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Senate Bill 577
Document WVSORO February 10, 2016
BY SENATORS SYPOLT, ASHLEY, BLAIR, BOSO, KARNES AND STOLLINGS. [Introduced February 10, 2016; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.] More
Issues: Land re-union, Legislation, Tax sales
Document WVSORO February 10, 2016
BY SENATORS SYPOLT, ASHLEY, BLAIR, BOSO, KARNES AND STOLLINGS. [Introduced February 10, 2016; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.] More
Issues: Land re-union, Legislation, Tax sales
What Has to Be in a Forced Pooling Bill for it to Be a GOOD Forced Pooling Bill
Blog, Document WVSORO January 12, 2016
A forced horizontal unitization/pooling/integration bill is only a good idea if: More
Issues: Legislation, Pooling
Blog, Document WVSORO January 12, 2016
A forced horizontal unitization/pooling/integration bill is only a good idea if: More
Issues: Legislation, Pooling
15-0919 Justice Loughry Concurring Opinion
Document WVSORO November 15, 2015
Issues: Eminent domain, Pipelines
Document WVSORO November 15, 2015
Issues: Eminent domain, Pipelines
Appendix to WVSORO’s Horizontal Well Act Position Paper
Document WVSORO September 25, 2015
Issues: Horizontal wells, Legislation
Document WVSORO September 25, 2015
Issues: Horizontal wells, Legislation
WVSORO’S Position Regarding the Legislature’s Need to Act Due To DEP’s Non-Response to Horizontal Well Act Studies
Document WVSORO September 25, 2015
The Horizontal Well Act passed in December, 2011. As the bill passed through the Legislature surface owners complained about the limited protections given to surface owners. One of the biggest complaints of surface owners during passage was the limited "setback" from people's homes. More
Issues: DEP, Horizontal wells, Legislation
Document WVSORO September 25, 2015
The Horizontal Well Act passed in December, 2011. As the bill passed through the Legislature surface owners complained about the limited protections given to surface owners. One of the biggest complaints of surface owners during passage was the limited "setback" from people's homes. More
Issues: DEP, Horizontal wells, Legislation
Notice of Intent to Sue
Document WVSORO August 26, 2015
Notice of Intent to Sue for Violation of Nondiscretionary Duties under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act with respect to Wastes Associated with the Exploration, Development, or Production of Oil and Gas More
Issues: Drilling waste, Oil and Gas
Document WVSORO August 26, 2015
Notice of Intent to Sue for Violation of Nondiscretionary Duties under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act with respect to Wastes Associated with the Exploration, Development, or Production of Oil and Gas More
Issues: Drilling waste, Oil and Gas
Plat (map) of a smaller horizontal drilling project
Document, Map WVSORO July 25, 2015
From a permit application in West Virgina in which the horizontal bore goes more in just two directions. More
Issues: Coal bed methane, Horizontal wells
Document, Map WVSORO July 25, 2015
From a permit application in West Virgina in which the horizontal bore goes more in just two directions. More
Issues: Coal bed methane, Horizontal wells
An operator just uses a form to apply for a Coal Bed Methane well to be covered by the general permit
Document WVSORO July 25, 2015
If the water meets the parameters, the general permit is extended to that particular well. More
Issues: Coal bed methane, Oil and Gas
Document WVSORO July 25, 2015
If the water meets the parameters, the general permit is extended to that particular well. More
Issues: Coal bed methane, Oil and Gas
General permit” for the disposal of produced water from wells
Document WVSORO July 25, 2015
The permit allows for disposal of the water by treating it and then by simply spraying it onto the surface of the land (with new surface owner consent). More
Issues: Coal bed methane
Document WVSORO July 25, 2015
The permit allows for disposal of the water by treating it and then by simply spraying it onto the surface of the land (with new surface owner consent). More
Issues: Coal bed methane
Orphaned Well “Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund” Activity
Document WVSORO February 10, 2015
Orphaned1 Well "Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund (#3322)" Activity More
Issues: Legislation, Orphaned wells, Reclamation fund
Document WVSORO February 10, 2015
Orphaned1 Well "Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund (#3322)" Activity More
Issues: Legislation, Orphaned wells, Reclamation fund
Federal Judge Rules That “Fracking” into Neighboring Tracts Is a Trespass
Document WVSORO October 31, 2014
Mineral owners should know that a driller who, without a proper lease, “fracks” into their mineral tract from a well bore on a neighboring mineral tract is trespassing, and that driller might be made to pay for the total value of the gas obtained that way More
Issues: Fracking, Leasing, Minerals-Royalties
Document WVSORO October 31, 2014
Mineral owners should know that a driller who, without a proper lease, “fracks” into their mineral tract from a well bore on a neighboring mineral tract is trespassing, and that driller might be made to pay for the total value of the gas obtained that way More
Issues: Fracking, Leasing, Minerals-Royalties
Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Permitting
Document WVSORO May 5, 2014
Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Permitting The driller is not supposed to inject fluids (other than drilling and fracing fluids necessary to drill the well) into a well without getting a permit from the State. Below is the State’s materials regarding the permitting of UIC wells. Some of the later pages are more explanatory than the […] More
Issues: DEP, Minerals-Royalties
Document WVSORO May 5, 2014
Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Permitting The driller is not supposed to inject fluids (other than drilling and fracing fluids necessary to drill the well) into a well without getting a permit from the State. Below is the State’s materials regarding the permitting of UIC wells. Some of the later pages are more explanatory than the […] More
Issues: DEP, Minerals-Royalties