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He shall perform all duties delegated by the Director pursuant to \u00a7 45.2-105 and maintain permanent records of the following:1\n\nEach application for a gas, oil, or geophysical operation and each permitted gas, oil, or geophysical operation;2\n\nMeetings, actions, and orders of the Board;3\n\nEach petition for mining coal within 200 feet of or through a well;4\n\nEach request for special plugging by a coal owner or coal operator; and5\n\nAll other records prepared pursuant to this chapter.B\n\nThe Inspector or another Department employee as determined by the Director shall serve as the principal executive of the staff of the Board.C\n\nThe Inspector may take charge of well or corehole operations or pipeline emergency operations whenever a well or corehole blowout, release of hydrogen sulfide or other gas, or other serious accident occurs.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":244243,"text":"The Inspector shall administer the laws and regulations and shall have access to all records and properties necessary for this purpose. He shall perform all duties delegated by the Director pursuant to \u00a7 45.2-105 and maintain permanent records of the following:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":244244,"text":"Each application for a gas, oil, or geophysical operation and each permitted gas, oil, or geophysical operation;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":244245,"text":"Meetings, actions, and orders of the Board;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":244246,"text":"Each petition for mining coal within 200 feet of or through a well;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":244247,"text":"Each request for special plugging by a coal owner or coal operator; 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gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment","url":"\/45.2-1631\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1631","metadata":false},{"id":65415,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1632","catch_line":" Notice of permit applications and permit modification applications required; content","url":"\/45.2-1632\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1632","metadata":false},{"id":71051,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1633","catch_line":" Bonding and financial security required","url":"\/45.2-1633\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1633","metadata":false},{"id":71561,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1634","catch_line":" Gas and Oil Plugging and Restoration Fund","url":"\/45.2-1634\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1634","metadata":false},{"id":86870,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1635","catch_line":" Expiration of permits","url":"\/45.2-1635\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1635","metadata":false},{"id":77799,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1636","catch_line":" Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required","url":"\/45.2-1636\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1636","metadata":false},{"id":76183,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1637","catch_line":" Objections to permits; hearing","url":"\/45.2-1637\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1637","metadata":false},{"id":83420,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1638","catch_line":" Appeals of Director's decisions to the Board","url":"\/45.2-1638\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1638","metadata":false},{"id":84931,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1639","catch_line":" Persons required to register; designated agents","url":"\/45.2-1639\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1639","metadata":false},{"id":59598,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1640","catch_line":" Report of permitted activities and production required; contents","url":"\/45.2-1640\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1640","metadata":false},{"id":81636,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1641","catch_line":" Developing a gas or oil well as a water well","url":"\/45.2-1641\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1641","metadata":false},{"id":60443,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1642","catch_line":" Orphaned Well Fund; orphaned wells","url":"\/45.2-1642\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1642","metadata":false},{"id":78314,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1643","catch_line":" Interference by injection wells with groundwater supply","url":"\/45.2-1643\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1643","metadata":false},{"id":75577,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1644","catch_line":" Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil, and geophysical operations","url":"\/45.2-1644\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1644","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":58734,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1629","catch_line":" Duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Director","url":"\/45.2-1629\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1629","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":69690,"structure_id":15425,"section_number":"45.2-1631","catch_line":" Permit required; gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment","url":"\/45.2-1631\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1631","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/45.2-1630\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 347 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 1982 \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 1987, chapter 452; in 1989, chapter 164; in 1990, chapter 92.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63543,"section_number":"45.2-105","catch_line":" Establishment of divisions; division heads","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-105\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224803,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67412,"identifier":"45.2-1630","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1630","url":"\/45.2-1630\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1630\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1630","dublin_core":{"Title":" Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Inspector","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1630","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Inspector<\/span> shall administer the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> and regulations and shall have access to all records and properties necessary for this purpose. He shall perform all duties delegated by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\" Establishment of divisions; division heads\" href=\"\/45.2-105\/\">45.2-105<\/a> and maintain permanent records of the following: <a id=\"paragraph-244243\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1630\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Each application for a <span class=\"dictionary\">gas<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">oil<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">geophysical operation<\/span> and each permitted <span class=\"dictionary\">gas<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">oil<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">geophysical operation<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-244244\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1630\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Meetings, actions, and <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-244245\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1630\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Each <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> for mining coal within 200 feet of or through a <span class=\"dictionary\">well<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-244246\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1630\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Each request for special plugging by a <span class=\"dictionary\">coal owner<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">coal operator<\/span>; and <a id=\"paragraph-244247\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1630\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> All other records prepared pursuant to this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-244248\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1630\/#A5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Inspector<\/span> or another <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> employee as determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> shall serve as the principal executive of the staff of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-244249\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1630\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Inspector<\/span> may take charge of <span class=\"dictionary\">well<\/span> or corehole operations or <span class=\"dictionary\">pipeline<\/span> emergency operations whenever a <span class=\"dictionary\">well<\/span> or corehole blowout, release of hydrogen sulfide or other <span class=\"dictionary\">gas<\/span>, or other serious accident occurs. <a id=\"paragraph-244250\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1630\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INSPECTOR (\u00a7 45.2-1630)\n\nA. The Inspector shall administer the laws and regulations and shall have access\nto all records and properties necessary for this purpose. He shall perform all\nduties delegated by the Director pursuant to \u00a7 45.2-105 and maintain permanent\nrecords of the following:\n\n   1. Each application for a gas, oil, or geophysical operation and each\n   permitted gas, oil, or geophysical operation;\n\n   2. Meetings, actions, and orders of the Board;\n\n   3. Each petition for mining coal within 200 feet of or through a well;\n\n   4. Each request for special plugging by a coal owner or coal operator; and\n\n   5. All other records prepared pursuant to this chapter.\n\nB. The Inspector or another Department employee as determined by the Director\nshall serve as the principal executive of the staff of the Board.\n\nC. The Inspector may take charge of well or corehole operations or pipeline\nemergency operations whenever a well or corehole blowout, release of hydrogen\nsulfide or other gas, or other serious accident occurs.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 347, \u00a7 45.1-293; 1987, c. 452; 1989, c. 164; 1990, c. 92, \u00a7\n45.1-361.28; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 387, 532.","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}}