GroundRules
4VAC25-150-700: Setback restrictions, coreholes
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
- Agency 25. Department of Energy
- Chapter 150. Virginia Gas and Oil Regulation
- Part IV. Ground-Disturbing Geophysical Exploration
- Article 6. Plugging and Abandonment
No permit shall be issued for any corehole to be drilled closer than 200 feet from an inhabited building, unless site conditions as approved by the director warrant the permission of a lesser distance, and there exists a lease or agreement between the operator and the owner of the inhabited building. A copy of the lease or agreement shall accompany the application for a permit.
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