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WV SORO local meetings
Misc Gallery WVSORO November 1, 2010
Photos from a few local surface owner meetings held in 2008 through 2010 More
Issues: Land use, Leasing, Oil and Gas

West Virginia Residents and Group Against Smog & Pollution Appeal Chesapeake Energy Marcellus Shale Permits
Press Release WVSORO October 14, 2010
On Tuesday West Virginia residents filed an appeal before the West Virginia Air Quality Board challenging two air permits recently issued to Chesapeake Energy for a large—and growing—Marcellus Shale operation in West Virginia’s northern panhandle. More
Issues: Marcellus shale, Pollution

WVSORO Surface Owners’ News – Fall 2010
Newsletter WVSORO October 7, 2010
WV-SORO Win: Ruling in Well Spacing Case Favors Surface Owners | DOH Establishes New Bonding Policy for Drillers | IRS may have ruled that “free” gas is not income More
Issues: DEP, Oil and Gas, Pollution

Update on the Blue Eagle Well Spacing Suit
Blog WVSORO October 7, 2010
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Issues: Marcellus shale, Pooling, Well Spacing

EPA Study of Hydraulic Fracturing’s Potential Impact on Drinking Water
Blog WVSORO October 1, 2010
In a major, nationwide effort, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is studying the relationship between hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and drinking water. More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Water

Free Gas, and IRS Form 1099 and IRS Form W-9, and Federal Income Taxation.
Free Gas Advice WVSORO August 17, 2010
WVSORO has heard that the IRS has given a gas company a ruling that it does not have to give 1099's for free gas. This may mean that the IRS has determined that it is not "income" for surface owners income tax purposes. More
Issues: Oil and Gas

Well explosion in Marshall County
Blog, News WVSORO July 23, 2010
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Issues: Oil and Gas, Pollution

Q&A” section on the subject of seismic activity from the West Virginia Surface Owner’s Guide to Oil and Gas
Blog WVSORO June 30, 2010
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Issues: Leasing, Oil and Gas

Dawson Geophysical wants permission to do seismic testing on my land! What should I do?
Seismic and Geophysical Advice WVSORO June 30, 2010
Dawson Geophysical has been contracted/authorized by at least Chesapeake Energy, and perhaps other gas producers in the area, to conduct both 2D (two dimensional) testing in a straight line, and 3D (three dimensional) testing over 80 square miles of southern Upshur and a bit of Randolph and Lewis counties. More
Issues: Oil and Gas, Seismic testing

WVSORO article on the need to change real estate transaction documents
Buying Land Advice WVSORO June 28, 2010
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Information for Oil and Gas Well Access Roads
WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO June 2, 2010
Drillers can drill wells using access roads that are wide enough for two tractor trailers to pass each other going in opposite directions, or they can drill wells using single lane roads with occasional wide spot pull-offs or landings for trucks to pass by each other. More
Issues: Roads

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

Knowing and Protecting Your Rights When an Interstate Gas Pipeline Comes to Your Community 
Pipeline Advice WVSORO May 17, 2010
A Legal and Practical Guide for States, Local Government Units, Non-Governmental Organizations and Landowners On How the FERC Pipeline Certification Process Works and How You Can Participate More
Issues: Pipelines

WVSORO Surface Owners’ News – Spring 2010
Newsletter WVSORO May 8, 2010
Thanks (and No Thanks) to Legislators | Disappointing Session on Surface Owner Issues | Oil and Gas Rule Passes on Last Day More
Issues: Legislation, Oil and Gas, Water

Drill water wells as a strategy to protect your rights as a surface owner
WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO May 5, 2010
Drillers are, under the common law, only supposed to do what is "reasonably necessary" to the surface to get their minerals out -- giving "due regard to" and "accommodating" the surface owner's uses. It is supposed to be a balance. Drillers have many advantages they can use to tilt the balance their way. More
Issues: Horizontal wells, Oil and Gas, Water

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

WVSORO Surface Owners’ News – Winter 2010
Newsletter WVSORO February 12, 2010
Surface Owners’ Rights Recognition Act Introduced Bill will give more notice, say to landowners | Strengthening Drilling Rules and Protecting Our Water Resources | Dirty Pool Under the Dome More
Issues: Legislation, Water

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

Landman Report Card Website Launched
Press Release WVSORO January 25, 2010
A Resource to Support Citizens Negotiating with Big Energy More
Issues: Leasing, Minerals-Royalties