{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac25-150-230","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC25-150-230","heading":"Commencement of activity","body":"A. Gas, oil or geophysical activity commences with ground-disturbing activity.\n\nB. A permittee shall notify the division at least  48 hours prior to commencing ground-disturbing activity, drilling a well or corehole, completing or recompleting a well or plugging a well or corehole. The permittee shall notify the division, either orally or in writing, of the  operation name and the date and time that the work is scheduled to commence. Should activities not commence as first noticed, the permittee shall make every effort to update the division and reschedule the commencement of activity, indicating the specific date and time the work will be commenced.\n\nC. For dry holes and in emergency situations, the operator  shall notify the division, orally or in writing, within  48 hours of commencing plugging activities.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 25. Department of Energy","Chapter 150. Virginia Gas and Oil Regulation","Part I. Standards of General Applicability","Article 5. Technical Standards"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency25/chapter150/section230/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:21Z","sha256":"58d1f793ec600e39054837a7c6251709ec5a0dccf8e4feb0099974793faaf436","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac25-150-220","next":"us-va/4vac25-150-240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}