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&#8217;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
