§ 15-76-318 - Drilling permits -- Fees. - Arkansas Statutes

15-76-318. Drilling permits -- Fees.

(a) Before any well shall be drilled either in search of brine or for the injection of effluent, the person desiring to drill the well shall notify the Oil and Gas Commission upon the form the commission may prescribe and shall pay a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) or the sum the commission may prescribe for each well. However, in no event shall the fee exceed three hundred dollars ($300). The drilling of any such well is prohibited until notice is given and the fee has been paid and permit granted.

(b) Each application for the drilling of a well for the production of brine or for the purpose of injecting effluent into an aquifer shall include the complete mailing address of the applicant or each applicant, which address shall be the address of each person involved in accordance with the records of the director until the address is changed on the records of the commission after written request.