§22-6-35. Civil Action for Contamination or Deprivation of Fresh Water Source or Supply; Presumption
In any action for contamination or deprivation of a fresh water source or supply within one thousand feet of the site of drilling for an oil or gas well, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such drilling, and such oil or gas well, or either, was the proximate cause of the contamination or deprivation […]
§22-6-36. Declaration of Oil and Gas Notice by Owners and Lessees of Coal Seams
For purposes of notification under this article, any owner or lessee of coal seams shall file a declaration of the owner's or lessee's interest in such coal seams with the clerk of the county commission in the county where such coal seams are located. Said clerk shall file and index such declaration in accordance with […]
§22-6-37. Rules, Orders and Permits Remain in Effect
The rules promulgated and all orders and permits in effect upon the effective date of this article pursuant to the provisions of former article one, chapter twenty-two-b of this code shall remain in full force and effect as if such rules, orders and permits were adopted by the director established in this chapter but all […]
§22-6-23. Plugging, Abandonment and Reclamation of Well; Notice of Intention; Bonds; Affidavit Showing Time and Manner
All dry or abandoned wells or wells presumed to be abandoned under the provisions of section nineteen of this article shall be plugged and reclaimed in accordance with this section and the other provisions of this article and in accordance with the rules promulgated by the secretary. Prior to the commencement of plugging operations and […]
§22-6-24. Methods of Plugging Well
Upon the abandonment or cessation of the operation of any well drilled for natural gas or petroleum, or drilled or converted for the introduction of pressure, whether liquid or gas, or for the introduction of liquid for the purposes provided for in section twenty-five of this article or for the disposal of pollutants or the […]
§22-6-25. Introducing Liquid Pressure Into Producing Strata to Recover Oil Contained Therein
The owner or operator of any well or wells which produce oil or gas may allow such well or wells to remain open for the purpose of introducing water or other liquid pressure into and upon the producing strata for the purpose of recovering the oil contained therein, and may drill additional wells for like […]
§22-6-26. Performance Bonds; Corporate Surety or Other Security
(a) No permit shall be issued pursuant to this article unless a bond as described in subsection (d) of this section which is required for a particular activity by this article is or has been furnished as provided in this section. (b) A separate bond as described in subsection (d) of this section may be […]
§22-6-27. Cause of Action for Damages Caused by Explosions
Any person suffering personal injury or property damage due to any explosion caused by any permittee, shall have a cause of action against such permittee for three years after the explosion regardless of when the explosion occurred.
§22-6-28. Supervision by Director Over Drilling and Reclamation Operations; Complaints; Hearings; Appeals
(a) The director shall exercise supervision over the drilling, casing, plugging, filling and reclamation of all wells and shall have such access to the plans, maps and other records and to the properties of the well operators as may be necessary or proper for this purpose, and, either as the result of its own investigations […]
§22-6-29. Operating Permit and Processing Fund; Special Reclamation Fund; Fees
(a) There is hereby continued within the Treasury of the State of West Virginia the special fund known as the oil and gas operating permit and processing fund, and the secretary shall deposit with the state Treasurer to the credit of such special fund all fees collected under the provisions of subdivision ten, subsection (c), […]