252 Act 13 of 2012—Unconventional Gas Well Impact fee; producer fees for calendar year 2012?

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION

Act 13 of 2012—Unconventional Gas Well Impact Fee; Producer Fees for Calendar Year 2012

[43 Pa.B. 944]
[Saturday, February 9, 2013]

 Average Annual Price of Natural Gas for
Calendar Year (CY) 2012:
$2.78

 Consumer Price Index (CPI), Urban Consumers,
PA, NJ, DE and MD:
1.8%

Number of Spud Wells in 2011 and 2012

 Wells spud prior to December 31, 2011:
4,920

 Wells spud in CY 2012⁽¹⁾:
1,357

 2012 spud wells is less than 2011 spud wells—CPI adjustment is not applicable.⁽²⁾

Fee Schedule for Unconventional Well Fees for CY 2012

	Horizontal	Vertical
1st year spud wells in  2012 fee(3)	$45,000	$9,000
2nd year spud wells in  2012 fee(3)	$35,000	$7,000

 ⁽¹⁾ Source: www.depreportingservices.state.pa.us

 ⁽²⁾ Section 2302(c) of the act of February 14, 2012 (P.L. 87, No. 13)

 ⁽³⁾ Section 2302(b)(1)(ii) and (2)(ii) of Act 13

ROSEMARY CHIAVETTA, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-252. Filed for public inspection February 8, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]