Regulation of Gas and Oil Development and Production

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Regulation of Gas and Oil Development and Production.” It is part of Chapter 16 “Virginia Gas and Oil Act”, which is part of Subtitle IV “Gas and Oil”, which is part of Title 45.2 “Mines, Minerals, and Energy”. It contains 16 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 16 sections.

§ 45.2-1629	Duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Director
§ 45.2-1630	Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Inspector
§ 45.2-1631	Permit required; gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment
§ 45.2-1632	Notice of permit applications and permit modification applications required; content
§ 45.2-1633	Bonding and financial security required
§ 45.2-1634	Gas and Oil Plugging and Restoration Fund
§ 45.2-1635	Expiration of permits
§ 45.2-1636	Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required
§ 45.2-1637	Objections to permits; hearing
§ 45.2-1638	Appeals of Director's decisions to the Board
§ 45.2-1639	Persons required to register; designated agents
§ 45.2-1640	Report of permitted activities and production required; contents
§ 45.2-1641	Developing a gas or oil well as a water well
§ 45.2-1642	Orphaned Well Fund; orphaned wells
§ 45.2-1643	Interference by injection wells with groundwater supply
§ 45.2-1644	Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil, and geophysical operations