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2021 Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Chapter 16 - Virginia Gas and Oil Act
Article 1. General Provisions
- § 45.2-1600. (Effective October 1, 2021) Definitions
- § 45.2-1601. (Effective October 1, 2021) Regulation of coal surface mining not affected by chapter
- § 45.2-1602. (Effective October 1, 2021) Construction; purposes
- § 45.2-1603. (Effective October 1, 2021) Virginia Gas and Oil Board; membership; compensation
- § 45.2-1604. (Effective October 1, 2021) Duties and responsibilities of the Director; Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector
- § 45.2-1605. (Effective October 1, 2021) Exclusivity of regulation and enforcement
- § 45.2-1606. (Effective October 1, 2021) Confidentiality
- § 45.2-1607. (Effective October 1, 2021) Expenditure of funds
- § 45.2-1608. (Effective October 1, 2021) Violations; penalties
- § 45.2-1609. (Effective October 1, 2021) Appeals; venue; standing
- § 45.2-1610. (Effective October 1, 2021) Copy of lease to lessor
- § 45.2-1611. (Effective October 1, 2021) Objections by coal owner
- § 45.2-1612. (Effective October 1, 2021) Distance limitations of certain wells
Article 2. Gas and Oil Conservation
- § 45.2-1613. (Effective October 1, 2021) Meetings of the Board; notice; general powers and duties
- § 45.2-1614. (Effective October 1, 2021) Additional duties and responsibilities of the Board
- § 45.2-1615. (Effective October 1, 2021) Applicability and construction
- § 45.2-1616. (Effective October 1, 2021) Statewide spacing of wells
- § 45.2-1617. (Effective October 1, 2021) Voluntary pooling of interests in drilling units; validity of unit agreements
- § 45.2-1618. (Effective October 1, 2021) Notice of hearing; standing; form of hearing
- § 45.2-1619. (Effective October 1, 2021) Field rules and drilling units for wells; hearings and orders
- § 45.2-1620. (Effective October 1, 2021) Pooling of interests in drilling units
- § 45.2-1621. (Effective October 1, 2021) Coalbed methane gas; ownership
- § 45.2-1622. (Effective October 1, 2021) Pooling of interests for coalbed methane gas wells; conflicting claims to ownership
- § 45.2-1623. (Effective October 1, 2021) Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration
- § 45.2-1624. (Effective October 1, 2021) Release of funds held in escrow or suspense because of conflicting claims to coalbed methane gas
- § 45.2-1625. (Effective October 1, 2021) Appeals of the Director's decisions; notices; hearings and orders
- § 45.2-1626. (Effective October 1, 2021) Enforcement
- § 45.2-1627. (Effective October 1, 2021) Standing when Director or Board fails to act
- § 45.2-1628. (Effective October 1, 2021) Recording of orders
Article 3. Regulation of Gas and Oil Development and Production
- § 45.2-1629. (Effective October 1, 2021) Duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Director
- § 45.2-1630. (Effective October 1, 2021) Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Inspector
- § 45.2-1631. (Effective October 1, 2021) Permit required; gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment
- § 45.2-1632. (Effective October 1, 2021) Notice of permit applications and permit modification applications required; content
- § 45.2-1633. (Effective October 1, 2021) Bonding and financial security required
- § 45.2-1634. (Effective October 1, 2021) Gas and Oil Plugging and Restoration Fund
- § 45.2-1635. (Effective October 1, 2021) Expiration of permits
- § 45.2-1636. (Effective October 1, 2021) Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required
- § 45.2-1637. (Effective October 1, 2021) Objections to permits; hearing
- § 45.2-1638. (Effective October 1, 2021) Appeals of Director's decisions to the Board
- § 45.2-1639. (Effective October 1, 2021) Persons required to register; designated agents
- § 45.2-1640. (Effective October 1, 2021) Report of permitted activities and production required; contents
- § 45.2-1641. (Effective October 1, 2021) Developing a gas or oil well as a water well
- § 45.2-1642. (Effective October 1, 2021) Orphaned Well Fund; orphaned wells
- § 45.2-1643. (Effective October 1, 2021) Interference by injection wells with groundwater supply
- § 45.2-1644. (Effective October 1, 2021) Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil, and geophysical operations
Article 4. Drilling for Gas or Oil in the Chesapeake Bay or Tidewater Virginia; Hydraulic Fracturing
- § 45.2-1645. (Effective October 1, 2021) Chesapeake Bay; drilling for gas or oil prohibited
- § 45.2-1646. (Effective October 1, 2021) Tidewater Virginia; drilling for gas or oil prohibited in certain areas
- § 45.2-1647. (Effective October 1, 2021) Hydraulic fracturing; groundwater management area
Article 5. Replacement of Water by Gas Well Operators
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