Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Statement for National Fuel's Beech Hill Storage Complex

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Beech Hill Storage Complex, a natural gas storage facility in Allegany County, New York, operated by National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation. The Commission's decision comes after National Fuel filed an application to modify the reservoir and buffer boundaries of the facility and to use Well 7451 as a storage well, consistent with the company's 2017 Beech Hill Storage Gas Containment and Management Plan. According to the EA, National Fuel proposes to modify the existing reservoir and buffer boundaries of the Beech Hill Storage Field to encompass the Shongo Pool and to operate Well 7451.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for National Fuel's Beech Hill Storage Complex.
  • National Fuel proposes to modify the reservoir and buffer boundaries of the facility to encompass the Shongo Pool and to use Well 7451 as a storage well.
  • The company's 2017 Beech Hill Storage Gas Containment and Management Plan required National Fuel to monitor pressures in the Shongo Pool and determine if further boundary revisions were required.
  • National Fuel concluded that further boundary refinements are required to access the gas that has migrated from the Beech Hill Storage Complex to the Shongo Pool.
  • No adverse impact to the environment is anticipated as a result of the proposed modifications, according to the EA.
  • National Fuel will notify landowners and local officials of the application as required by SS157.7 of the Commission's Regulation.

Statistics:

  • Date Filed: May 20, 2025
  • Docket No: CP25-495-000
  • Type: Section 7 (c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations
  • Prepared by: SHAHID ANIS
  • Date: June 26, 2025
  • Approved by: JAMES MARTIN
  • Date: June 26, 2025

Sources:

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Energy Projects, Division of Gas - Environment & Engineering ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT
  • National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National Fuel) application under Section 7 (c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations filed on May 20, 2025.
  • National Fuel's 2017 Beech Hill Storage Gas Containment and Management Plan.