shall award to the lessor reasonable attorney fees and costs in
bringing the action, including expert witness fees.
(e) Treble damages.--If the court finds that the lessee
acted willfully in failing to pay the minimum royalty payment
due or where a lessee has been previously found to have failed
to pay the minimum royalty payment due, the court may award
treble damages to the lessor.
(f) Other remedies not precluded.--The remedies provided
under this section are not exclusive of, do not require
exhaustion of and shall be in addition to any other remedies
provided by the lease, by law or in equity.
Section 2605. Unconventional gas well permits.
Notwithstanding any provision of 58 Pa.C.S. Ch. 32 (relating
to development), the following shall apply:
(1) Whenever, before or during the drilling of an
unconventional gas well not within the boundaries of an
operating coal mine, the operator of the unconventional gas
well encounters conditions of a nature that renders drilling
of the bore hole or a portion thereof impossible, or more
hazardous than usual, the operator of the unconventional gas
well, upon verbal notice to the department, may immediately
plug all or part of the bore hole, if drilling has occurred,
and commence a new bore hole not more than 50 feet from the
old bore hole indicated on the plat submitted with the
approved unconventional gas well permit application if the
location of the new bore hole does not violate 58 Pa.C.S. §
3215 (relating to well location restrictions) and, in the
case of a well subject to act of July 25, 1961 (P.L.825,
No.359), known as the Oil and Gas Conservation Law, if the
new location complies with existing laws, regulations and
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