NATURAL RESOURCES
Louisiana Administrative Code June 2010
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of Revenue shall not be subject to the application fee
provided herein.
Application to Commingle—an application for authority to
commingle production of gas and/or liquid hydrocarbons
and to use methods other than gauge tanks for allocation, as
authorized by Statewide Order No. 29-D-1 (LAC
43:XIX.1500 et seq.), or successor regulations.
Application to Process Form R-4—application for
authorization to transport oil from a lease as authorized by
Statewide Order No. 25 (LAC 43:XIX.900 et seq.), or
successor regulations.
BOE―annual barrels oil equivalent. Gas production is
converted to BOE by dividing annual mcf by a factor of
11.0.
Capable Gas―natural and casing head gas not classified
as incapable gas well gas or incapable oil well gas by the
Department of Revenue, as of December 31, 2008.
Capable Oil―crude oil and condensate not classified as
incapable oil or stripper oil by the Department of Revenue,
as of December 31, 2008.
Class I Well—a Class I injection well used to inject
hazardous or nonhazardous, industrial, or municipal wastes
into the subsurface, which falls within the regulatory
purview of Statewide Order No. 29-N-1 (LAC 43:XVII.101
et seq.), Statewide Order No. 29-N-2 (LAC 43:XVII.201 et
seq.), or successor regulations.
Class I Well Fee—an annual fee payable to the Office of
Conservation, in a form and schedule prescribed by the
Office of Conservation, on Class I wells in an amount not to
exceed $400,000 for Fiscal Year 2000-2001 and thereafter.
Class II Well—a Class II injection well which injects
fluids which are brought to the surface in connection; with
conventional oil or natural gas production, for annular
disposal wells, for enhanced recovery of oil or natural gas,
and for storage of hydrocarbons. For purposes of
administering the exemption provided in R.S.
30:21(B)(1)(c), such exemption is limited to operators who
operate Class II wells serving a stripper oil well or an
incapable gas well certified pursuant to R.S. 47:633 by the
Severance Tax Section of the Department of Revenue and
located in the same field as such Class II well.
Class III Well—a Class III injection well which injects for
extraction of minerals or energy.
Emergency Clearance—emergency authorization to
transport oil from lease.
Production Fee—an annual fee payable to the Office of
Conservation, in a form and schedule prescribed by the
Office of Conservation, by oil and gas operators on capable
oil wells and capable gas wells based on a tiered system to
establish parity on a dollar amount between the wells. The
tiered system shall be established annually by rule on
capable oil and capable gas production, including
nonexempt wells reporting zero production during the
annual base period, in an amount not to exceed $2,450,000
for Fiscal Year 2002/2003 and thereafter.
Production Well―any well which has been permitted by
and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Office of
Conservation, excluding wells in the permitted and drilling
in progress status, Class II injection wells, liquid storage
cavity wells, commercial salt water disposal wells, Class V
injection wells, wells which have been plugged and
abandoned, wells which have reverted to landowner for use
as a fresh water well (Statewide Order No. 29-B, LAC
43:XIX.137.G, or successor regulations), multiply completed
wells reverted to a single completion, and stripper oil wells
or incapable oil wells or incapable gas wells certified by the
Severance Tax Section of the Department of Revenue, as of
December 31, 2008.
Regulatory Fee―an amount payable annually to the
Office of Conservation, in a form and schedule prescribed by
the Office of Conservation, on Class II wells, Class III wells,
storage wells, Type A facilities, and Type B facilities in an
amount not to exceed $875,000 for Fiscal Year 2000-2001
and thereafter. No fee shall be imposed on a Class II well of
an operator who is also an operator of a stripper crude oil
well or incapable gas well certified pursuant to R.S. 47.633
by the Severance Tax Section of the Department of Revenue
as of December 31, 2008 and located in the same field as
such Class II well. Operators of Record, excluding operators
of wells and including, but not limited to, operators of
gasoline/cycling plants, refineries, oil/gas transporters,
and/or certain other activities subject to the jurisdiction of
the Office of Conservation are required to pay an annual
registration fee of $105. Such payment is due within the time
frame prescribed by the Office of Conservation.
Type A Facility—commercial E&P waste disposal
facilities within the state that utilize technologies appropriate
for the receipt, treatment, storage, or disposal of oilfield
waste solids and liquids for a fee or other consideration, and
fall within the regulatory purview of Statewide Order No.
29-B (LAC 43:XIX.501 et seq.), Statewide Order No. 29-M-
2 (LAC 43:XVII.3101 et seq.), or successor regulations.
Type B Facility—commercial E&P waste disposal
facilities within the state that utilize underground injection
technology for the receipt, treatment, storage, or disposal of
only produced saltwater, oilfield brine, or other oilfield
waste liquids for a fee or other consideration, and fall within
the regulatory purview of Statewide Order No. 29-B (LAC
43:XIX.501 et seq.), or successor regulations.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
30:21 et seq.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of
Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 14:542 (August
1988), amended LR 15:551 (July 1989), LR 21:1249 (November
1995), LR 24:458 (March 1998), LR 24:2127 (November 1998),
LR 25:1873 (October 1999), LR 26:2302 (October 2000), LR
27:1919 (November 2001), LR 28:2366 (November 2002), LR
29:2499 (November 2003), LR 31:2950 (November 2005), LR
32:2087 (November 2006), LR 33:2461 (November 2007), LR
34:2404 (November 2008), LR 35:2463 (November 2009).
§703. Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2009-2010
A. Fee Schedule
Application Fees Amount
Application for Unit Termination $ 252
Application for Substitute Unit Well $ 252
Application for Public Hearings $ 755
Application for Multiple Completion $ 126