Texas § NR.85.2021 - DRILLING PERMIT FEE
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§ NR.85.2021. DRILLING PERMIT FEE
DRILLING PERMIT FEE. (a) With each application or materially amended application for a permit to drill, deepen, plug back, or reenter a well, the applicant shall submit to the commission a nonrefundable fee of: (1) $200 if the total depth of the well is 2,000 feet or less; (2) $225 if the total depth of the well is greater than 2,000 feet but less than or equal to 4,000 feet; (3) $250 if the total depth of the well is greater than 4,000 feet but less than or equal to 9,000 feet; (4) $300 if the total depth of the well is greater than 9,000 feet. (b) An applicant shall submit an additional nonrefundable fee of $200 when a Rule 37 spacing or a Rule 38 density exception review is requested. (c) An applicant shall submit an additional nonrefundable fee of $150 when requesting that the commission expedite the application for a permit to drill, deepen, plug back, or reenter a well. (d) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5260, ch. 967, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 74, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1089, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2004. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1 ), Sec. 19.06, eff. September 28, 2011.
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