Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article I - Land Resources › Chapter 78 - OIL AND GAS WELLS › Subchapter B - PERMITS, TRANSFERS AND OBJECTIONS › PERMITS AND TRANSFERS › Section 78.19 - Permit application fee schedule

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant shall pay a permit
						  application fee according to the following schedule:
Conventional Wells
Total Well Bore Length in Feet
Total Fee
0 to 2,000
$250
2,001 to 2,500
$300
2,501 to 3,000
$350
3,001 to 3,500
$400
3,501 to 4,000
$450
4,001 to 4,500
$500
4,501 to 5,000
$550
5,001 to 5,500
$650
5,501 to 6,000
$750
6,001 to 6,500
$850
6,501 to 7,000
$950
7,001 to 7,500
$1,050
7,501 to 8,000
$1,150
8,001 to 8,500
$1,250
8,501 to 9,000
$1,350
9,001 to 9,500
$1,450
9,501 to 10,000
$1,550
10,001 to 10,500
$1,650
10,501 to 11,000
$1,750
11,001 to 11,500
$1,850
11,501 to 12,000
$1,950
(b) An applicant for a conventional well
						  exceeding 12,000 feet in total well bore length shall pay a permit application
						  fee of $1,950 + $100 for every 500 feet the well bore extends over 12,000 feet.
						  Fees shall be rounded to the nearest 500-foot interval under this subsection.
(c) If, when drilled, the total
						  well bore length of the conventional well exceeds the length specified in the
						  permit application due to target formation being deeper than anticipated at the
						  time of application submittal, the operator shall pay the difference between
						  the amount paid as part of the permit application and the amount required under
						  subsections (a) and (b).
(d) An
						  applicant for a conventional well with a well bore length of 1,500 feet or less
						  for home use shall pay a permit application fee of $200.
(e) At least every 3 years, the Department
						  will provide the EQB with an evaluation of the fees in this chapter and
						  recommend regulatory changes to the EQB to address any disparity between the
						  program income generated by the fees and the Department's cost of administering
						  the program with the objective of ensuring fees meet all program costs and
						  programs are self-sustaining.
The provisions of this §
															78.19 amended under sections
								201(d) and 604 of the Oil and Gas Act (58 P.S. §§
																601.201(d) and
								601.604) (Repealed); sections
								1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S.
								§§
																510-17 and
								510-20);
								58 Pa.C.S. §§
																3202,
								3211(d), 3215(e), 3218(a),
								3218.2(a)(4), 3218.4(c) and 3274; section 5 of The Clean Streams Law
								(35
								P.S. §
																691.5); section 105 of the Solid
								Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §
																6018.105); section 5 of the Dam Safety and
								Encroachments Act (32 P.S. §
																693.5);
								section 104 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act
								(35
								P.S. §
																6026.104); sections 301 and 302
								of the Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S. §§
																7110.301 and
								7110.302); section 3 of the
								Unconventional Well Report Act (58 P.S. §
																1003); and section
								13.2 of the act of July 10, 2014
								(P.L. 1053, No. 126) adding section 1741.1-E of The Fiscal Code (72 P.S. §
																1741.1-E).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															78.15 (relating to application
								requirements).