2016 Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board

Technical Advisory Board (TAB) Report to EQB

The 2012 Oil and Gas Act authorizes TAB to submit a report to the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) on the Department's final Chapter 78 and 78a regulation. TAB accepted public comment and prepared a report that will be considered by EQB at its next regularly scheduled meeting on February 3, 2016.

A copy of the final report is available here.

A copy of the public comments that were received by TAB during the public comment period can be viewed by clicking here and here.

2016 Meetings Schedule

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 10:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.

Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101

• Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Draft Minutes from June 23, 2016 (PDF)

To view or provide public comment about the "Interim Final Policy for the Replacement or Restoration of Private Water Supplies Impacted by Unconventional Operations" click here.

To view or provide public comment about the "Interim Final Guidelines for Implementing Area of Review (AOR) Regulatory Requirments for Unconventional Wells" click here.

This meeting was conducted via webinar. View the meeting here (mp4) or here (wmv).

Thursday, November 3, 2016 [MEETING CANCELLED]

Thursday, August 25, 2016 [MEETING CANCELLED]

Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 10:00 A.M. - 3:15 P.M.

Main Conference Room, DEP's Moshannon District Office Building, 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866

* This meeting is a combined meeting of members of the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board (TAB) and the Conventional Oil and Gas Advisory Committee (COGAC)

• Draft Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Draft Meeting Minutes from March 31, 2016 (PDF)
• Amended Meeting Minutes from March 31, 2016 (PDF)
• Master Forms List (PDF)
• Draft Guidelines for Implementing Area of Review Regulatory Requirement (PDF)
• Draft Policy for the Replacement or Restoration of Private Water Supplies (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation: Concepts for Proposed General Permit for Well Pads and Proposed GP-5 Modifications (PDF)

Thursday, May 19, 2016 [MEETING CANCELLED]

Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101

• Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Draft Meeting Minutes from December 22, 2015 (PDF)
• Draft Meeting Minutes from January 14, 2016 (PDF)
• Amended Meeting Minutes - January 14, 2016 (PDF)
• Master Forms List (PDF)
• Draft Forms: Surface Activities (PDF)
• Draft Forms: Area of Review (PDF)
• Draft Guidelines for Implementing Area of Review Regulatory Requirement (PDF)
• Draft Policy for the Replacement or Restoration of Private Water Supplies (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation: Concepts for Proposed General Permit for Well Pads and Proposed GP-5 Modifications (PDF)

This meeting was conducted via webinar. View the morning session here (mp4) or here (wmv). View the afternoon session here (mp4) or here (wmv).

Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101

• Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Draft Minutes from October 27, 2015 (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation: Clean Power Plan (PDF)
• PowerPoint Presentation: PA Natural Diversity Inventory (PDF)
• Well Completion Report Update (PDF)
• Waste Reporting Codes Update (PDF)
• Amended Minutes from October 27, 2015 (PDF)

This meeting was conducted via webinar. View the morning session here (mp4) or here (wmv). View the afternoon session here (mp4) or here (wmv).