Oregon Revised Statutes Mineral Resources § 522.115

(1) No person shall engage in the drilling or operating of any geothermal well without first obtaining a permit issued under the authority of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, and without complying with the conditions of such permit.

(2) An application for a permit shall contain:

(3) An application for a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $2,000.

(4) The permittee shall provide an annual nonrefundable renewal fee on or before the anniversary of the issuance date of each active permit as follows:

(5) A request by a permittee to modify a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee not to exceed $1,500.

(6) A request by a permittee to transfer a permit issued under this section shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $500.

(7) A request by a permittee to plug and decommission a geothermal well shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $1,000.

(8) 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.