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  Educating you about the rights that you have.
  Working to get you the rights you deserve.
  
  The WV Surface Owners’ Rights Organization (WVSORO) is a statewide membership organization formed in 2007 by concerned landowners, public interest lawyer Dave McMahon and WV Citizen Action Group. We serve as resource for our members and others who are looking for information and guidance on how to deal with oil and gas related activities on their land and in their communities. We also advocate for public policy and regulatory changes that will help surface owners have their rights recognized and respected by the oil and gas drillers and that will help them protect their land, air and water.
  
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  Contact us to help us help you educate your legislators about the need to implement the recommendations of the Horizontal Well Act studies and other protections for surface owners. Your personal stories will help make the case for the public policy and regulatory changes needed to protect your land, air and water.
  
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Surface Owners’ News – Winter 2024-2025

WVSORO

In this issue:

Video Tour of Gas Wells in Kanawha State Forest
The WV Legislature: Looking Back on 2024, Ahead to 2025
Plugging the Leaks: West Virginia’s Orphaned Well Crisis
Watching Out for Field Tap Customers When Gas Pipelines Get Abandoned
Good News (Kind, Sort of) on a Key Diversified Lawsuit
EPA Approves WV for Carbon Sequestration Despite Risks
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Diversified gets well plugging shortcut through 2025 Legislature (people signing new leases/amendments should disallow shortcut).

Mar 24 2025 Updates and Alerts
Tell the Legislature: Pass the Orphaned Well Prevention Act!

Nov 1 2024 Updates and Alerts
Comment on Well Plugging Priorities; Remember to Vote

Mar 19 2024 Updates and Alerts
WV SORO 2024 Legislative Summary; ALERT: Landmen Buying Pore Space Rights

Updated: April 1, 2025 — 10:24 am

Tags: Abandoned wells, EPA, Legislation, Orphaned wells

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WVSORO’s Very Newest Gas Leasing (and Lease Amendment) Royalty Advice
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Diversified gets well plugging shortcut through 2025 Legislature (people signing new leases/amendments should disallow shortcut).
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Concerned Organizations Petition Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals To Challenge the Grant of Primacy to West Virginia For Permitting and Oversight of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Wells
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Tell the Legislature: Pass the Orphaned Well Prevention Act!
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GOOD NEWS, KINDA, ON THE DIVERSIFIED LAW SUIT TO GET IT (AND EQT) TO PLUG MORE WELLS.
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WVSORO comments on Hope Gas line abandonment and alternatives for field tap gas customers.
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Comment on Well Plugging Priorities; Remember to Vote
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