FERC Reviews Gas Company's Well Conversion Request in NY
Published Date: 9/4/2025
Notice
Summary
National Fuel Gas wants to change two wells in New York from active gas use to observation wells to better monitor gas pressure. They’ll also stop using some old well lines, spending about $100,000 on this update. If you care, you’ve got a deadline to speak up or join the conversation before the project moves forward.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
You Have a Free Comment Deadline
You can file a protest, a motion to intervene, or a comment about National Fuel’s Lawtons Storage Field project by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 28, 2025. Filing is free; you can use FERC’s eFiling system or mail a paper copy and get help from the Commission’s Office of Public Participation.
No Protest Means Automatic Approval
If no protest is filed by the October 28, 2025 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time deadline — or a protest is filed and then withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time — the requested activity will be deemed authorized the day after the protest period ends. If a timely protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days, the Commission will consider the request further.
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