Notice of Public Hearing on Stone Energy Corporation Proposed Surface Water Withdrawal and Natural Gas Well Site, 7457-7458 [2010-3221]
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February 8, 2010.
Pamela M. Bush, Esquire,
Commission Secretary.
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing on Stone
Energy Corporation Proposed Surface
Water Withdrawal and Natural Gas Well
Site
SUMMARY: Because of the high level of
public interest in projects within the
Delaware Basin that are associated with
natural gas drilling activities, the
Delaware River Basin Commission
(DRBC or ‘‘Commission’’) will hold a
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special public hearing on two projects
sponsored by the Stone Energy
Corporation (hereinafter, ‘‘Stone
Energy’’) to support natural gas
exploration and development activities
within the basin. One of the two
projects entails a surface water
withdrawal from the West Branch
Lackawaxen River in Mount Pleasant
Township, Pennsylvania (Docket No. D–
2009–13–1). The other concerns an
existing natural gas well drilling pad
site in Clinton Township, Pennsylvania
(Docket No. D–2009–18–1). Both
projects are located in Wayne County,
Pennsylvania, within the drainage area
of a portion of the main stem Delaware
River that the Commission has classified
as Special Protection Waters.
DATES: The hearing will take place on
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 3
p.m. until 7 p.m. Written comments will
be accepted until 5 p.m. on March 12,
2010.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will take place
at the Best Western Inn at Hunt’s
Landing, 126 Routes 6 & 209,
Matamoras, Pennsylvania 18336,
beginning at 3 p.m. and ending at 7 p.m.
Written comments may be submitted at
the hearing and may also be sent as
follows: via e-mail to
Paula.Schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us and
otherwise to the attention of the
Commission Secretary, DRBC, either by
fax to (609) 883–9522; U.S. Mail to P.O.
Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628–
0360; or delivery service to 25 State
Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628–
0360. Regardless of the method of
submission, comments should include
the name, affiliation (if any) and address
of the commenter and the subject line
‘‘Public Comment—Stone Energy
Dockets.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about the upcoming hearing
that are not answered in the section of
this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION, please contact Ms. Paula
Schmitt at 609–477–7224 or Ms.
Katharine O’Hara at 609–477–7205.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Draft
dockets. Dockets Nos. D–2009–13–1
(water withdrawal) and D–2009–18–1
(natural gas well drilling pad site) can
be viewed on the Commission’s Web
site, DRBC.net, as a link from this
notice.
Hearing Procedure. In order to give
everyone who wishes to testify a fair
and equal opportunity to do so at the
public hearing, which is expected to be
heavily attended, the following
procedures will be in effect:
• Registration to testify. Individuals
who wish to speak at the hearing will
be requested to print their names on a
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numbered list and complete a separate
DRBC commenter card. Registrations to
present oral testimony will begin at
approximately 2:30 p.m. (30 minutes
prior to the beginning of the hearing)
and will continue until the hearing is
closed. There will be no advance
registration prior to February 24. For the
convenience of those who wish to
speak, more than one registration list
may be used. Accordingly, speakers will
be called in roughly, but not exactly, the
order in which they registered.
• Time allowances. In order to allow
everyone who wishes to speak an
opportunity to do so, individuals will be
allotted no more than three minutes to
present their oral testimony. Speakers
will not be permitted to cede their time
to others; however, after everyone who
wishes to speak has had a chance to do
so, the hearing officer will accept
requests from those who wish to
supplement their earlier remarks.
Individuals who have prepared written
testimony are asked to summarize their
comments during the three-minute
period for oral testimony and to submit
their complete written comments either
at the public hearing or via e-mail, fax,
U.S. Mail, delivery service, or hand
delivery in accordance with the
ADDRESSES section above, before 5 p.m.
on March 12.
• Stenographic record. A court
stenographer will be present to capture
all verbal comments for the public
record.
• Other. The sole purpose of the
hearing on February 24 is to provide
members of the public with an
opportunity for oral testimony on the
proposed Stone Energy dockets. The
Commissioners and staff will not
respond to comments at the hearing, nor
will they conduct any other business
that day. Because a separate hearing on
the Stone Energy dockets is being held
on February 24, oral testimony on these
dockets will not be accepted during the
Commission’s regularly scheduled
business meeting and public hearing on
March 3, 2010. A separate notice will be
published listing the hearing items and
other matters to be considered during
the meeting on March 3.
Project Descriptions. Detailed
descriptions of the two projects are
included in the draft dockets posted on
the Commission’s Web site (DRBC.net)
as links from this notice. Brief
descriptions of the two projects follow:
Stone Energy Corporation D–2009–13–
1. An application for approval of a
surface water withdrawal project to
supply up to 21.0 mg/30 days (0.70
mgd) of water from a withdrawal point
located on the West Branch Lackawaxen
River in Mount Pleasant Township,
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Wayne County, Pennsylvania within the
drainage area of the section of the
Delaware River classified as Special
Protection Waters (SPW). The water will
be used to support natural gas well
stimulation activities in an existing well
located in Clinton Township, Wayne
County, Pennsylvania (the Matoushek
#1 well), also within the drainage area
of SPW, and in proposed natural gas
wells targeting the Marcellus Shale
geologic formation within the SPW
drainage area in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. Flow-back water from
well stimulation activities is proposed
to be exported to approved treatment
facilities located outside of the Delaware
River Basin.
Stone Energy Corporation D–2009–18–
1. An application for approval of an
existing natural gas well drilling pad
site, including an existing vertically
orientated natural gas well known as
Matoushek #1, located in Clinton
Township, Wayne County,
Pennsylvania. The well is proposed to
be stimulated through hydraulic
fracturing from a proposed surface water
source. An application for the proposed
surface water withdrawal is being
reviewed by the Commission under
Docket No. D–2009–13–1. The proposed
surface water withdrawal is located on
the West Branch Lackawaxen River in
Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne
County, Pennsylvania. The target gas
bearing geologic formation of
Matoushek #1 is the Devonian-age
Marcellus Shale. Flow-back water
resulting from stimulation activities at
the well is proposed to be exported to
approved treatment facilities outside of
the Delaware River Basin. The proposed
drilling site is located within the
drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the
Upper Delaware, which is designated as
Special Protection Waters.
Additional public records relating to
the draft Stone Energy docket may be
available for review consistent with
Article 8 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (RPP) governing
public access to records and
information. The RPP are also available
on the Commission’s Web site, https://
www.drbc.net.
Individuals in need of an
accommodation as provided for in the
Americans with Disabilities Act who
wish to attend the hearing should
contact the Commission secretary
directly at 609–883–9500 ext. 203 or
through the Telecommunications Relay
Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss how
the Commission can accommodate your
needs.
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Dated: February 8, 2010.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing on Stone Energy Corporation Proposed
Surface Water Withdrawal and Natural Gas Well Site
SUMMARY: Because of the high level of public interest in projects
within the Delaware Basin that are associated with natural gas drilling
activities, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC or
``Commission'') will hold a special public hearing on two projects
sponsored by the Stone Energy Corporation (hereinafter, ``Stone
Energy'') to support natural gas exploration and development activities
within the basin. One of the two projects entails a surface water
withdrawal from the West Branch Lackawaxen River in Mount Pleasant
Township, Pennsylvania (Docket No. D-2009-13-1). The other concerns an
existing natural gas well drilling pad site in Clinton Township,
Pennsylvania (Docket No. D-2009-18-1). Both projects are located in
Wayne County, Pennsylvania, within the drainage area of a portion of
the main stem Delaware River that the Commission has classified as
Special Protection Waters.
DATES: The hearing will take place on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from
3 p.m. until 7 p.m. Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on
March 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will take place at the Best Western Inn at
Hunt's Landing, 126 Routes 6 & 209, Matamoras, Pennsylvania 18336,
beginning at 3 p.m. and ending at 7 p.m. Written comments may be
submitted at the hearing and may also be sent as follows: via e-mail to
Paula.Schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us and otherwise to the attention of the
Commission Secretary, DRBC, either by fax to (609) 883-9522; U.S. Mail
to P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360; or delivery service to
25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360. Regardless of the
method of submission, comments should include the name, affiliation (if
any) and address of the commenter and the subject line ``Public
Comment--Stone Energy Dockets.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the upcoming
hearing that are not answered in the section of this notice entitled
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, please contact Ms. Paula Schmitt at 609-477-
7224 or Ms. Katharine O'Hara at 609-477-7205.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Draft dockets. Dockets Nos. D-2009-13-1
(water withdrawal) and D-2009-18-1 (natural gas well drilling pad site)
can be viewed on the Commission's Web site, DRBC.net, as a link from
this notice.
Hearing Procedure. In order to give everyone who wishes to testify
a fair and equal opportunity to do so at the public hearing, which is
expected to be heavily attended, the following procedures will be in
effect:
Registration to testify. Individuals who wish to speak at
the hearing will be requested to print their names on a numbered list
and complete a separate DRBC commenter card. Registrations to present
oral testimony will begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. (30 minutes prior
to the beginning of the hearing) and will continue until the hearing is
closed. There will be no advance registration prior to February 24. For
the convenience of those who wish to speak, more than one registration
list may be used. Accordingly, speakers will be called in roughly, but
not exactly, the order in which they registered.
Time allowances. In order to allow everyone who wishes to
speak an opportunity to do so, individuals will be allotted no more
than three minutes to present their oral testimony. Speakers will not
be permitted to cede their time to others; however, after everyone who
wishes to speak has had a chance to do so, the hearing officer will
accept requests from those who wish to supplement their earlier
remarks. Individuals who have prepared written testimony are asked to
summarize their comments during the three-minute period for oral
testimony and to submit their complete written comments either at the
public hearing or via e-mail, fax, U.S. Mail, delivery service, or hand
delivery in accordance with the ADDRESSES section above, before 5 p.m.
on March 12.
Stenographic record. A court stenographer will be present
to capture all verbal comments for the public record.
Other. The sole purpose of the hearing on February 24 is
to provide members of the public with an opportunity for oral testimony
on the proposed Stone Energy dockets. The Commissioners and staff will
not respond to comments at the hearing, nor will they conduct any other
business that day. Because a separate hearing on the Stone Energy
dockets is being held on February 24, oral testimony on these dockets
will not be accepted during the Commission's regularly scheduled
business meeting and public hearing on March 3, 2010. A separate notice
will be published listing the hearing items and other matters to be
considered during the meeting on March 3.
Project Descriptions. Detailed descriptions of the two projects are
included in the draft dockets posted on the Commission's Web site
(DRBC.net) as links from this notice. Brief descriptions of the two
projects follow:
Stone Energy Corporation D-2009-13-1. An application for approval
of a surface water withdrawal project to supply up to 21.0 mg/30 days
(0.70 mgd) of water from a withdrawal point located on the West Branch
Lackawaxen River in Mount Pleasant Township,
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Wayne County, Pennsylvania within the drainage area of the section of
the Delaware River classified as Special Protection Waters (SPW). The
water will be used to support natural gas well stimulation activities
in an existing well located in Clinton Township, Wayne County,
Pennsylvania (the Matoushek 1 well), also within the drainage
area of SPW, and in proposed natural gas wells targeting the Marcellus
Shale geologic formation within the SPW drainage area in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Flow-back water from well stimulation
activities is proposed to be exported to approved treatment facilities
located outside of the Delaware River Basin.
Stone Energy Corporation D-2009-18-1. An application for approval
of an existing natural gas well drilling pad site, including an
existing vertically orientated natural gas well known as Matoushek
1, located in Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
The well is proposed to be stimulated through hydraulic fracturing from
a proposed surface water source. An application for the proposed
surface water withdrawal is being reviewed by the Commission under
Docket No. D-2009-13-1. The proposed surface water withdrawal is
located on the West Branch Lackawaxen River in Mount Pleasant Township,
Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The target gas bearing geologic formation
of Matoushek 1 is the Devonian-age Marcellus Shale. Flow-back
water resulting from stimulation activities at the well is proposed to
be exported to approved treatment facilities outside of the Delaware
River Basin. The proposed drilling site is located within the drainage
area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper
Delaware, which is designated as Special Protection Waters.
Additional public records relating to the draft Stone Energy docket
may be available for review consistent with Article 8 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (RPP) governing public
access to records and information. The RPP are also available on the
Commission's Web site, https://www.drbc.net.
Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the
Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the hearing should
contact the Commission secretary directly at 609-883-9500 ext. 203 or
through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss
how the Commission can accommodate your needs.
Dated: February 8, 2010.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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