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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

4VAC25-150-680: Plats, coreholes

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
  2. Agency 25. Department of Energy
  3. Chapter 150. Virginia Gas and Oil Regulation
  4. Part IV. Ground-Disturbing Geophysical Exploration
  5. Article 6. Plugging and Abandonment

A. In addition to the requirements of 4VAC25-150-90, every plat for a corehole shall show:

1. The boundaries of the tract on which the corehole is located or is to be located;

2. Surface owners on the tract to be drilled and surface owners on the tracts where the surface is to be disturbed;

3. Coal owners and mineral owners on the tract to be drilled;

4. Coal operators who have registered operations plans with the department for activities located on the tract to be drilled; and

5. Any inhabited building, highway, railroad, stream, permitted surface mine or permitted mine opening within 500 feet of the proposed corehole.

B. If the corehole location is underlain by known coal seams, the plat shall locate the corehole and two permanent points or landmarks with reference to the mine coordinate system if one has been established for the area of the corehole location, and shall in any event show all other wells within the scope of the plat.

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