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Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
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Chapter 22.1 - The Virginia Gas and Oil Act
Chapter 22.1 - The Virginia Gas and Oil Act
§ 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. (Effective October 1, 2019) Pooling of interests in drilling units
§ 45.1-361.21. (Effective until October 1, 2019) 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
§ 45.1-361.22:2. Release of funds held in escrow or suspense because of conflicting claims to coalbed methane gas
§ 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