West Virginia Code
Chapter 22. Environmental Resources
Article 10. Abandoned Well Act

§22-10-1. Short Title - This article may be cited as Abandoned Well Act.

§22-10-2. Legislative Findings; Legislative Statement of Policy and Purpose - (a) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) Oil and...

§22-10-3. Definitions - Unless the context in which it is used clearly requires...

§22-10-4. Financial Responsibility -- Applicability - (a) Operators of all wells, not otherwise required to demonstrate...

§22-10-5. Financial Responsibility -- Amount - The financial responsibility requirements applicable to all wells shall be...

§22-10-6. Establishment of Priorities for Plugging Expenditures - (a) The director shall promulgate legislative rules establishing a priority...

§22-10-7. Right of Interested Person to Plug, Replug and Reclaim Abandoned Wells - (a) Upon twenty days' advance written notice, it shall be...

§22-10-8. Arbitration; Fees and Costs - (a) If the interested person who plugs a well and...

§22-10-9. Civil Penalties - (a) Any person who fails to plug an abandoned well...

§22-10-10. Rulemaking; Procedure; Judicial Review - (a) The director shall have the power and authority to...

§22-10-11. Existing Rights and Remedies Preserved - (a) It is the purpose of this article to provide...

§22-10-12. Provisions of Article Supplemental - The provisions of this article shall be in addition to...