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Counties With 1,341 Marcellus Wells File With PUC To Adopt Drilling Fee

So far, seven counties with a total of 1,341 natural gas wells have formally filed their intent with the Public Utility Commission to adopt a drilling impact fee under the Act 13 Marcellus Shale Law.
            The counties include: Butler (109 wells), Forest (6 wells), Lawrence (2 wells), Lycoming (473 wells), Perry (0 wells), Washington (560 wells) and Westmoreland (191 wells) counties.
            4,344 of the 4,982 producing Marcellus Shale wells in Pennsylvania are in just 11 counties: Bradford-1,008, Tioga-693, Washington-560, Lycoming- 473, Susquehanna-462, Greene-415, Westmoreland-191, Fayette-185, Clearfield-136, Armstrong-112 and Butler-109.
            For 2012, counties have until April 16 to adopt a drilling fee ordinance.
            For more information, visit the PUC's Act 13 Drilling Fee and Drilling Fee Public Documents webpages.
            NewsClips: Drillers Answer Impact Fee Questions In Bradford
                                Drilling Impact Fee Up For Consideration In Fayette
                                Butler County Intends To Collect Millions In Drilling Fees
                                Luzerne Eyes Public Input On Gas Impact Fee
                                Somerset To Seek Payment For Marcellus Wells
                                Most Natural Gas Drilling In 11 Counties
                                Union Calls For Funding From Taxes, Drilling
                                Agencies Outline Plans For Drilling Fee Revenue
                                Webinars March 22 To Examine Impact Fee
                                Zoning, Impact Fees Concern Fayette Residents
                                Corbett's Energy Executive Defends Impact Fee

3/19/2012

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