Public hearing on orphaned and abandoned wells

Senate Majority Policy Committee

Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 9 a.m.

Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh


Agenda

9 a.m. Opening Remarks Senator Dan Laughlin, Majority Policy Chair
     Pennsylvania Orphaned and Abandoned Well Program
     Kurt Klapkowski, Acting Deputy Secretary for the DEP Office of Oil & Gas Management – Testimony

     Operators Experience in Decommissioning and Plugging Wells
     Bryce Yeager, Vice-President – Eastern District, BioSqueeze – Testimony
     James Kunz, Business Manager, International Union of Operators Engineers, Local 66 – Testimony
     Art Stewart, President, Cameron Energy Company – Testimony

     Impediments to Development and Securing Future Funding Opportunities
     Daniel Frick, Director of Environmental, Health, Safety & Reg Department and
     Paul Espenan, Sen. VP of Safety, Environmental & Health Diversified Energy Gas & Oil Co. – Testimony

10:50 Closing Remarks
     Senator Dan Laughlin

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