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- W. Va. Code § 22-6-20 · Same -- When well is drilled through horizon of coalbed from which coal has been removed.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-21 · Same -- Installation of fresh water casings.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-22 · Well report, logs, core samples, and cuttings to be filed; confidentiality and permitted use; authority to promulgate rules; reporting of production data for horizontal wells.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-23 · Plugging, abandonment and reclamation of well; notice of intention; bonds; affidavit showing time and manner.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-24 · Methods of plugging well.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-25 · Introducing liquid pressure into producing strata to recover oil contained therein.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-26 · Performance bonds; corporate surety or other security.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-27 · Cause of action for damages caused by explosions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-28 · Supervision by director over drilling and reclamation operations; complaints; hearings; appeals.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-29 · Operating permit and processing fund; special reclamation fund; fees.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-29a · Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-30 · Reclamation requirements.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-31 · Preventing waste of gas; plan of operation required for wasting gas in process of producing oil; rejection thereof.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-32 · Right of adjacent owner or operator to prevent waste of gas; recovery of cost.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-33 · Restraining waste.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-34 · Offenses; penalties.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-35 · Civil action for contamination or deprivation of fresh water source or supply; presumption.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-36 · Declaration of oil and gas notice by owners and lessees of coal seams.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-37 · Rules, orders and permits remain in effect.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-38 · Application of article; exclusions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-39 · Injunctive relief.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-40 · Appeal from order of issuance or refusal of permit to drill or fracture; procedure.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6-41 · Appeal from order of issuance or refusal of permit for drilling location for introduction of liquids or waste or from conditions of converting procedure.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-1 · Short title.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-2 · Legislative findings; declaration of public policy.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-3 · Applicability; exceptions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-3a · Karst terrain; rulemaking.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-4 · Definitions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-5 · Application of article six of this chapter to horizontal wells subject to this article.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-6 · Secretary of Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-7 · Horizontal well permit required; permit fee; application; soil erosion control plan; well site safety plan; site construction plan; water management plan; permit fee; installation of permit number; suspension and transfer of a permit.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-7a · Modifications of permits.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-8 · Review of application; issuance of permit; performance standards; copy of permits to county assessor.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-9 · Certificate of approval required for large pits or impoundment construction; certificate of approval and annual registration fees; application required to obtain certificate; term of certificate; revocation or suspension of certificates; appeals; farm ponds.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-10 · Notice to property owners.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-10a · Method of Delivery of Notice.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-11 · Procedure for filing written comments; procedures for considering objections and comments; issues to be considered; and newspaper notice.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-12 · Well location restrictions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-13 · Plugging of horizontal wells.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-14 · Reclamation requirements.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-15 · Performance bonds; corporate surety or other security.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-16 · Compensation of surface owners for drilling operations.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-17 · Reimbursement of property taxes of encumbered properties.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-18 · Civil action for contamination or deprivation of fresh water source or supply; presumption; water rights and replacement; waiver of replacement.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-19 · Offenses; civil and criminal penalties.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-20 · Division of Highways certification.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-21 · Establishment of public website information and electronic notification registry regarding horizontal well permit applications.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-22 · Air quality study and rulemaking.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-23 · Impoundment and pit safety study; rulemaking.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6A-24 · Casing and cement standards.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6B-1 · Legislative findings and purpose; applicability.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6B-2 · Definitions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6B-3 · Compensation of surface owners for drilling operations.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6B-4 · Common law right of action preserved; offsets.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6B-5 · Notification of claim.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6B-6 · Agreement; offer of settlement.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6B-7 · Rejection; legal action; arbitration; fees and costs.
- W. Va. Code § 22-6B-8 · Application of article.
- W. Va. Code § 22-7-1 · Legislative findings and purpose.
- W. Va. Code § 22-7-2 · Definitions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-7-3 · Compensation of surface owners for drilling operations.
- W. Va. Code § 22-7-4 · Common law right of action preserved; offsets.
- W. Va. Code § 22-7-5 · Notification of claim.
- W. Va. Code § 22-7-6 · Agreement; offer of settlement.
- W. Va. Code § 22-7-7 · Rejection; legal action; arbitration; fees and costs.
- W. Va. Code § 22-7-8 · Application of article.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-1 · Scope of article.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-2 · Duty of pipeline companies to accept and transport oil.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-3 · Oil of 35 degrees Baume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit; inspection, grading and measurement; receipt; deduction for waste.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-4 · Oil over 35 degrees Baume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit; inspection and measurement; loss.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-5 · Lien for charges.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-6 · Accepted orders and certificates for oil -- Negotiability.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-7 · Same -- Further provisions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-8 · Dealing in oil without consent of owner.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-9 · Monthly statements.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-10 · Statements of amount of oil.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-11 · Penalty -- Wrongful issuance, sale or alteration of receipts, orders, etc.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-12 · Same -- Dealing in oil without consent of owner in interest.
- W. Va. Code § 22-8-13 · Same -- Failure to make report and statement.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-1 · Definitions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-2 · Filing of maps and data by persons operating or proposing to operate gas storage reservoirs.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-3 · Filing of maps and data by persons operating coal mines.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-4 · Notice by persons operating coal mines.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-5 · Obligations to be performed by persons operating storage reservoirs.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-6 · Inspection of facilities and records; reliance on maps; burden of proof.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-7 · Exemptions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-8 · Alternative method.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-9 · Powers and duties of director.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-10 · Conferences, hearings and appeals.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-11 · Enforcement.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-12 · Penalties.
- W. Va. Code § 22-9-13 · Orders remain in effect.
- W. Va. Code § 22-10-1 · Short title.
- W. Va. Code § 22-10-2 · Legislative findings; legislative statement of policy and purpose.
- W. Va. Code § 22-10-3 · Definitions.
- W. Va. Code § 22-10-4 · Financial responsibility -- Applicability.
- W. Va. Code § 22-10-5 · Financial responsibility -- Amount.
- W. Va. Code § 22-10-6 · Establishment of priorities for plugging expenditures.
- W. Va. Code § 22-10-7 · Right of interested person to plug, replug and reclaim abandoned wells.
- W. Va. Code § 22-10-8 · Arbitration; fees and costs.