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I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Director shall adopt regulations requiring each licensed operator to notify, and in appropriate circumstances obtain the consent of, the Director prior to removing minerals in proximity to any gas or oil well already drilled or in the process of being drilled.B\n\nAny licensed operator who plans to remove any mineral, drive any passage or entry, or extend any workings in any mine within 500 feet of any gas or oil well already drilled or in the process of being drilled shall file with the Director a notice that mining is taking place or will take place, together with copies of the maps and plans required under § 45.2-1131 showing the mine workings and projected mine workings that are within 500 feet of the well. The licensed operator shall simultaneously mail copies of such notice, maps, and plans by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the well operator and the Gas and Oil Inspector appointed pursuant to § 45.2-1604. Each such notice shall contain a certification made by the sender that the sender has complied with such requirements.C\n\nAfter filing such notice, the licensed operator may proceed with mining operations in accordance with the maps and plans submitted; however, without the prior approval of the Director, the operator shall not remove any material, drive any entry, or extend any workings in any mine within 200 feet of any gas or oil well already drilled or in the process of being drilled. Each licensed operator who files such petition shall mail copies of the petition, maps, and plans by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the well operator and the Gas and Oil Inspector no later than the day of filing. The Gas and Oil Inspector and the well operator shall have standing to object to any petition filed under this section. Any such objection shall be filed within 10 days following the date such petition is filed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230699,"text":"The Director shall adopt regulations requiring each licensed operator to notify, and in appropriate circumstances obtain the consent of, the Director prior to removing minerals in proximity to any gas or oil well already drilled or in the process of being drilled.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":230700,"text":"Any licensed operator who plans to remove any mineral, drive any passage or entry, or extend any workings in any mine within 500 feet of any gas or oil well already drilled or in the process of being drilled shall file with the Director a notice that mining is taking place or will take place, together with copies of the maps and plans required under § 45.2-1131 showing the mine workings and projected mine workings that are within 500 feet of the well. The licensed operator shall simultaneously mail copies of such notice, maps, and plans by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the well operator and the Gas and Oil Inspector appointed pursuant to § 45.2-1604. Each such notice shall contain a certification made by the sender that the sender has complied with such requirements.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":230701,"text":"After filing such notice, the licensed operator may proceed with mining operations in accordance with the maps and plans submitted; however, without the prior approval of the Director, the operator shall not remove any material, drive any entry, or extend any workings in any mine within 200 feet of any gas or oil well already drilled or in the process of being drilled. Each licensed operator who files such petition shall mail copies of the petition, maps, and plans by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the well operator and the Gas and Oil Inspector no later than the day of filing. The Gas and Oil Inspector and the well operator shall have standing to object to any petition filed under this section. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 92 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 390<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 695<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57591,"section_number":"45.2-1131","catch_line":" Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1131\/"},{"id":84693,"section_number":"45.2-1604","catch_line":" Duties and responsibilities of the Director; Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1604\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224661,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63308,"identifier":"45.2-1503","token":"45.2\/III\/C\/15\/45.2-1503","url":"\/45.2-1503\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1503\/","token":"45.2\/III\/C\/15\/45.2-1503","dublin_core":{"Title":" Mining in proximity to gas and oil wells","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1503","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall adopt regulations requiring each licensed operator to notify, and in appropriate circumstances obtain the consent of, the Director<\/span> prior to removing minerals in proximity to any gas or oil well already drilled or in the process of being drilled. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any licensed operator who plans to remove any mineral, drive any passage or entry, or extend any workings in any mine within 500 feet of any gas or oil well already drilled or in the process of being drilled shall file with the Director<\/span> a notice that mining is taking place or will take place, together with copies of the maps and plans required under § 45.2-1131<\/a> showing the mine workings and projected mine workings that are within 500 feet of the well. The licensed operator shall simultaneously mail copies of such notice, maps, and plans by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the well operator and the Gas and Oil Inspector appointed pursuant to § 45.2-1604<\/a>. Each such notice shall contain a certification made by the sender that the sender has complied with such requirements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> After filing such notice, the licensed operator may proceed with mining operations in accordance with the maps and plans submitted; however, without the prior approval of the Director<\/span>, the operator shall not remove any material<\/span>, drive any entry, or extend any workings in any mine within 200 feet of any gas or oil well already drilled or in the process of being drilled. Each licensed operator who files such petition<\/span> shall mail copies of the petition<\/span>, maps, and plans by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the well operator and the Gas and Oil Inspector no later than the day of filing. The Gas and Oil Inspector and the well operator shall have standing to object<\/span> to any petition<\/span> filed under this section. Any such objection shall be filed within 10 days following the date such petition<\/span> is filed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MINING IN PROXIMITY TO GAS AND OIL WELLS (\u00a7 45.2-1503)\n\nA. The Director shall adopt regulations requiring each licensed operator to\nnotify, and in appropriate circumstances obtain the consent of, the Director\nprior to removing minerals in proximity to any gas or oil well already drilled\nor in the process of being drilled.\n\nB. Any licensed operator who plans to remove any mineral, drive any passage or\nentry, or extend any workings in any mine within 500 feet of any gas or oil well\nalready drilled or in the process of being drilled shall file with the Director\na notice that mining is taking place or will take place, together with copies of\nthe maps and plans required under § 45.2-1131 showing the mine workings and\nprojected mine workings that are within 500 feet of the well. The licensed\noperator shall simultaneously mail copies of such notice, maps, and plans by\ncertified mail, return receipt requested, to the well operator and the Gas and\nOil Inspector appointed pursuant to § 45.2-1604. Each such notice shall\ncontain a certification made by the sender that the sender has complied with\nsuch requirements.\n\nC. After filing such notice, the licensed operator may proceed with mining\noperations in accordance with the maps and plans submitted; however, without the\nprior approval of the Director, the operator shall not remove any material,\ndrive any entry, or extend any workings in any mine within 200 feet of any gas\nor oil well already drilled or in the process of being drilled. Each licensed\noperator who files such petition shall mail copies of the petition, maps, and\nplans by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the well operator and the\nGas and Oil Inspector no later than the day of filing. The Gas and Oil Inspector\nand the well operator shall have standing to object to any petition filed under\nthis section. Any such objection shall be filed within 10 days following the\ndate such petition is filed.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 92, \u00a7 45.1-92.1; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.307; 1997, c. 390;\n1998, c. 695; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}