New Permit Fees for PA Marcellus Wells
Adopted by the PA Environmental Quality Board: "The new fee structure sets a base permit cost of $900 for all Marcellus Shale wells up to 1,500 feet deep, and imposes an additional cost of $100 for every 500 feet of depth past 1,500 feet. The increased fees will take effect in early spring." The average permit fee for a Marcellus Shale well, according to this article from the Tribune Review, could - according to the PA Department of Environmental Protection - increase to $2,600. (Link has been corrected.)
[Update: Following Pennsylvania's lead, New York is considering a similar increase. (Moved up.)]
