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VIRGINIA STATUTES AND CODES
Chapter 22.1 - The Virginia Gas and Oil Act (45.1-361.1 thru 45.1-361.44)
- 45.1-361.1 - Definitions.
- 45.1-361.2 - Regulation of coal surface mining not affected by chapter.
- 45.1-361.3 - Construction.
- 45.1-361.4 - Duties and responsibilities of the Director.
- 45.1-361.5 - Exclusivity of regulation and enforcement.
- 45.1-361.6 - Confidentiality.
- 45.1-361.7 - Expenditure of funds.
- 45.1-361.8 - Violations; penalties.
- 45.1-361.9 - Appeals; venue; standing.
- 45.1-361.10 - Duplicate leases.
- 45.1-361.11 - Objections by coal owner.
- 45.1-361.12 - Distance limitations of certain wells.
- 45.1-361.13 - Virginia Gas and Oil Board; membership; compensation.
- 45.1-361.14 - Meetings of the Board; notice; general powers and duties.
- 45.1-361.15 - Additional duties and responsibilities of the Board.
- 45.1-361.16 - Applicability and construction.
- 45.1-361.17 - Statewide spacing of wells.
- 45.1-361.18 - Voluntary pooling of interests in drilling units; validity of unit agreements.
- 45.1-361.19 - Notice of hearing; standing; form of hearing.
- 45.1-361.20 - Field rules and drilling units for wells; hearings and orders.
- 45.1-361.21 - Pooling of interests in drilling units.
- 45.1-361.21:1 - Coalbed methane gas; ownership.
- 45.1-361.22 - Pooling of interests for coalbed methane gas wells; conflicting claims to ownership.
- 45.1-361.22:1 - Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration.
- 45.1-361.23 - Appeals of the Director's decisions; notices; hearings and orders.
- 45.1-361.24 - Enforcement.
- 45.1-361.25 - Standing when Director or Board fails to act.
- 45.1-361.26 - Recording of orders.
- 45.1-361.27 - Duties, responsibilities and authority of the Director.
- 45.1-361.28 - Powers, duties and responsibilities of the Inspector.
- 45.1-361.29 - Permit required; gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment.
- 45.1-361.30 - Notice of permit applications and permit modification applications required; content.
- 45.1-361.31 - Bonding and financial security required.
- 45.1-361.32 - Gas and Oil Plugging and Restoration Fund.
- 45.1-361.33 - Expiration of permits.
- 45.1-361.34 - Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required.
- 45.1-361.35 - Objections to permits; hearing.
- 45.1-361.36 - Appeals of Director's decisions to the Board.
- 45.1-361.37 - Persons required to register; designated agents.
- 45.1-361.38 - Report of permitted activities and production required; contents.
- 45.1-361.39 - Developing a gas or oil well as a water well.
- 45.1-361.40 - Orphaned Well Fund; orphaned wells.
- 45.1-361.41 - Interference by injection wells with ground water supply.
- 45.1-361.42 - Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil and geophysical operations.
- 45.1-361.43 - Operator's right to sample water and quality.
- 45.1-361.44 - Replacement of water supply.
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