HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection now is collecting natural gas production data from operators of unconventional natural gas wells on a monthly basis, according to a news release.

Production data had been reported on a semiannual basis every February and August.

The Unconventional Well Report Act, which the General Assembly passed in October, requires operators of unconventional wells to supply the data monthly.

The requirement took effect at the beginning of this year, with January’s production data due by March 31. Production data for all following months will be due 45 days after the end of the month.

Conventional well operators will continue to report production data on an annual basis.

Operators self-report to the DEP electronically, and all data is available on the DEP’s website.