Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 35-3-9 - Form and Contents of Plats9.1. Statutory Requirements for Plats - Any plats required to be furnished under W. Va. Code §§ 22-21-6 or 22-21-15 shall contain all information specified in those statutory sections.9.2. Additional Requirements for Plats - Any plat required to be furnished under W. Va. Code §§ 22-21-6 or 22-21-15 for coalbed methane wells shall conform to the standards of accuracy and depiction for plats for wells: 9.2.a. The plat shall conform to the standards and depictions set forth in 35 CSR 4, subdivisions 9.2.a. through 9.2.h.9.2.b. Topographic Map Location of Coalbed Methane Well - The topographic map location of the coalbed methane well for which any permit application is made pursuant to W. Va. Code § 22-21-6 shall be shown on the plat by a "cross" with the measured distance in feet from the nearest two point five (2.5) minute latitude and longitude intersection using the North East (upper right) border of the plat on a seven point five (7.5) minute (1:24,000) topographic map. Each plat shall indicate the quadrangle name of the topographic map used.9.2.c. Wells - All wells, including coalbed methane wells, within the scope of the plat, whether active, drilling or abandoned, shall be shown. The scope of every plat shall be sufficient to show all wells within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of the well which is the subject of the application. Each well so shown, including the subject well, shall bear a designation that permits the type (oil, gas, coalbed methane, liquid injection, under W. Va. Code § 22-6-14 underground storage, or storage observation) and status (active, abandoned, or drilling) of each such well to be determined by use of the API permit number (excluding state and county) for each well having such a permit number, and in parenthesis, and following the API number if such is listed, the kind and status numbers and symbols provided for in 35 CSR 4, paragraphs 9.2.k.1 through 9.2.k.6, and 35 CSR 4, subdivision 9.2.1.9.2.d. Other Surface Features - In addition to the surface features and owner identification data required by statute or by the foregoing specification of subsection 9.2, the plat shall also show the following surface features lying within the scope of the plat:9.2.d.1. Dwellings within two hundred (200) feet of the well for which any such permit is being sought;9.2.d.2. Water wells within two hundred (200) feet of the well, for which any such permit is being sought;9.2.d.4. Roads and highways,9.2.d.5. Applicable boundaries as described in W. Va. Code § 22-21-20.9.2.e. Names - The plat shall show: 9.2.e.1. The information specified in W. Va. Code § 22-21-6(c)(5);9.2.e.2. If the application is for a drilling unit, the information specified in § 22-21-15(c)(1); Provided, however, that upon establishment of any drilling unit by the Board that differs from the applicant's original unit as shown in said plat, the applicant shall revise the plat so that the information is consistent with the unit established by the Board; and9.2.e.3. Any other information the chief may require.9.3. Plat Certification - The plat shall be certified pursuant to the requirements of 35 CSR 4, subsection 9.3.9.4. Re-use of Plats - Following issuance of an initial permit for a CBM well, any subsequent application for a new permit involving the same CBM Well may be accompanied by an accurate copy of the plat accepted by the Office for use with the permit issued for the most recent previous application, updated as necessary to reflect new data or additional data not required by statute or this rule; provided, that a new certification as required by subsection 9.3 of this rule shall be necessary. Permanent Character of Plats - The plat submitted under section 9 of this rule shall be of permanent character as specified in 35 CSR 4, subsection 9.5.