IN 1992, THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE AMENDED THE OIL AND GAS ACT TO ESTABLISH THE CURRENT WELL PLUGGING PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED PENNSYLVANIA S DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEP THE AUTHORITY TO PERMANENTLY PLUG ABANDONED OR ORPHAN OIL AND GAS WELLS WHEN NO VIABLE WELL OWNER OR OPERATOR EXISTS DEP S BUREAU OF OIL AND GAS PLANNING AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IS TASKED WITH EXECUTING THE WELL PLUGGING WORK, IN COORDINATION WITH DISTRICT OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS STAFF AS PART OF THIS WORK, DEP HAS DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED WELL PLUGGING CONTRACTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROCUREMENT CODE AND ALL CONTRACTING GUIDANCE SET FORTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA GENERALLY, THE WELL PLUGGING CONTRACTS DEVELOPED BY DEP ARE ALL INCLUSIVE, IN SUCH THAT DURING WELL PLUGGING AND FINAL ABATEMENT, CONTRACTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCESS EGRESS, SITE PREPARATION, EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROLS ON SITE, WELL PLUGGING PER COMMONWEALTH REGULATIONS, PRODUCED WASTE DISPOSAL, AND SITE RESTORATI

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IN 1992, THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE AMENDED THE OIL AND GAS ACT TO ESTABLISH THE CURRENT WELL PLUGGING PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED PENNSYLVANIA S DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEP THE AUTHORITY TO PERMANENTLY PLUG ABANDONED OR ORPHAN OIL AND GAS WELLS WHEN NO VIABLE WELL OWNER OR OPERATOR EXISTS DEP S BUREAU OF OIL AND GAS PLANNING AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IS TASKED WITH EXECUTING THE WELL PLUGGING WORK, IN COORDINATION WITH DISTRICT OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS STAFF AS PART OF THIS WORK, DEP HAS DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED WELL PLUGGING CONTRACTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROCUREMENT CODE AND ALL CONTRACTING GUIDANCE SET FORTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA GENERALLY, THE WELL PLUGGING CONTRACTS DEVELOPED BY DEP ARE ALL INCLUSIVE, IN SUCH THAT DURING WELL PLUGGING AND FINAL ABATEMENT, CONTRACTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCESS EGRESS, SITE PREPARATION, EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROLS ON SITE, WELL PLUGGING PER COMMONWEALTH REGULATIONS, PRODUCED WASTE DISPOSAL, AND SITE RESTORATI