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February 28, 2013
Location: AT 1:00 PM - Franklin Parish Police Jury Meeting Room, 6558 Main St., Winnsboro, La.
Public Hearing- Office of Conservation-Injection and Mining (Perryville Gas Storage)
LEGAL NOTICE
Department of Natural Resources
Office of Conservation
Injection & Mining Division
Perryville Gas Storage, LLC
Crowville Salt Dome, Franklin Parish
Docket No. IMD 2013-02
Pursuant to provisions of the laws of the State of Louisiana and particularly Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 as amended, and provisions of Statewide Order 29 M (LAC 43:XVII, Subpart 3), notice is hereby given that the Commissioner of Conservation will conduct a public hearing at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, February 28, 2013. The hearing will be held in the Franklin Parish Police Jury Meeting Room, located in the Courthouse Building at 6558 Main Street, Winnsboro, Louisiana.
At such hearing, the Commissioner or his designated representative will give any interested person the opportunity to present testimony, facts, or oral or written comments relative to a draft permit (Order) concerning the application from Perryville Gas Storage, LLC (Perryville) of Three Riverway, Suite 1350 Houston, TX, 77056 to convert one existing Class III Brine Extraction (solution mining) Well to a Class II Hydrocarbon (natural gas) Storage Well into the same existing salt cavern at the Crowville Salt Dome at its Hydrocarbon Storage Facility in Section 11, Township 15 North, Range 08 East, approximately four miles northwest of the town of Crowville, LA, Franklin Parish.
The proposed conversion well is identified as PGS Cavern Well No. 001 (SN 238833). Hydrocarbon (natural gas) storage is proposed to occur at a depth of 4,400 to 5,442 feet below ground level (bgl). The base of the lowermost underground source of drinking water at the near by well location occurs at a depth of 879 feet bgl.
A copy of the draft permit (Order), a fact sheet, or information concerning the application may be obtained by writing Ms. Luzma Mata de Leder at the address below or by calling (225) 342-5515. Written comments concerning the application must be received by the Office of Conservation no later than 4:30 P.M., March 7, 2013. Submit all comments to: Joseph S. Ball, Jr., LA Office of Conservation, Injection & Mining Division, P.O. Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 9275. Comments may also be faxed to (225) 342-3094, or e-mailed to Injection-Mining@La.gov. Please reference: Perryville Gas Storage, LLC Class II Permit Application Number 34030, Docket No. IMD 2013-02.
The application is available for inspection between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday in the Injection & Mining Division Office, Rm. 817, of the LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, LA. A copy of the application is also available at the Franklin Parish Public Library located at 705 Prairie Street, Winnsboro, Louisiana 71295.
All persons having interest in the aforesaid shall take notice thereof.
By order of:
James H. Welsh
Commissioner of Conservation