(2) An application for a permit to drill or operate a geothermal well must include:
(a) The location and elevation of the floor of the proposed derrick.
(b) The number or other designation approved by the department by which the well shall be known.
(c) The applicant’s estimate of the depths to be drilled.
(d) The nature and character of the geothermal resource sought.
(e) A reclamation plan for the well pad.
(f) Such other information as the department by rule may require to assess the impact of the proposed geothermal well.
(g) A nonrefundable fee of $2,000.
(3) The permittee shall pay an annual nonrefundable renewal fee of $2,725 on or before the anniversary of each active permit.
(4) A request by a permittee to modify a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee not to exceed $2,000.
(5) A request by a permittee to transfer a permit issued under this section must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $2,000.
(6) All moneys received by the department under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited in the General Fund to the credit of the Geology and Mineral Industries Account established by ORS 516.070. [1975 c.552 §5; 1977 c.87 §2; 1991 c.526 §3; 2009 c.794 §11; 2020 s.s.2 c.4 §9]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources
Section 522.005 - Definitions.
Section 522.019 - Injection of geothermal fluids; rules; water quality permit.
Section 522.025 - Application.
Section 522.055 - Permit; application; fees.
Section 522.075 - Bond or security; conditions; cancellation.
Section 522.080 - Operator liability.
Section 522.115 - Permit; application; fees.
Section 522.125 - Circulation of application to state agencies; suggested conditions to permit.
Section 522.135 - Permit; time limit for action; grounds for issuance; conditions; fees.
Section 522.145 - Bond or security; conditions; cancellation.
Section 522.155 - Liability for failure to protect ground water and surface water; rules.
Section 522.165 - Request for permit modification; fee.
Section 522.175 - Plugging and decommissioning; rules.
Section 522.225 - Notice of intent to plug and decommission.
Section 522.255 - Resolution of conflicts between geothermal and water uses.
Section 522.325 - Compliance with final order; appeal.
Section 522.355 - Records of well; contents; drill cutting and core samples.
Section 522.365 - Filing record with department; exemption from disclosure.
Section 522.405 - Unitization; development of unit agreement; rules.
Section 522.415 - Unit operation plan.
Section 522.425 - Provisions in rule or order requiring unit operation.
Section 522.445 - Condition to effectiveness of unitization plan and unit agreement.
Section 522.455 - Rehearing on rule or order; judicial review.
Section 522.475 - Board review of disputes over unit operation; appeal.
Section 522.485 - Amendment of unitization plan.
Section 522.505 - Unauthorized operation in unit area prohibited; exemption.
Section 522.515 - When agreement or plan held not to violate state securities or trade law.
Section 522.525 - Land subject to board authority; federal lands.
Section 522.535 - Fees; rules.
Section 522.545 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 522.815 - Rules by board; scope; adoption; notice.
Section 522.915 - False entries, omissions, destruction or removal of records or reports.