Fixed fees payable for other consents6
1
A licensee who applies to the Welsh Ministers for consent to an activity or matter listed in the first column of Table 2 must pay the corresponding fee in the second column of that table.
2
Subject to paragraph (3), the fee payable under paragraph (1) must be paid at the time of making the application, unless the Welsh Ministers notify the licensee that the fee may be paid at a later date.
3
In relation to the activities listed in paragraph (4), the fee payable under paragraph (1) must be paid within 30 days of the Welsh Ministers notifying the licensee of the determination of the application unless the Welsh Ministers notify the licensee that the fee may be paid at a later date.
4
The activities are—
a
an application for consent to extend the initial, second or final term of a petroleum licence;
b
an application for consent to amend a work programme.
Activity or matter requiring consent | Fee payable |
|---|---|
Drilling a primary well | £729 |
Drilling a sidetrack well branching off from the principal well to a target location different from that of the principal well | £596 |
Fitting or refitting equipment in a well for the purpose of enabling hydrocarbon production or injection | £566 |
Getting petroleum from a licensed area | £1,052 |
Varying a consent to get petroleum from a licensed area | £1,052 |
Flaring or venting petroleum from a well | £765 |
Varying a consent to flare or vent petroleum from a well | £765 |
Well suspension | £596 |
Putting back into use any well subject to a well suspension | £566 |
Abandoning a well permanently | £566 |
Changing the licensee of a petroleum licence | £401 |
Changing the beneficiary of rights granted by a petroleum licence | £401 |
Appointing an operator under a petroleum licence | £1,201 |
Extending the initial, second or final term of a petroleum licence | £1,000 |
Amending a work programme | £1,000 |