La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIX-703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIX-703 - Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and Thereafter

A. Application Fees

Application Fees	Amount
Application for Alternate Unit Well	$504
Application for Automatic Custody Transfer	$252
Application for Commercial Class I Injection Well	$1,264
Application for Commercial Class I Injection Well(Additional Wells)	$631
Application for Commercial Class II Injection Well	$631
Application for Commercial Class II Injection Well(Additional Wells)	$314
Application for Commercial Facility Exclusive of an Associated Well	$3,000
Application for Commercial Facility Reuse Material	Repealed.
Application for Commercial Facility Transfer Station	Repealed.
Application for Commingle	$252
Application for Critical Date Order	$504
Application for Downhole Combinations	$504
Application for Emergency Clearance Form R-4	$65
Application for Exception to 29-B	$504
Application for Exception to 29-E	$504
Application for Multiple Completion	$126
Application for Noncommercial Injection Well	$252
Application for Permit to Drill - Minerals: 0' - 3,000' (1 year)	$252
Application for Permit to Drill - Minerals: 0' - 3,000'(6 months)	$126
Application for Permit to Drill - Minerals: 10,001' + (1 year)	$2,528
Drill Minerals Deeper (> 3,000') (6 months)	$504
Drill Minerals Deeper (> 10,000') (6 months)	$632
Application for Permit to Drill - Minerals: 10,001' + (6 months)	$1,264
Application for Permit to Drill - Minerals: 3,001' - 10,000' (1 year)	$1,262
Drill Minerals Deeper (> 3,000') (1 year)	$1,008
Drill Minerals Deeper (> 10,000') (1 year)	$1,264
Application for Permit to Drill - Minerals: 3,001' - 10,000'(6 months)	$631
Application for Pilot Projects	$504
Application for Public Hearings	$755
Application for Reuse Material not Associated with a Commercial Facility	$400
Application for Selective Completion	$504
Application for Severance Tax Relief	$504
Application for Site Clearance	$600
Application for Substitute Unit Well	$252
Application for Surface Mining Development Operations Permit	$94
Application for Surface Mining Exploration Permit	$65
Application for Surface Mining Permit	$2,212
Application for Unit Termination	$252
Application for Waiver of Production Test	$504
Application for Well Product Reclassification	$504
Application for Work Permit - Injection or Other	$125
Application for Work Permit - Minerals	$75
Application to Amend Permit to Drill - Injection or Other	$126
Application to Amend Permit to Drill - Minerals	$126
Application to Amend Permit to Drill - Minerals (LUW, Stripper, Incapable, Other)	$50
Application to Process Form R-4	$36
Application to Reinstate Suspended Form R-4	$65
Authorization for After Hours Disposal of E and P Waste	Repealed.
Class II CO2 EOR Project (AOR Review and Updates)	$5,000
Class II Hydrocarbon Storage and E and P Waste Cavern Annual Compliance Review Fee	$2,000
Class III Solution Mining Cavern Annual Compliance Review Fee	$2,000
Class V Permit Waiver/Exemption Request	$250
Commercial Facility Annual Closure Plan and Cost Estimate Review	Repealed.
Community Saltwater Disposal System Initial Notification	$125
E and P Waste Determination	$300
Operator Registration	$105
Request to Transport E and P Waste to Commercial Facilities or Transfer Stations	$150
Requests to Modify Well Permit - change MASIP, work prognosis, etc.	$300
Transfer Stations Regulatory Fee (E and P Waste) - Annual	Repealed.
Witnessed Verification of MIT Tests	$250
Work permit to Plug and Abandon a Well utilized for NORM disposal	$500

B. Regulatory Fees. $2,187,500 CAP divided by a number equal to (number of non-exempt class II wells + number of Class III wells + number of storage wells) + (number of Type A facilities X 10 plus number of Permits to Construct Type A facilities X 5) + (number of Type B facilities X 5 plus number of Permits to Construct Type B facilities X 2.5)

1. The resulting value will equal the annual regulatory fee for non-exempt Class II wells, Class III wells, and storage wells.

2. The annual regulatory fee for Type A facilities will be the non-exempt Class II well, Class III well, and storage well regulatory fee times a factor of 10.

3. The annual regulatory fee for Type A facility Permits to Construct will be the non-exempt Class II well, Class III well, and storage well regulatory fee times a factor of 5.

4. The annual regulatory fee for Type B facilities will be the non-exempt Class II well, Class III well, and storage well regulatory fee times a factor of 5.

5. The annual regulatory fee for Type B facility Permits to Construct will be the non-exempt Class II well, Class III well, and storage well regulatory fee times a factor of 2.5.

6. Conservation will perform this calculation annually and will post the individual Regulatory Fee Amount on the DNR Website.

C. Class I Well Fees: Operators of permitted Class I wells are required to pay

1. $1,000,000 CAP divided by a number equal to the number of active Class I wells plus the number of Permits to Construct Class I wells X 0.5.

2. Conservation will perform this calculation annually and will post the individual Regulatory Fee Amount on the DNR Website.

D. Exceptions

1. Operators of record of each class I injection/disposal well and each type A and B commercial facility and transfer station that is permitted, but has not yet been constructed, are required to pay an annual fee of 50 percent of the applicable fee for each well or facility.

2. Operators of record of each inactive type A and B facility which have voluntarily ceased the receipt and disposal of E and P waste and are actively implementing an Office of Conservation approved closure plan are required to pay an annual regulatory fee of 50 percent of the annual fee for each applicable type A or B facility.

3. Operators of record of each inactive type A or B facility which have voluntarily ceased the receipt and disposal of E and P waste, have completed Office of Conservation approved closure activities and are conducting a post-closure maintenance and monitoring program, are required to pay an annual regulatory fee of 25 percent of the annual fee for each applicable type A or B facility.

4. Operators of record of each inactive transfer station which have voluntarily ceased the receipt and transfer of E and P waste and are actively implementing an Office of Conservation approved closure plan are required to pay an annual regulatory fee of 50 percent of the annual fee for each applicable facility.

5. Operators of record of each inactive transfer station which have voluntarily ceased the receipt and transfer of E and P waste and are actively implementing an Office of Conservation approved closure plan are required to pay an annual regulatory fee of 50 percent of the annual fee for each applicable facility.

E. Production Fees. Operators of record of capable oil wells and capable gas wells are required to pay according to the requirements of R.S. 30:21.B(1)(a). Based on the required calculation and cap established in said statute, taking into account the production of capable wells for the given year, including credits given to exempt incapable wells, a tiered schedule stating the exact fees due for the particular year will be published annually on the DNR/Conservation website.

F. Pipeline Safety Inspection Fees

1. Owners/operators of jurisdictional gas pipeline facilities are required to pay an annual gas pipeline safety inspection fee of $1 per service line, or a minimum of $400, whichever is greater.

2. Owners/operators of jurisdictional hazardous liquids pipeline facilities are required to pay an annual hazardous liquids pipeline safety inspection fee of $44.80 per mile, or a minimum of $800, whichever is greater.

3. Owners/operators of jurisdictional gas transmission/gathering pipeline facilities are required to pay an annual transmission/gathering pipeline safety inspection fee of $44.80 per mile, or a minimum of $800, whichever is greater.

G. Commercial Waste Disposal Fees

1. A monthly fee payable to the Office of Conservation of $0.02 per barrel of exploration and production waste delivered, as reported on a form prescribed by the department to collect commercial facilities monthly report of waste receipts, from the original generator of the waste to the following facilities: Office of Conservation permitted off-site commercial facilities; transfer stations permitted by the Office of Conservation for waste transfer to out-of-state treatment or disposal facilities; and any other legally permitted Louisiana off-site waste storage, treatment of disposal facilities also approved by the Office of Conservation for the receipt of exploration and production waste. For the purposes of this Paragraph, exploration and production waste shall not include produced brine, produced water, or salvageable hydrocarbons bound for permitted salvage oil operators.

H. Surface Mining and Reclamation Fees

1. Permittees of surface mines for coal or lignite shall pay a fee of eight cents per ton on all coal and lignite, mined in the state and sold, to the secretary of the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis and shall be paid using forms prescribed by the secretary of the Department of Revenue.

2. Permittees of surface mines for coal or lignite shall pay an annual fee of six dollars for each acre of land included within the approved mine permit area. Such fee shall be based upon the number of acres of land within the approved mine permit area on July 1 of each year and shall be payed into the oil and gas regulatory fund of the Office of Conservation.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIX-703

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 14:543 (August 1988), amended LR 15:552 (July 1989), LR 21:1250 (November 1995), LR 24:458 (March 1998), LR 24:2128 (November 1998), LR 25:1874 (October 1999), LR 26:2304 (October 2000), LR 27:1920 (November 2001), LR 28:2368 (November 2002), LR 29:350 (March 2003), LR 29:2501 (November 2003), LR 30:2494 (November 2004), LR 31:2950 (November 2005), LR 32:2088 (November 2006), LR 33:2461 (November 2007), LR 34:2405 (November 2008), LR 35:2463 (November 2009), LR 36:2569 (November 2010), LR 37:3273 (November 2011), LR 38:2931 (November 2012), LR 39:3099 (November 2013), LR 402267 (11/1/2014), Amended LR 412378 (11/1/2015), Amended LR 421958 (11/1/2016), Amended LR 432192 (11/1/2017), Amended LR 442013 (11/1/2018), Amended LR 451599 (11/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:21 et seq., R.S. 30:560 and 706.