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WV Code § 37A-1-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37A. Zoning|Article 1. Radio Astronomy Zoning Act|§37A-1-6. Same -- Injunctive Relief

The operation of any electrical equipment in violation of this article shall be enjoined by the circuit court of the county in which such electrical equipment is located upon petition filed by the prosecuting attorney of such county or by the Attorney General of this state irrespective of any other legal remedy available.
WV Code § 37B-1-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 1. Mineral Development by a Majority of Cotenants|§37B-1-1. Short Title

This article shall be known as the Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act.
WV Code § 37B-1-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 1. Mineral Development by a Majority of Cotenants|§37B-1-2. Declaration of Public Policy; Legislative Findings

It is declared to be the public policy of this state and in the public interest to:(1) Foster, encourage and promote exploration for and development, production, and conservation of oil, natural gas and their constituents;(2) Prohibit waste of oil, natural gas, and their constituents and unnecessary surface loss of oil, natural gas, and their constituents;(3) Encourage the maximum recovery of oil, natural gas, and their constituents; (4) Safeguard, protect and enforce the correlative rights of operators and mineral owners in that each such operator and mineral owner may obtain his or her just and equitable share of production;(5) Safeguard, protect and enforce the integrity of the passive royalty owner’s interest in his or her minerals.(6) Safeguard, protect and enforce the rights of surface owners; and(7) Protect and enforce the clear provisions of contracts lawfully made.
WV Code § 37B-1-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 1. Mineral Development by a Majority of Cotenants|§37B-1-5. Limitations of Liability for Certain Cotenants

Nonconsenting cotenants who elect to receive a production royalty pursuant to §37B-1-4(b)(1) of this code and unknown or unlocatable interest owners shall have no liability for bodily injury, property damage, warranty of title, or environmental claims, arising out of site preparation, mineral extraction, maintenance, reclamation, and other operations with respect to minerals produced from the cotenant’s property, except nonconsenting cotenants and unknown or unlocatable interest owners are liable for their intentional acts.
WV Code § 37B-1-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 1. Mineral Development by a Majority of Cotenants|§37B-1-6. Surface Use

(a) When any tract of mineral property where an interest in the oil or natural gas in place is owned by a nonconsenting cotenant is used or developed pursuant to §37B-1-4 of this code, in no event shall drilling be initiated upon, or other surface disturbance occur, without the surface owner’s consent regardless of whether such surface owner possesses any actual ownership in the mineral interest: Provided, That this subsection shall not require surface owner consent for tracts on which surface disturbance does not occur or tracts otherwise subject to an existing surface use agreement, oil and gas lease which includes surface use rights, or other valid contractual arrangement in which the owner has granted rights to the operator to use the surface for horizontal drilling or any other use for which this article is used. (b) Except as specifically described in subsection (a) of this section, nothing contained in this chapter is intended to alter in any way, and this chapter shall not diminish or increase, the rights of the owners of the surface overlying the minerals developed in this state. Except as specifically described in subsection (a) of this section, in enacting this chapter in 2018, it is the intention of the Legislature to leave unchanged the common law of this state as it relates to the mineral owner’s right to utilize the surface for the extraction of minerals.
WV Code § 37B-1-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 1. Mineral Development by a Majority of Cotenants|§37B-1-7. Severability

The provisions of this article are severable and accordingly, if any part of this article is adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, that determination does not affect the continuing validity of the remaining provisions of this article.
WV Code § 37B-2-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 2. Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Act|§37B-2-1. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Act.”
WV Code § 37B-2-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 2. Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Act|§37B-2-2. Relationship Between Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Provisions and Unclaimed Property Provisions

The provisions of this article shall be read in conjunction and not in conflict with the provisions of the West Virginia Uniform Unclaimed Property Act in §36-8-1 et seq. of this code.
WV Code § 37B-2-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 2. Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Act|§37B-2-3. Definitions

Terms used in this article shall have the meanings as provided in §36-8-1 et seq. and §37B-1-1 et seq. of this code. In addition, as used in this article: “Reserved interests” means all amounts payable for the use, development, extraction, production or sale of minerals due for an unknown or unlocatable interest owner. The term includes amounts payable:(i) For the acquisition and retention of a mineral lease, including bonuses, royalties, compensatory royalties, shut-in royalties, minimum royalties and delay rentals;(ii) For the extraction, production or sale of minerals, including net revenue interests, royalties, overriding royalties, extraction payments and production payments; and(iii) Under an agreement or option, including a joint operating agreement, unit agreement, pooling agreement and farm-out agreement.
WV Code § 37B-2-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 2. Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Act|§37B-2-4. Report of Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners

(a) The holder shall make a report to the administrator each calendar quarter concerning each reserved interest for each unknown or unlocatable interest owner and shall concurrently remit the amount reserved to the administrator. The quarterly report and remittances shall be submitted by the first day of the month following each calendar quarter.(b) The report shall contain:(1) A full legal description of the real property interest and any other information that identifies the interest, including without limitation, division orders;(2) If known, the name, last known address, and social security number or taxpayer identification number of the unknown or unlocatable interest owner or apparent owner;(3) The date or dates on which the reserved interest became payable with respect to the property; and(4) All other information the administrator by rule prescribes as necessary for the administration of this article.(c) Before the date for filing the report, the holder of the reserved interests may request the administrator extend the time for filing the report. The administrator may grant the extension for good cause. (d) The holder is not liable to any person for the wrongful use or appropriation of personal information of interest owners by another person described in the reports required under this section. (e) With respect to all unknown or unlocatable interest owners, all obligations under this chapter of the holder are satisfied once an adequate report is filed and reserved interests are remitted to the administrator.
WV Code § 37B-2-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 2. Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Act|§37B-2-5. Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Fund; Duties of the State Treasurer

(a) The Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Fund is created in the State Treasury as a special revenue and interest-bearing account to be administered by the State Treasurer for the purposes prescribed in this article.(b) The administrator shall deposit all moneys received pursuant to §37B-1-1 et seq. and §37B-2-1 et seq. of this code into the fund. All expenditures from the fund shall be in accordance with this article and as otherwise determined by the Legislature.(c) The administrator may invest the moneys in the fund with the West Virginia Board of Treasury Investments. All earnings shall accrue to the fund and are available for expenditure in accordance with this article.(d) The administrator shall pay all lawful claims of unknown and unlocatable interest owners from the fund. (e) The administrator may deduct the following expenses from the fund:(1) Expenses incurred identifying, locating, and returning the property to owners, including without limitation the costs of mailing, publication, and real estate title investigations within this state and in other jurisdictions;(2) Reasonable service charges; and(3) Expenses incurred in examining the reports of the holder and in collecting the reserved interest from the holders.(f) After deducting the claims paid and the expenses specified in subsection (e) of this section and maintaining a sum of money which the administrator estimates will be needed to pay claims and expenses duly allowed from the reserved interests received and deposited in the fund, the administrator shall determine the amount that is transferrable from the Fund. Beginning July 1, 2023, and every six months thereafter, the administrator shall transfer 50 percent of the amount the administrator determines is transferrable to the Oil And Gas Reclamation Fund established under §22-6-29 of this code and expended for the purposes provided by that section and §22-10-6 of this code, and 50 percent of the revenue shall be deposited into the Public Employees Insurance Agency Stability Fund and expended pursuant to §11B-2-32 of this code.(g) At least sixty days prior to the seven year anniversary of the first report to the administrator concerning the property of an unknown or unlocatable interest owner, the administrator shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in each county of this state where the minerals are located once a week for two successive weeks as provided by the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure. Said publication should provide notification of the impending seven year anniversary to all possible surface owners and unknown or unlocatable interest owners.
WV Code § 37B-2-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 2. Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Act|§37B-2-6. Crediting of Interest to Owner’s Account

(a) The administrator shall credit the amount of interest earned to each owner’s account and shall pay the interest earned when a claim is paid on that account.(b) In no event shall the administrator be required to pay the owner any income or gain realized or accruing on the account after the third anniversary of the payment of the owner’s interest to the administrator.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to entitle an owner to interest on property which did not realize or accrue income or gain while in possession of the administrator.
WV Code § 37B-2-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 2. Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Act|§37B-2-7. Rules

On or before July 1, 2018, the administrator shall promulgate emergency legislative rules in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-15 of this code. The administrator shall propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with the requirements of the Secretary of State and the provisions of §29A-1-1 et seq. of this code to otherwise effectuate the purposes of this article.
WV Code § 37B-2-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 2. Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Act|§37B-2-8. Severability Clause

The provisions of this article are severable and accordingly, if any part of this article is adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, that determination does not affect the continuing validity of the remaining provisions of this article.
WV Code § 37B-2-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37B. Mineral Development|Article 2. Unknown and Unlocatable Interest Owners Act|§37B-2-9. Effective Date

This article shall take effect on July 1, 2018.
WV Code § 37C-1-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37C. Mineral Development|Article 1. Information Reporting and Payments to Owners|§37C-1-1. Oil and Natural Gas Production Information Reporting From Horizontal Wells

(a) An operator or producer or their agents, contractors or assigns shall provide the following information with each payment to all interest owners receiving payments resulting from the development and production of oil, natural gas, or their constituents by horizontal wells governed by §22-6A-1 et seq. of this code, being the Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act:(1) A name, number, or combination of name and number, and the state issued American Petroleum Institute number that identifies each lease, property, unit, pad, and well, for which payment is being made, and the county in which the lease, property, and well are located;(2) Month and year of production;(3) Total barrels of oil; number of MCF, MMBTU, or DTH of natural gas; and volume of natural gas liquids produced from each well and sold;(4) Price received per unit of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids produced;(5) Gross value of the total proceeds from the sale of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from each well less taxes and deductions set forth in §37B-1-1(a)(6) of this code;(6) Aggregate amounts for each category of deductions for each well which affect payment and are allowed by law, including without limitation those deductions provided for under the terms of the governing lease; (7) Interest owner’s interest in production from each well expressed as a decimal or fraction and reported pursuant to §37B-1-1(a)(1) of this code;(8) Interest owner’s ratable share of the total value of the proceeds of the sale of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids prior to the deduction of taxes, if applicable, and other deductions set forth in §37B-1-1(a)(6) of this code;(9) Interest owner’s ratable share of the proceeds from the sale of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids less the interest owner’s ratable share of taxes, if applicable, and other deductions set forth in §37B-1-1(a)(6) of this code; and(10) Contact information of the producer of the oil, natural gas, or natural gas liquids, including a mailing address and telephone number.(b) An interest owner who does not receive the information required to be provided under this section in a timely manner may send a written request for the information by certified mail. Not later than the 60th day after the date the operator or producer receives the written request for information under this section, the operator or producer shall provide the requested information to the interest owner. If the interest owner makes a written request for information under this section and the operator or producer does not provide the information within the 60-day period, the interest owner may bring a civil action against the operator or producer to enforce the provisions of this section, and a prevailing interest owner shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs incurred in the civil action.
WV Code § 37C-1-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37C. Mineral Development|Article 1. Information Reporting and Payments to Owners|§37C-1-2. Accumulation and Payment of Proceeds From Production From Horizontal Wells

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this article, proceeds from production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from horizontal wells may be accumulated by the owners, cotenants, lessees, operators, or their agents, contractors, or assigns, until such time as proceeds attributable to any interest owner exceeds $100 before making a remittance: Provided, That, regardless of the amount of money accumulated, the owners, cotenants, lessees, operators, or their agents, contractors, or assigns shall remit proceeds from horizontal wells attributable to the interest owners not less than once annually: Provided, however, That all accumulated proceeds from horizontal wells shall be paid to the interest owners entitled thereto immediately, or as soon as practicable, upon cessation of production of oil, natural gas, or natural gas liquids or upon relinquishment or transfer of the payment responsibility to another party.
WV Code § 37C-1-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 37C. Mineral Development|Article 1. Information Reporting and Payments to Owners|§37C-1-3. Payments From Horizontal Wells to Be Made Timely; Interest Penalties

All regular production payments from horizontal wells due and owing to an interest owner shall be tendered in a timely manner, which shall not exceed 120 days from the first date of sale of oil, natural gas, or natural gas liquids is realized and within 60 days thereafter for each additional sale, unless such failure to remit is due to lack of record title in the interest owner, a legal dispute concerning the interest, a missing or unlocatable owner of the interest, or due to conditions otherwise specified in this article. Failure to remit timely payment for horizontal wells shall result in a mandatory additional payment of an interest penalty to be set at the prime rate plus an additional two percent until such payment is made, to be compounded quarterly. The prime rate shall be the rate published on the day of the sale of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Wall Street Journal reflecting the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75 percent of the nation’s 30 largest banks.
WV Code § 38-1-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 1. Vendor's and Trust Deed Liens|§38-1-1. Vendor's Lien; Its Enforcement

If any person convey real estate, or any interest, legal or equitable, therein, and the purchase money or any part thereof remain unpaid at the time of the conveyance, he shall not thereby have a lien for such unpaid purchase money unless such lien is expressly reserved on the face of the conveyance. A vendor's lien may be enforced by a suit in equity.
WV Code § 38-1-1a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 1. Vendor's and Trust Deed Liens|§38-1-1a. Deeds of Trust Conveying Real And/or Personal Property; Limitations on Application of Article

A deed of trust may convey both real property or some interest therein and personal property or only real property or some interest therein or only personal property in order to secure a debt. This article shall apply to deeds of trust that convey real property or some interest therein or both real property or some interest therein and personal property. Deeds of trust conveying only personal property are governed by article nine of chapter forty-six of this code. If the deed of trust conveys both real and personal property, a financing statement as to the personal property shall be required as specified in article nine, chapter forty-six of this code, and the trustee may proceed as to the sale or other disposition of the personal property involved under said article nine of chapter forty-six and of the real property involved under this article or he may proceed as to the sale or other disposition of both the real and personal property involved under this article. In all other respects this article is applicable to the conveyance of real property by deed of trust, and article nine of chapter forty-six is applicable to the conveyance of personal property by deed of trust.For purposes of this section, personal property is any property right or interest in which a security interest under article nine of chapter forty-six of this code may be obtained or created.
WV Code § 38-1-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 1. Vendor's and Trust Deed Liens|§38-1-3. Sales Under Trust Deeds

The trustee in any trust deed given as security shall, whenever required by any creditor secured or any surety indemnified by the deed, or the assignee or personal representative of any such creditor or surety, after debt due to such creditor or for which such surety may be liable shall have become payable and default shall have been made in the payment thereof, or any part thereof, by the grantor or other person owing such debt, and if all other conditions precedent to sale by the trustee, as expressed in the trust deed, shall have happened, sell the property conveyed by the deed, or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction, having first given notice of such sale as prescribed in the following section.
WV Code § 38-1-4a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 1. Vendor's and Trust Deed Liens|§38-1-4a. Statute of Limitations for Sales by Trustees

Provided the grantor on the deed of trust or the agent or personal representative of the grantor is provided notice as required by section four of this article, no action or proceeding to set aside a trustee's sale due to the failure to follow any notice, service, process or other procedural requirement relating to a sale of property under a trust deed shall be filed or commenced more than one year from the date of the sale.
WV Code § 38-1-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 38. Liens|Article 1. Vendor's and Trust Deed Liens|§38-1-5. Terms of Sale

Such sale shall be made upon such terms as are mentioned in such deed; and if no terms are therein mentioned, then upon the following terms, to-wit: If the property to be sold is real estate, one third of the purchase money cash in hand, one third thereof, with interest, in one year, and the residue thereof, with interest, in two years from the day of sale, taking from the purchaser his notes, with good security, for the deferred payments, and either retaining the legal title as further security or conveying the legal title and reserving in the deed of conveyance a lien for the deferred purchase money, or otherwise securing the same; if the property to be sold be personal estate, then for cash.