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Section
45.2-1600
(Effective October 1, 2021) Definitions
Section
45.2-1601
(Effective October 1, 2021) Regulation of coal surface mining not affected by chapter
Section
45.2-1602
(Effective October 1, 2021) Construction; purposes
Section
45.2-1603
(Effective October 1, 2021) Virginia Gas and Oil Board; membership; compensation
Section
45.2-1604
(Effective October 1, 2021) Duties and responsibilities of the Director; Virginia Gas and Oil Inspector
Section
45.2-1605
(Effective October 1, 2021) Exclusivity of regulation and enforcement
Section
45.2-1606
(Effective October 1, 2021) Confidentiality
Section
45.2-1607
(Effective October 1, 2021) Expenditure of funds
Section
45.2-1608
(Effective October 1, 2021) Violations; penalties
Section
45.2-1609
(Effective October 1, 2021) Appeals; venue; standing
Section
45.2-1610
(Effective October 1, 2021) Copy of lease to lessor
Section
45.2-1611
(Effective October 1, 2021) Objections by coal owner
Section
45.2-1612
(Effective October 1, 2021) Distance limitations of certain wells
Section
45.2-1613
(Effective October 1, 2021) Meetings of the Board; notice; general powers and duties
Section
45.2-1614
(Effective October 1, 2021) Additional duties and responsibilities of the Board
Section
45.2-1615
(Effective October 1, 2021) Applicability and construction
Section
45.2-1616
(Effective October 1, 2021) Statewide spacing of wells
Section
45.2-1617
(Effective October 1, 2021) Voluntary pooling of interests in drilling units; validity of unit agreements
Section
45.2-1618
(Effective October 1, 2021) Notice of hearing; standing; form of hearing
Section
45.2-1619
(Effective October 1, 2021) Field rules and drilling units for wells; hearings and orders
Section
45.2-1620
(Effective October 1, 2021) Pooling of interests in drilling units
Section
45.2-1621
(Effective October 1, 2021) Coalbed methane gas; ownership
Section
45.2-1622
(Effective October 1, 2021) Pooling of interests for coalbed methane gas wells; conflicting claims to ownership
Section
45.2-1623
(Effective October 1, 2021) Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration
Section
45.2-1624
(Effective October 1, 2021) Release of funds held in escrow or suspense because of conflicting claims to coalbed methane gas
Section
45.2-1625
(Effective October 1, 2021) Appeals of the Director's decisions; notices; hearings and orders
Section
45.2-1626
(Effective October 1, 2021) Enforcement
Section
45.2-1627
(Effective October 1, 2021) Standing when Director or Board fails to act
Section
45.2-1628
(Effective October 1, 2021) Recording of orders
Section
45.2-1629
(Effective October 1, 2021) Duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Director
Section
45.2-1630
(Effective October 1, 2021) Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Inspector
Section
45.2-1631
(Effective October 1, 2021) Permit required; gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment
Section
45.2-1632
(Effective October 1, 2021) Notice of permit applications and permit modification applications required; content
Section
45.2-1633
(Effective October 1, 2021) Bonding and financial security required
Section
45.2-1634
(Effective October 1, 2021) Gas and Oil Plugging and Restoration Fund
Section
45.2-1635
(Effective October 1, 2021) Expiration of permits
Section
45.2-1636
(Effective October 1, 2021) Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required
Section
45.2-1637
(Effective October 1, 2021) Objections to permits; hearing
Section
45.2-1638
(Effective October 1, 2021) Appeals of Director's decisions to the Board
Section
45.2-1639
(Effective October 1, 2021) Persons required to register; designated agents
Section
45.2-1640
(Effective October 1, 2021) Report of permitted activities and production required; contents
Section
45.2-1641
(Effective October 1, 2021) Developing a gas or oil well as a water well
Section
45.2-1642
(Effective October 1, 2021) Orphaned Well Fund; orphaned wells
Section
45.2-1643
(Effective October 1, 2021) Interference by injection wells with groundwater supply
Section
45.2-1644
(Effective October 1, 2021) Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil, and geophysical operations
Section
45.2-1645
(Effective October 1, 2021) Chesapeake Bay; drilling for gas or oil prohibited
Section
45.2-1646
(Effective October 1, 2021) Tidewater Virginia; drilling for gas or oil prohibited in certain areas
Section
45.2-1647
(Effective October 1, 2021) Hydraulic fracturing; groundwater management area
Section
45.2-1648
(Effective October 1, 2021) Operator's right to sample water
Section
45.2-1649
(Effective October 1, 2021) Replacement of water supply