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Upon receipt of a gas, oil, or geophysical operator&#8217;s written request, the Director shall hold confidential such information concerning an exploratory well or corehole for a period of two years after completion of the well or four years from the date such well or hole reaches total depth, whichever occurs first. The Director, for good cause shown by the gas, oil, or geophysical operator, may annually extend the period of time for which information regarding exploratory drilling is held confidential. However, the Director shall upon request provide a copy of any survey or log for strata through the lowest coal seam to the coal owner.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":268693,"text":"The Director shall hold confidential all logs, surveys, and reports relating to the drilling, completion, and testing of a well that are filed by a gas or oil operator under this chapter for a period of 90 days after the completion of the well or 18 months after the total depth of the well has been reached, whichever occurs first. Upon receipt of a gas, oil, or geophysical operator&#8217;s written request, the Director shall hold confidential such information concerning an exploratory well or corehole for a period of two years after completion of the well or four years from the date such well or hole reaches total depth, whichever occurs first. The Director, for good cause shown by the gas, oil, or geophysical operator, may annually extend the period of time for which information regarding exploratory drilling is held confidential. 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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224703,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74768,"identifier":"45.2-1606","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/1\/45.2-1606","url":"\/45.2-1606\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1606\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/1\/45.2-1606","dublin_core":{"Title":" Confidentiality","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1606","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall hold confidential all <span class=\"dictionary\">logs<\/span>, surveys, and reports relating to the drilling, completion, and testing of a well that are filed by a <span class=\"dictionary\">gas or oil operator<\/span> under this chapter for a period of 90 days after the completion of the well or 18 months after the total depth of the well has been reached, whichever occurs first. 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However, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall upon request provide a copy of any survey or <span class=\"dictionary\">log<\/span> for strata through the lowest <span class=\"dictionary\">coal seam<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">coal owner<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n CONFIDENTIALITY (\u00a7 45.2-1606)\n\nThe Director shall hold confidential all logs, surveys, and reports relating to\nthe drilling, completion, and testing of a well that are filed by a gas or oil\noperator under this chapter for a period of 90 days after the completion of the\nwell or 18 months after the total depth of the well has been reached, whichever\noccurs first. Upon receipt of a gas, oil, or geophysical operator&#8217;s\nwritten request, the Director shall hold confidential such information\nconcerning an exploratory well or corehole for a period of two years after\ncompletion of the well or four years from the date such well or hole reaches\ntotal depth, whichever occurs first. The Director, for good cause shown by the\ngas, oil, or geophysical operator, may annually extend the period of time for\nwhich information regarding exploratory drilling is held confidential. However,\nthe Director shall upon request provide a copy of any survey or log for strata\nthrough the lowest coal seam to the coal owner.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 92, \u00a7 45.1-361.6; 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}}