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operate an oil or gas well, the owner or operator of the well
shall file with the department a bond covering the well and
well site on a form to be prescribed and furnished by the
department. A bond filed with an application for a well
permit shall be payable to the Commonwealth and conditioned
upon the operator's faithful performance of all drilling,
water supply replacement, restoration and plugging
requirements of this chapter. A bond for a well in existence
on April 18, 1985, shall be payable to the Commonwealth and
conditioned upon the operator's faithful performance of all
water supply replacement, restoration and plugging
requirements of this chapter. The amount of the bond required
shall be in the following amounts and amounts under
subparagraphs (i) and (ii) may be adjusted by the
Environmental Quality Board every two years to reflect the
projected costs to the Commonwealth of plugging the well:
(i) For unconventional wells with a total well bore
length less than 6,000 feet:
(A) For operating up to 50 wells, $4,000 per
well, but no bond may be required under this clause
in excess of $35,000.
(B) For operating 51 to 150 wells, $35,000 plus
$4,000 per well for each well in excess of 50 wells,
but no bond may be required under this clause in
excess of $60,000.
(C) For operating 151 to 250 wells, $60,000 plus
$4,000 per well for each well in excess of 150 wells,
but no bond may be required under this clause in
excess of $100,000.
(D) For operating more than 250 wells, $100,000
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