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PA DEP Gets Approval to Raise Marcellus Permit Application Fees

Pennsylvania's Environmental Quality Board today approved a Department of Environmental Protection request to impose new fees for Marcellus Shale drilling permits that will replace the $100 flat fee with a variable fee structure based on well depth. Though fees have not increased in the state since 1984, the new structure will result in a cost of $900 for a 1500' deep Marcellus Shale well plus $100.00 for each 500' of total depth. Applying for a typical Marcellus well permit with a total depth of 10,000' will cost $2,600 by the early Spring of 2009.

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