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I, c. 387.","full_text":"A\n\nWithin one day of the day on which the application for a permit for a gas or oil operation is filed, the applicant shall provide notice of the application to the following persons:1\n\nEvery surface owner, coal owner, and mineral owner on the tract to be drilled;2\n\nEvery coal operator who has registered an operation plan with the Department for activities located on the tract to be drilled;3\n\nEvery surface owner on a tract where the surface is to be disturbed;4\n\nEvery gas, oil, or royalty owner (i) within one half of the distance specified in § 45.2-1616 for that type of well or one half of the distance to the nearest well completed in the same pool, whichever is less, or (ii) within the boundaries of a drilling unit established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;5\n\nEvery coal operator who has applied for or obtained a mining or prospecting permit with respect to a tract located within 500 feet of the proposed well location or, in the case of a proposed coalbed methane gas well location, within 750 feet thereof;6\n\nEvery coal owner or mineral owner on a tract located within 500 feet of the proposed well location or, in the case of a proposed coalbed methane gas well location, within 750 feet thereof; and7\n\nEvery operator of a gas storage field certificated by the State Corporation Commission as a public utility facility whose certificated area includes the well location or whose certificated boundary is within 1,250 feet of the proposed well location.B\n\nWithin one day of the day on which the application for a permit modification for a gas or oil operation is filed, the applicant requesting such permit modification shall provide notice of the application to all persons listed in subsection A who may be directly affected by the proposed activity.C\n\nWithin one day of the day on which the application for a permit for geophysical operations is submitted, the applicant shall provide notice to those persons listed in subdivisions A 1, 2, and 3.D\n\nEach notice required to be given pursuant to subsection A, B, or C shall contain a statement of the time within which objections may be made and the name and address of the person to whom objections shall be forwarded. Only a person entitled to notice under subsection A, B, or C shall have standing to object to the issuance of the proposed permit or permit modification for a gas, oil, or geophysical operation as the use may be. Upon receipt of notice, any person may waive in writing the time and right to object.E\n\nWithin seven days of the day on which the application for a permit is filed, the applicant shall provide notice to (i) the local governing body or chief executive officer of the locality where the well is proposed to be located and (ii) the general public, through publication of a notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the locality where the well is proposed to be located.F\n\nAn applicant shall make a reasonable effort to provide the notices required under subsections A, B, and C. If an applicant is unable to identify or locate any person to whom notice is required, then the notice provided in clause (ii) of subsection E shall be considered sufficient notice to such persons and the date of notification shall be the date of publication.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":237811,"text":"Within one day of the day on which the application for a permit for a gas or oil operation is filed, the applicant shall provide notice of the application to the following persons:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":237812,"text":"Every surface owner, coal owner, and mineral owner on the tract to be drilled;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":237813,"text":"Every coal operator who has registered an operation plan with the Department for activities located on the tract to be drilled;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":237814,"text":"Every surface owner on a tract where the surface is to be disturbed;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":237815,"text":"Every gas, oil, or royalty owner (i) within one half of the distance specified in § 45.2-1616 for that type of well or one half of the distance to the nearest well completed in the same pool, whichever is less, or (ii) within the boundaries of a drilling unit established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":237816,"text":"Every coal operator who has applied for or obtained a mining or prospecting permit with respect to a tract located within 500 feet of the proposed well location or, in the case of a proposed coalbed methane gas well location, within 750 feet thereof;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":237817,"text":"Every coal owner or mineral owner on a tract located within 500 feet of the proposed well location or, in the case of a proposed coalbed methane gas well location, within 750 feet thereof; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"A7"},"7":{"id":237818,"text":"Every operator of a gas storage field certificated by the State Corporation Commission as a public utility facility whose certificated area includes the well location or whose certificated boundary is within 1,250 feet of the proposed well location.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"A7","prefix_anchor":"A7","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A6","next_prefix":"B"},"8":{"id":237819,"text":"Within one day of the day on which the application for a permit modification for a gas or oil operation is filed, the applicant requesting such permit modification shall provide notice of the application to all persons listed in subsection A who may be directly affected by the proposed activity.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A7","next_prefix":"C"},"9":{"id":237820,"text":"Within one day of the day on which the application for a permit for geophysical operations is submitted, the applicant shall provide notice to those persons listed in subdivisions A 1, 2, and 3.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"10":{"id":237821,"text":"Each notice required to be given pursuant to subsection A, B, or C shall contain a statement of the time within which objections may be made and the name and address of the person to whom objections shall be forwarded. 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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 6 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 1984, chapter 590; in 1987, chapter 452; in 1989, chapter 529; in 1990, chapter 92; in 1996, chapter 854<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 534<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62118,"section_number":"45.2-1609","catch_line":" Appeals; venue; standing","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1609\/"},{"id":76183,"section_number":"45.2-1637","catch_line":" Objections to permits; hearing","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1637\/"},{"id":83420,"section_number":"45.2-1638","catch_line":" Appeals of Director's decisions to the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1638\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59912,"section_number":"45.2-1616","catch_line":" Statewide spacing of wells","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1616\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224811,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65415,"identifier":"45.2-1632","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1632","url":"\/45.2-1632\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1632\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/3\/45.2-1632","dublin_core":{"Title":" Notice of permit applications and permit modification applications required; content","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1632","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Within one day of the day on which the application for a permit for a gas<\/span> or oil<\/span> operation is filed, the applicant shall provide notice of the application to the following persons: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Every surface owner<\/span>, coal owner<\/span>, and mineral owner<\/span> on the tract to be drilled; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Every coal operator<\/span> who has registered an operation plan with the Department<\/span> for activities located on the tract to be drilled; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Every surface owner<\/span> on a tract where the surface is to be disturbed; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Every gas<\/span>, oil<\/span>, or royalty owner<\/span> (i) within one half of the distance specified in § 45.2-1616<\/a> for that type of well<\/span> or one half of the distance to the nearest well<\/span> completed in the same pool<\/span>, whichever is less, or (ii) within the boundaries of a drilling unit<\/span> established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Every coal operator<\/span> who has applied for or obtained a mining or prospecting permit with respect to a tract located within 500 feet of the proposed well location or, in the case of a proposed coalbed methane gas<\/span> well<\/span> location, within 750 feet thereof; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Every coal owner<\/span> or mineral owner<\/span> on a tract located within 500 feet of the proposed well location or, in the case of a proposed coalbed methane gas<\/span> well<\/span> location, within 750 feet thereof; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Every operator of a gas storage field certificated by the State Corporation Commission as a public utility facility whose certificated area includes the well location or whose certificated boundary is within 1,250 feet of the proposed well location. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Within one day of the day on which the application for a permit modification for a gas or oil<\/span> operation is filed, the applicant requesting such permit modification shall provide notice of the application to all persons listed in subsection A who may be directly affected by the proposed activity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Within one day of the day on which the application for a permit for geophysical operations<\/span> is submitted, the applicant shall provide notice to those persons listed in subdivisions A 1, 2, and 3. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each notice required to be given pursuant to subsection A, B, or C shall contain a statement of the time within which objections may be made and the name and address of the person to whom objections shall be forwarded. Only a person entitled to notice under subsection A, B, or C shall have standing to object<\/span> to the issuance of the proposed permit or permit modification for a gas, oil<\/span>, or geophysical operation<\/span> as the use may be. Upon receipt of notice, any person may waive<\/span> in writing the time and right to object<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Within seven days of the day on which the application for a permit is filed, the applicant shall provide notice to (i) the local governing body or chief<\/span> executive officer of the locality where the well is proposed to be located and (ii) the general public, through publication of a notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the locality where the well is proposed to be located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> An applicant shall make a reasonable effort to provide the notices required under subsections A, B, and C. If an applicant is unable to identify or locate any person to whom notice is required, then the notice provided in clause (ii) of subsection E shall be considered sufficient notice to such persons and the date of notification shall be the date of publication. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND PERMIT MODIFICATION APPLICATIONS REQUIRED;\nCONTENT (\u00a7 45.2-1632)\n\nA. Within one day of the day on which the application for a permit for a gas or\noil operation is filed, the applicant shall provide notice of the application to\nthe following persons:\n\n 1. Every surface owner, coal owner, and mineral owner on the tract to be\n drilled;\n\n 2. Every coal operator who has registered an operation plan with the\n Department for activities located on the tract to be drilled;\n\n 3. Every surface owner on a tract where the surface is to be disturbed;\n\n 4. Every gas, oil, or royalty owner (i) within one half of the distance\n specified in § 45.2-1616 for that type of well or one half of the\n distance to the nearest well completed in the same pool, whichever is less, or\n (ii) within the boundaries of a drilling unit established pursuant to the\n provisions of this chapter;\n\n 5. Every coal operator who has applied for or obtained a mining or prospecting\n permit with respect to a tract located within 500 feet of the proposed well\n location or, in the case of a proposed coalbed methane gas well location,\n within 750 feet thereof;\n\n 6. Every coal owner or mineral owner on a tract located within 500 feet of the\n proposed well location or, in the case of a proposed coalbed methane gas well\n location, within 750 feet thereof; and\n\n 7. Every operator of a gas storage field certificated by the State Corporation\n Commission as a public utility facility whose certificated area includes the\n well location or whose certificated boundary is within 1,250 feet of the\n proposed well location.\n\nB. Within one day of the day on which the application for a permit modification\nfor a gas or oil operation is filed, the applicant requesting such permit\nmodification shall provide notice of the application to all persons listed in\nsubsection A who may be directly affected by the proposed activity.\n\nC. Within one day of the day on which the application for a permit for\ngeophysical operations is submitted, the applicant shall provide notice to those\npersons listed in subdivisions A 1, 2, and 3.\n\nD. Each notice required to be given pursuant to subsection A, B, or C shall\ncontain a statement of the time within which objections may be made and the name\nand address of the person to whom objections shall be forwarded. Only a person\nentitled to notice under subsection A, B, or C shall have standing to object to\nthe issuance of the proposed permit or permit modification for a gas, oil, or\ngeophysical operation as the use may be. Upon receipt of notice, any person may\nwaive in writing the time and right to object.\n\nE. Within seven days of the day on which the application for a permit is filed,\nthe applicant shall provide notice to (i) the local governing body or chief\nexecutive officer of the locality where the well is proposed to be located and\n(ii) the general public, through publication of a notice in at least one\nnewspaper of general circulation in the locality where the well is proposed to\nbe located.\n\nF. An applicant shall make a reasonable effort to provide the notices required\nunder subsections A, B, and C. If an applicant is unable to identify or locate\nany person to whom notice is required, then the notice provided in clause (ii)\nof subsection E shall be considered sufficient notice to such persons and the\ndate of notification shall be the date of publication.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 347, \u00a7 45.1-313; 1984, c. 590; 1987, c. 452; 1989, c. 529;\n1990, c. 92, \u00a7 45.1-361.30; 1996, c. 854; 2008, c. 534; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n387.","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}}