Article 3 Regulation of Gas and Oil Development and Production
This article is comprised of the following sections:
- §45.2-1629 Duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Director
- §45.2-1630 Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Inspector
- §45.2-1631 Permit required; gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment
- §45.2-1632 Notice of permit applications and permit modification applications required; content
- §45.2-1633 Bonding and financial security required
- §45.2-1634 Gas and Oil Plugging and Restoration Fund
- §45.2-1635 Expiration of permits
- §45.2-1636 Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required
- §45.2-1637 Objections to permits; hearing
- §45.2-1638 Appeals of Director’s decisions to the Board
- §45.2-1639 Persons required to register; designated agents
- §45.2-1640 Report of permitted activities and production required; contents
- §45.2-1641 Developing a gas or oil well as a water well
- §45.2-1642 Orphaned Well Fund; orphaned wells
- §45.2-1643 Interference by injection wells with groundwater supply
- §45.2-1644 Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil, and geophysical operations