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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 22. Environmental Resources » Article 11B. Underground Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Storage » §22-11B-19. Co-Tenants, Ownership of Pore Space by Multiple Co-Tenants and Collective Storage

(a) If a storage operator does not obtain the consent of all persons who own the storage reservoirs pore space to the construction and operation of an underground carbon dioxide storage facility, the commission may require that the pore space owned by nonconsenting owners be included in a storage facility and be subject to geologic storage.

(1) The permit applicant and prospective storage operator shall negotiate with the pore space owners and acquire rights needed to access the pore space.