Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 150 - VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL REGULATION
Part III - Coalbed Methane Gas Wells
Section 4VAC25-150-590 - Plats, coalbed methane wells
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-150-590
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. In addition to the requirements of 4VAC25-150-90, every plat for a coalbed methane gas well shall show:
1.
Boundaries and acreage of any drilling unit established by the board around the
subject well;
2. Boundaries and
acreage of the tract on which the well is located or is to be
located;
3. Boundaries and acreage
of all other tracts within one-half of the distance specified in §
45.2-1616 of the Code of Virginia or within one-half of the distance to the
nearest well completed in the same pool, whichever is less, or within the
boundaries of a drilling unit established by the board around the subject
well;
4. Surface owners on the
tract to be drilled and on all other tracts within the unit where the surface
of the earth is to be disturbed;
5.
All gas, oil or royalty owners on any tract located within one-half of the
distance specified in § 45.2-1616 of the Code of Virginia or within
one-half of the distance to the nearest well completed in the same pool,
whichever is less, or within the boundaries of a drilling unit established by
the board around the subject well;
6. Coal owners and mineral owners on the
tract to be drilled and on all other tracts located within 750 feet of the
subject well location;
7. Coal
operators who have registered operations plans with the department for
activities located on the tract to be drilled, or who have applied for or
obtained a coal mine license, coal surface mine permit or a coal exploration
notice or permit from the department with respect to all tracts within 750 feet
of a proposed gas or oil well; and
8. Any inhabited building, highway, railroad,
stream, permitted surface mine or permitted mine opening within 500 feet of the
proposed well.
B. The well plat shall locate the well and two permanent points or landmarks with reference to the mine coordinate system if one has been established for the area of the well location, and shall show all other wells within the scope of the plat.
Statutory Authority: § 45.2-103 of the Code of Virginia.
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