Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 39-1-3 - General Rules3.1. Duties of the Commission. -- The duties of the Commission shall be as described in the statute.3.2. Access to records. -- The Commission and/or its authorized agent shall have access to such deep well and lease records, wherever located, as may be necessary in the performance of its statutory duties. All persons or operators, drilling or servicing deep wells, shall permit the Commission and/or its authorized agent, to come upon any lease, property or deep well operated or controlled by them, and to inspect the record and operation of such deep wells and to have access at reasonable time to such records of deep wells; Provided, that information so obtained shall be kept confidential.3.3. Reports. -- All operators and purchasers of oil and gas within the state shall, from time to time, file such reports containing such information and covering such periods as the Commission, in order to perform its statutory duties, may require by rule or regulation.3.4. Tests and surveys. -- When deemed necessary or advisable in the performance of its statutory duties, the Commission, by rule or regulation, may require tests and surveys to determine the occurrence of waste of oil, gas, water or reservoir energy and the magnitude thereof.3.5. Corrective action. -- The Commission shall require correction of any condition which is causing or is likely to cause waste of oil or gas and require the proper plugging and abandonment of any deep well or wells no longer used or useful.3.6. Well designations. -- The operator, upon completion of any deep well, shall install and maintain, upon the deep well site, proper identification thereof, including, but not limited to, the operator's name, name of lease, number of the well, API number (composed of state, county and permit number).3.7. Consent Agreements. -- When it appears that a violation of WV Code § 22C-9-1 et seq., this rule, or any order or final decision of the commission, has occurred, the commission may issue an order or enter into a consent agreement to administratively dispose of the matter. If a consent agreement between the parties cannot be reached, the commission may elect to exercise its options provided in § 22C-9-12.3.8. Naming of fields. -- All oil and gas fields subject to the statute discovered subsequent to the adoption of these rules and regulations shall be named by the Commission or at its direction.3.9. Forms upon request. -- Forms required by the Commission will be furnished upon request.