Oil & Gas Fees & Surcharges

Surcharges

In accordance to 16 Texas Administrative Code §3.78 (Statewide Rule 78) there are fee payment and surcharge requirements associated with filing of certain applications, permits, extensions and exception requests.

Oil & Gas Fees and Surcharges Table

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permit Fees Fee Surcharge (150%) Total Assessment Required Forms
  Email: drillingpermits-info@rrc.texas.gov
  Phone: 512-463-6751
       
     Drilling Permits Less than 2,000 feet 200.00 300.00 500.00  W-1 + Attachments
     Drilling Permits 2,001 to 4,000 feet 225.00 337.50 562.50  W-1 + Attachments
     Drilling Permits 4,001 to 9,000 feet 250.00 375.00 625.00  W-1 + Attachments
     Drilling Permits Greater than 9,000 feet 300.00 450.00 750.00  W-1 + Attachments
     Expedite Fee 150.00 225.00 375.00  W-1 + Attachments
     Statewide Rule 37 and 38 Exception Fee 200.00 300.00 500.00  Various

Groundwater Advisory Unit Fee Surcharge (150%) Total Assessment Required Forms
  Email: GAU@rrc.texas.gov
  Phone: 512-463-2741
       
Application Fee 100.00 150.00 250.00  GW-1
     Expedite Fee 75.00 172.50 187.50  GW-1

P-5 Organization Report Fees Fee Surcharge (150%) Total Assessment Required Forms
  Email: p5@rrc.texas.gov
  Phone: 512-463-6772
       
     Filing Fee        
New Organization, Oil & Gas Division Jurisdiction 300.00 450.00 750.00  P-5, P-5O
New Organization, Oversight & Safety Division Jurisdiction 225.00 337.50 562.50  P-5, P-5O
      * Renewals – Fee (with surcharge) as set out in renewal packet        P-5, P-5O
Inactive Well Filing Fees (Form W-3X)        
Abeyance of Plugging Report 100.00 150.00 250.00  W-3X
Well Test Report Filing Fee 50.00 75.00 125.00  W-3X

Voluntary Cleanup Program Application Fee Fee Surcharge (150%) Total Assessment Required Forms
  Email: SR-VCP-BRP@rrc.texas.gov
  Phone: 512-463-6765
1,000.00 1,500.00 2,500.00  VCP.1, VCP.2

Rule Exception Fees (other than Statewide Rules 37 and 38) Fee Surcharge (150%) Total Assessment Required Forms
Contacts by Oil & Gas Activity        
(Including but not limited to Statewide Rules 10, 13, 15, 32...)  150.00  225.00  375.00  Various

Certificate of Compliance Reissue Fee Fee Surcharge (150%) Total Assessment Required Forms
View instructions for the Severance Reconnect Process. 300.00 450.00 750.00 P-4

Environmental Permit Fees Fee Surcharge (150%) Total Assessment Required Forms
  Phone: 512-463-3840        
Large Quantity Generator (LQG) Operator Hazardous Oil & Gas Waste Generation        H-21
Base Fee 1,000.00 1,500.00 2,500.00 n/a
Additional Fee 1,000.00 1,500.00 2,500.00 n/a
Small Quantity Generator (SQG) Operator Hazardous Oil & Gas Waste Generation        H-21
Base Fee 200.00 300.00 500.00 n/a
Additional Fee 200.00 300.00 500.00 n/a
Surface Water Discharge Permit Fee 300.00 450.00 750.00  n/a

Injection / Storage Permit Application Fees Fee Surcharge (150%) Total Assessment Required Forms
  Email: UIC@rrc.texas.gov
  Phone: 512-463-6792
       
Disposal Well Permit in Non-Producing Formation (Statewide Rule 9) 100.00 150 250.00 W-14 + Attachments
Fluid Injection Well Permit (Statewide Rule 46) 200.00 300.00 500.00 H-1, H-1A + Attachments
Underground Hydrocarbon Storage in Depleted Reservoir Permit (Statewide Rule 96) 200.00 300.00 500.00 H-1, H-1A + Attachments
Brine Mining Permits Injection Facility Permit (Statewide Rule 81) 200.00 300.00 500.00  H-2 + Attachments
Underground Storage of Liquid Hydrocarbons/Gas in Salt Formation Permit
    (Statewide Rules 95 and 97)
200.00 300.00 500.00 H-4 + Attachments
Statewide Rule 9 Exceptions 150.00 225.00 375.00 n/a
Statewide Rule 46 Exceptions 150.00 225.00 375.00 n/a

Waste Hauler Permits Fee Surcharge (150%) Total Assessment Required Forms
  Email: Waste_Hauler_Permit@rrc.texas.gov
  Phone: 512-463-6772
       
Waste Hauler Permit 100.00 150.00 250.00 WH-1,  WH-2, WH-3