§ 45.2-1636 Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required
Upon the abandonment or cessation of the operation of any well or corehole, the gas, oil, or geophysical operator shall immediately fill and plug the well or corehole in the manner required by regulations in force at the time of abandonment or the operation’s cessation.
History
This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 92 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2021, chapter 387 of the Special Session I.
1990, c. 92, § 45.1-361.34; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.