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Proposed Changes to Oil & Gas Rules, Marcellus Guidance Document
Blog WVSORO May 23, 2010
After what can only be described as a rough start, DEP’s Oil and Gas Well Drilling Rule was passed by both chambers on the last day of the session. It took some butting of heads and a couple of conference committees, but the rule as finally adopted begins to address drilling for Marcellus Shale natural gas in some positive ways. More
Issues: Marcellus shale, Oil and Gas

WV SORO laundry list includes many of the provisions of the proposed Surface Owners’ Bill of Rights
Blog WVSORO April 29, 2010
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Issues: Legislation

DEP review of oil and gas drilling regulatory program
Blog WVSORO April 28, 2010
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Issues: DEP, Oil and Gas

Information on Columbia/Chesapeake and Dominion Class Action Settlements
Blog WVSORO January 29, 2010
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Issues: Minerals-Royalties

Oral Arguments in Marcellus Well Spacing Case
Blog WVSORO October 19, 2009
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Issues: Well Spacing

Comments on the General Water Pollution Control Permit number GP-WV-1-07
Blog, Document WVSORO October 1, 2009
In 2007, when the Office of Oil & Gas (OO&G) initially issued the permit, part of the rational given for issuing a general permit was “to allow for the collection of environmental data regarding volumes of produced water enerated from different coal-bearing strata More
Issues: Coal bed methane, DEP, Pollution, Water

Marcellus formation: leasing and well spacing history
Blog WVSORO August 8, 2009
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Issues: Marcellus shale, Well Spacing

W. Va. Geologic and Economic Survey site with plats and completion reports for wells on line
Blog WVSORO July 1, 2009
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Issues: Minerals-Royalties, Oil and Gas

Best Site for Finding Information on Individual Gas Wells
Blog WVSORO May 23, 2009
The best site for finding information on individual gas wells is the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey web site called “Pipeline”. More

How to find oil and gas well production data
Blog WVSORO May 20, 2009
The link below will take you to the web site of the WV DEP Office of Oil and Gas, which is the state government agency in West Virginia that regulates oil and gas drilling. More
Issues: Oil and Gas

WVSORO submits comments on proposed Marcellus Shale “Guidance”
Blog WVSORO April 20, 2009
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Issues: DEP, Marcellus shale

The West Virginia Surface Owners’ Bill of Rights
Blog WVSORO March 2, 2009
West Virginia’s current surface owner protection laws were first enacted 1983. These were few and ineffective. Surface owners were given only 15 days’ notice before the drilling commences, with no options for input about what parts of their property will be taken by the operators. More
Issues: Horizontal wells, Oil and Gas, Pipelines, Water

Explanation of the Importance Of the “West Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Field Manual” To Surface Owners.
Blog WVSORO October 25, 2008
Technically the Manual presents “best management practices”. But according to the Manual, “These [best management] practices are required” by the State. More
Issues: Leasing, Minerals-Royalties, Oil and Gas

WV State agency for enforcing oil and gas drilling laws
Blog WVSORO September 30, 2008
Information on Filing a Complaint with the DEP Office of Oil & Gas. You may also file complaints and report suspicious activity to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Emergency spills and other pollution should be reported immediately by calling 1-800-642-3074. More
Issues: DEP, EPA, Oil and Gas

West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey on the Marcellus in some of W.Va.
Blog WVSORO March 17, 2008
The WVGES has prepared an Excel spreadsheet containing the API numbers of 1,700 West Virginia wells for which we have scanned e-logs which penetrated the top of the Onondaga Limestone (and therefore penetrate the base of the overlying Devonian shales). More
Issues: Marcellus shale