Office of Oil and Gas Management

What's New

• DEP Participates in Penn State Extension Webinar Addressing Orphan and Abandoned Wells
• Erosion and Sediment Control General Permit (ESCGP-3) published in PA Bulletin on October 6, 2018

Conservation Law Public Hearing

• Conservation Law Web page

Oil and Gas Surface Regulations

• Summary of regulation and supporting documents.

Online Services

• eFacts Department Data Information System. The public can search for individual permits (authorizations), operators (clients), wells (facilities), inspections, and by Program (OG).
• eNotice is a service that will send you an email of each application on request.
• eMapPA will also show you where the well is located in the Department's Geographic Information System (GIS).
• Oil and Gas Mapping Application. This interactive application shows a wide variety of Oil and Gas information, including locational data, permitting documents, inspections and compliance information regarding Oil and Gas wells.
• Historical Oil and Gas Development in Allegheny County. This story map compares a historical oil and gas legacy development map (1930-1960s) to aerial imagery in Allegheny County. Permitted, registered, and other oil and gas well locations confirmed by the Department of Environmental Protection are also shown.

Fact Sheets

• Abandoned and Orphan Oil and Gas Wells and the Well Plugging Program (PDF)
• Erosion and Sediment Control Requirements for Oil and Gas Activities (PDF)
• How to Apply for Orphan/Abandon Commonwealth Financing Authority Well Plugging Grant (PDF)
• Injection Wells for Disposal and Enhanced Recovery (PDF)
• Landowners and Oil and Gas Leases in Pennsylvania (PDF)
• Marcellus Shale Development (PDF)
• Methane Gas Migration into Occupied Buildings (PDF)
• Natural Gas Wells Owned and Operated by Homeowners (PDF)
• Recommended Basic Oil and Gas Pre-Drill Parameters (PDF)
• Underground Gas Storage Fields in Pennsylvania (PDF)

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is not involved in regulating lease agreements between mineral property owners and producers. Lease agreements are contractual matters between private parties. DEP does not audit payments, read or calibrate meters or tanks, or otherwise get involved in lease matters.