Pennsylvania Statutes Title 58 P.S. Oil and Gas § 1202. Definitions

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in the section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

“Conventional oil and gas well.” A bore hole drilled or being drilled for the purpose of or to be used for construction of a well regulated under 58 Pa.C.S. Ch. 32 (relating to development), that is not an unconventional well, irrespective of technology or design. The term includes, but is not limited to:

(1) Wells drilled to produce oil.

(2) Wells drilled to produce natural gas from formations other than shale formations.

(3) Wells drilled to produce natural gas from shale formations located above the base of the Elk Group or its stratigraphic equivalent.

(4) Wells drilled to produce natural gas from shale formations located below the base of the Elk Group where natural gas can be produced at economic flow rates or in economic volumes without the use of vertical or nonvertical well bores stimulated by hydraulic fracture treatments or multilateral well bores or other techniques to expose more of the formation to the well bore.

(5) Irrespective of formation, wells drilled for collateral purposes, such as monitoring, geologic logging, secondary and tertiary recovery or disposal injection.

“Council.” The Pennsylvania Grade Crude Development Advisory Council.

“Department.” The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth.