Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources
Article I - Land Resources
Chapter 78 - OIL AND GAS WELLS
Subchapter B - PERMITS, TRANSFERS AND OBJECTIONS
PERMITS AND TRANSFERS
Section 78.13 - Permit transfers

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 78.13

Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 13, March 29, 2025

(a) No transfer, assignment or sale of rights granted under a permit or registration may be made without prior written approval of the Department. Permit transfers may be denied for the reasons set forth in section 201(e)(4) and (5) of the act (58 P. S. § 601.201(e)(4) and (5)).

(b) The Department may require the transferee to fulfill the drilling, plugging, well site restoration, water supply replacement and other requirements of the act, regardless of whether the transferor commenced the activity and regardless of whether the transferor failed to properly perform the transferor's obligations under the act.

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