal
[Posted: October 31, 2026] PA Environment Digest
