(a) With each application or materially amended application for a permit to drill, deepen, plug back, or reenter a well, the applicant shall submit to the commission a nonrefundable fee of:
(1) $200 if the total depth of the well is 2,000 feet or less;
(2) $225 if the total depth of the well is greater than 2,000 feet but less than or equal to 4,000 feet;
(3) $250 if the total depth of the well is greater than 4,000 feet but less than or equal to 9,000 feet;
(4) $300 if the total depth of the well is greater than 9,000 feet.
(b) An applicant shall submit an additional nonrefundable fee of $200 when a Rule 37 spacing or a Rule 38 density exception review is requested.

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(c) An applicant shall submit an additional nonrefundable fee of $150 when requesting that the commission expedite the application for a permit to drill, deepen, plug back, or reenter a well.
(d) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.