The map of gas activity in Butler County may be found on the website of FracTracker Alliance. Although FrackTracker does a wonderful job of tracking this activity, new well permits, SPUDS (start of drilling), and violations in Butler are coming fast and furious. To help you appreciate the number and rapidity of this activity, a new section of the MOB Newsletter will be devoted to reporting the activity that has occurred since the last Newsletter. For this initial reporting, the activity occurring to date in 2013 is provided.
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In Butler County to date in 2013, the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Oil and Gas Management website shows that 19 permits were issued for establishing wells and SPUDs (start drilling). The list below includes the date, name of the well (usually designated by the landowner), activity, township, operator, and Department of Environmental Protection API number. Note that a well pad often has more than one wells, designated as separate “units” and are reported separately. These are the separate horizontal wells or laterals drilled and each must have its own vertical well drilled.
1/3/2013
Lassenger Unit 5H, drilling permit issued, XTO Energy Inc., Butler Twp.
1/3/2013
Holy Trinity Monastery A Unit 5H, drilling permit issued, XTO Energy Inc., Penn Twp.
1/8/2013
Kozik Bros. Unit 1H,
SPUD (drilling started),
XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
1/11/2013
Kozik Bros. Unit 2H,
SPUD (drilling started),
XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
1/13/2013
Ambrose Unit 4H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
1/16/2013
Lassinger Unit 2H, SPUD (drilling started), Butler Twp.
1/19/2013
Heasleys Nurseries Unit 1H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
1/19/2013
Rutledge Unit 4H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Forward Twp.
1/19/2013
Rutledge Unit 3H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Forward Twp.
1/19/2013
Rutledge Unit 2H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Forward Twp.
1/19/2013
Rutledge Unit 1H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Forward Twp.
1/29/2013
Baillie Trust Unit 1H, Permit issued, Rex Gas Dev LLC, Jackson Twp.
1/29/2013
Baillie Trust Unit 2H, Permit issued, Rex Gas Dev LLC, Jackson Twp.
1/29/2013
Baillie Trust Unit 4H, Permit issued, Jackson Twp.
2/1/2013
Ambrose Unit 1H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
2/4/2013
2/8/2013
Godfrey C Unit 2H, drilling permit issued, XTO Energy Inc., Penn Twp.
2/8/2013
Godfrey C Unit 3H, drilling permit issued, Penn Twp.
2/8/2013
Hixon Unit 3H, drilling permit issued, XTO Energy Inc., Forward Twp.
2/12/2013
Kozik Bros. Unit 4H,
SPUD (drilling started),
XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
2/4/2013
McElhinney Unit 1H, Violation-Failure to properly store, transport, process or dispose of a residual waste (Approximately 20 bbl Frac Fluid to the ground), Rex Gas Dev LLC, Forward Twp.
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In Butler County to date in 2013, the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Oil and Gas Management website shows that 19 permits were issued for establishing wells and SPUDs (start drilling). The list below includes the date, name of the well (usually designated by the landowner), activity, township, operator, and Department of Environmental Protection API number. Note that a well pad often has more than one wells, designated as separate “units” and are reported separately. These are the separate horizontal wells or laterals drilled and each must have its own vertical well drilled.
1/3/2013
Lassenger Unit 5H, drilling permit issued, XTO Energy Inc., Butler Twp.
1/3/2013
Holy Trinity Monastery A Unit 5H, drilling permit issued, XTO Energy Inc., Penn Twp.
1/8/2013
Kozik Bros. Unit 1H,
SPUD (drilling started),
XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
1/11/2013
Kozik Bros. Unit 2H,
SPUD (drilling started),
XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
1/13/2013
Ambrose Unit 4H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
1/16/2013
Lassinger Unit 2H, SPUD (drilling started), Butler Twp.
1/19/2013
Heasleys Nurseries Unit 1H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
1/19/2013
Rutledge Unit 4H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Forward Twp.
1/19/2013
Rutledge Unit 3H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Forward Twp.
1/19/2013
Rutledge Unit 2H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Forward Twp.
1/19/2013
Rutledge Unit 1H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Forward Twp.
1/29/2013
Baillie Trust Unit 1H, Permit issued, Rex Gas Dev LLC, Jackson Twp.
1/29/2013
Baillie Trust Unit 2H, Permit issued, Rex Gas Dev LLC, Jackson Twp.
1/29/2013
Baillie Trust Unit 4H, Permit issued, Jackson Twp.
2/1/2013
Ambrose Unit 1H, SPUD (drilling started), XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
2/4/2013
2/8/2013
Godfrey C Unit 2H, drilling permit issued, XTO Energy Inc., Penn Twp.
2/8/2013
Godfrey C Unit 3H, drilling permit issued, Penn Twp.
2/8/2013
Hixon Unit 3H, drilling permit issued, XTO Energy Inc., Forward Twp.
2/12/2013
Kozik Bros. Unit 4H,
SPUD (drilling started),
XTO Energy Inc., Summit Twp.
2/4/2013
McElhinney Unit 1H, Violation-Failure to properly store, transport, process or dispose of a residual waste (Approximately 20 bbl Frac Fluid to the ground), Rex Gas Dev LLC, Forward Twp.
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