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Being a Water Quality Specialist (WQS)
for the Office of Oil and Gas Management
Rachael Carson State Office Building
August 5, 2014
• Where and when do
you think the first oil
well was drilled?
Early Oil & Gas Wells
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347 AD in China
• 800’ deep using bits
attached to bamboo
drilling rods
First Known Oil Wells
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1859 Titusville, PA
• Colonel Edwin Drake
– Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company
– 69.5’ Deep
– Produced ~ 20bbl per day (~840 gal)
First Commercial Oil Well
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DEP's Office of Oil and Gas Management is responsible for the statewide oil and gas
conservation and environmental programs to facilitate the safe exploration,
development, recovery of Pennsylvania's oil and gas reservoirs in a manner that will
protect the commonwealth's natural resources and the environment. The office
develops policy and programs for the regulation of oil and gas development and
production pursuant to the Oil and Gas Act, the Coal and Gas Resource Coordination
Act, and the Oil and Gas Conservation Law; oversees the oil and gas permitting and
inspection programs; develops statewide regulation and standards; conducts training
programs for industry; and works with the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
and the Technical Advisory Board.
Office of Oil and Gas Management
As a Water Quality Specialist in the Office of Oil
and Gas Management you are tasked to perform
routine inspections of oil and gas locations,
investigate complaints, provide notification of
violations to operators, take water samples and
enforce all applicable laws, regulations and acts.
What does a WQS do?
• Environmental Trainee:
– A Bachelor's Degree with major course work in an appropriate
physical or biological science or an closely related
environmental field.
• Water Quality Specialist:
– Successful completion of the training program for the
Environmental Trainee; or any equivalent combination of
experience and training which affords the applicant the required
knowledge and abilities.
Educational Requirements
• Oil and Gas Conservation Law (1961)
• Chapter 79 – Oil and Gas Conservation (1971)
• Chapter 91 – Pollution Prevention (1971)
• Chapter 102 – Erosion Control (1972)
• Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (1978)
• Solid Waste Management Act (1980)
• Chapter 105 – Dam Safety and Waterway Management (1980)
• Coal and Gas Resource Coordination Act (1984)
• Clean Streams Law (1987)
• Chapter 78 – Oil and gas Wells (1987)
• Oil and Gas Act (2012, which superseded the OGA of 1984)
Regulations enforced
• Act 13 Required Electronic Notice:
– Spud, Drilling Resumption, Stimulation, Pressure Test,
Abandonment/Plugging
• Waiver Request
• Spill Incident
• Complaint
• Continued Enforcement
What Can Trigger an Inspection
1. Receive an Inspection Trigger
2. Locate Well & Plan Route
3. Locate E&S Plan (on-site)
4. Perform Inspection
5. Record Inspection
6. Mail Inspection Report
Routine Inspection Process
Step 4: Perform Inspection
• Compare as built conditions to E&S Plan.
• Look for violations of laws and or regulations.
• Inspect BMPs for adequateness.
Step 6: Mail Inspection Report
• All inspection reports are printed in duplicate signed and then a copy is mailed to the operator and a copy is placed in the regional file.
Chad Meyer Water Quality Specialist Spvr. DEP Office of Oil and Gas Mgt. Knox District Office 310 Best Ave, Knox PA 16232 814.797.1191 www.depweb.state.pa.us