Posts by WVSORO
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EQT vs Doddridge County Commission Amended Petition
Document WVSORO June 1, 2013
Issues: Floodplains, Oil and Gas
Document WVSORO June 1, 2013
Issues: Floodplains, Oil and Gas
Doddridge County floodplain ordinance (signed copy)
Document WVSORO June 1, 2013
Issues: Floodplains, Oil and Gas
Document WVSORO June 1, 2013
Issues: Floodplains, Oil and Gas
E-mail to the West Virginia Association of Counties about Floodplain Permits
Document WVSORO June 1, 2013
WVSORO sent the following e-mail to the West Virginia Association of Counties alerting them that Counties should let surface owners know when drillers apply for floodplain permits and change their ordinances to make that a permanent part of the process. More
Issues: Floodplains, Oil and Gas
Document WVSORO June 1, 2013
WVSORO sent the following e-mail to the West Virginia Association of Counties alerting them that Counties should let surface owners know when drillers apply for floodplain permits and change their ordinances to make that a permanent part of the process. More
Issues: Floodplains, Oil and Gas
Is there an exhausted, unplugged well on your surface or holding the lease on your mineral tract? What can you do about it?
Abandoned Well Advice WVSORO May 8, 2013
Are you a mineral owner with a gas well on your mineral tract or a surface-only owner with a non-producing well on your land? More
Issues: Abandoned wells, Leasing
Abandoned Well Advice WVSORO May 8, 2013
Are you a mineral owner with a gas well on your mineral tract or a surface-only owner with a non-producing well on your land? More
Issues: Abandoned wells, Leasing
Order Denying Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment
Document WVSORO April 10, 2013
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines
Document WVSORO April 10, 2013
Issues: Fracking, Pipelines
How Much Money Should a Surface Owner Get from the Driller For Placing a Well Site and Access Road on the Surface Owner’s Land?
WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO March 18, 2013
This is one of the most frequently asked questions that people have when they call WVSORO. More
Issues: Leasing, Oil and Gas
WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO March 18, 2013
This is one of the most frequently asked questions that people have when they call WVSORO. More
Issues: Leasing, Oil and Gas
Siltation from Marcellus Shale well pad construction
Bad Example Gallery, Surface Owner Story WVSORO January 29, 2013
Issues: Marcellus shale, Siltation
Bad Example Gallery, Surface Owner Story WVSORO January 29, 2013
Issues: Marcellus shale, Siltation
Unplugged/abandoned/orphaned wells document industry irresponsibility
Blog WVSORO October 22, 2012
Performance Evaluation & Research Division of West Virginia Legislative Auditor condemn DEP for lack of enforcement of well plugging requirements. NPR series on unplugged wells Is there an exhausted, unplugged well on your surface or holding the lease on your mineral tract? What can you do about it? More
Issues: Abandoned wells
Blog WVSORO October 22, 2012
Performance Evaluation & Research Division of West Virginia Legislative Auditor condemn DEP for lack of enforcement of well plugging requirements. NPR series on unplugged wells Is there an exhausted, unplugged well on your surface or holding the lease on your mineral tract? What can you do about it? More
Issues: Abandoned wells
Court to Weigh Appeal, Hearing Rights of Landowners Faced with Drilling
Press Release WVSORO September 24, 2012
On September 25th, the West Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that will decide whether a surface landowner has a right to an administrative hearing on, and an appeal of, the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) decision to issue a permit to drill a gas well on the surface owner’s land. More
Issues: Oil and Gas
Press Release WVSORO September 24, 2012
On September 25th, the West Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that will decide whether a surface landowner has a right to an administrative hearing on, and an appeal of, the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) decision to issue a permit to drill a gas well on the surface owner’s land. More
Issues: Oil and Gas
WVSORO Surface Owners’ News – Summer 2012
Newsletter WVSORO June 29, 2012
Legislature Passes Weak Marcellus Bill | ‘M word’ avoided at capitol. Bills related to drilling held off until ’13 | Bill Would Increase Opportunities to Rejoin Split Estates | WV-SORO Focusing on Litigation and the Courts More
Issues: Floodplains, Land re-union, Marcellus shale
Newsletter WVSORO June 29, 2012
Legislature Passes Weak Marcellus Bill | ‘M word’ avoided at capitol. Bills related to drilling held off until ’13 | Bill Would Increase Opportunities to Rejoin Split Estates | WV-SORO Focusing on Litigation and the Courts More
Issues: Floodplains, Land re-union, Marcellus shale
Summary of the Provisions of Horizontal Well Control Act
Document WVSORO June 29, 2012
The passage of the Horizontal Well Control Act (HB 401) has made some mostly modest changes in the rights of West Virginia surface owners. The following is a brief summary of the most relevant and important changes. More
Issues: Horizontal wells, Legislation
Document WVSORO June 29, 2012
The passage of the Horizontal Well Control Act (HB 401) has made some mostly modest changes in the rights of West Virginia surface owners. The following is a brief summary of the most relevant and important changes. More
Issues: Horizontal wells, Legislation
The Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Pipeline Advice WVSORO June 24, 2012
The Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation regulates safety for all pipelines but gathering lines (but delegates some of its duties to state agencies). For information on PHMSA’s activities click on their “states” page and go to “West Virginia”. Be aware that incidents are reported only if the pipeline operator considers them reportable. More
Pipeline Advice WVSORO June 24, 2012
The Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation regulates safety for all pipelines but gathering lines (but delegates some of its duties to state agencies). For information on PHMSA’s activities click on their “states” page and go to “West Virginia”. Be aware that incidents are reported only if the pipeline operator considers them reportable. More
Horizontal Well Act Showing Changes
Document WVSORO March 17, 2012
Issues: Horizontal wells, Legislation
Document WVSORO March 17, 2012
Issues: Horizontal wells, Legislation
Bill would increase opportunities to rejoin split estates
News WVSORO February 7, 2012
In 1995, a man bought the rights to a mineral tract under about 80 acres of surface in Marshall County. The previous owner had failed to pay property taxes, and the buyer got a good deal: $45. Richard Sherman, owner of the surface since 1988, was unaware the minerals under him had become available. More
Issues: Land re-union, Legislation, Tax sales
News WVSORO February 7, 2012
In 1995, a man bought the rights to a mineral tract under about 80 acres of surface in Marshall County. The previous owner had failed to pay property taxes, and the buyer got a good deal: $45. Richard Sherman, owner of the surface since 1988, was unaware the minerals under him had become available. More
Issues: Land re-union, Legislation, Tax sales
Myths and Facts About West Virginia Surface Owners’ Bill of Rights
Blog, Document WVSORO January 30, 2012
Issues: Oil and Gas
Blog, Document WVSORO January 30, 2012
Issues: Oil and Gas
The West Virginia Surface Owners’ Bill of Rights (pdf)
Document WVSORO January 30, 2012
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: Fracking, Oil and Gas, Pipelines, Water
Document WVSORO January 30, 2012
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: Fracking, Oil and Gas, Pipelines, Water