Oil and gas drillers may apply for a permit to begin operations 30 days after registration by paying a nonrefundable fee of $13,500. The permit application must disclose how and where the well will be drilled, the amount of fluid to be used and at what pressure it will be injected into the well. Drillers also will have to disclose what chemicals will be used and at what concentration, and plans for everything from well safety to waste containment.