Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 160 - VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD REGULATIONS › Section 4VAC25-160-40 - Notice of hearings

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Each
				applicant for a hearing to establish an exception to statewide spacing under
				§ 45.2-1616 of the Code of Virginia shall provide notice by electronic
				mail, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by another commercial
				carrier including Federal Express and United Parcel Service, return receipt
				requested, to all gas, oil, coal or mineral owners having an interest
				underlying any tract located within the distances provided in § 45.2-1616
				of the Code of Virginia or the distance to the nearest well completed in the
				same pool, whichever is less. Each applicant for a hearing to establish an
				exception to a well location provided for in a drilling unit established by an
				order of the board shall provide notice by certified mail, return receipt
				requested, to all gas, oil, coal or mineral owners having an interest
				underlying the unit where the exception is requested.
B. Each applicant shall include, in or with
				the mailed notice of the hearing required under § 45.2-1618 of the Code of
				Virginia, the following information:
1. The
				name and address of the applicant and the applicant's counsel, if
				any;
2. In the case of an
				application to vacate or amend an order, identification of the order to be
				vacated or amended;
3. A statement
				of the relief sought and proposed provisions of the order or proposed
				order;
4. Citations of statutes,
				rules, orders and decided cases supporting the relief sought;
5. A statement of the type of well or wells
				(gas, oil or coalbed methane gas);
6.
a.
For a pooling order, the notice should include: a plat
				  showing the size and shape of the proposed unit and boundaries of tracts within
				  the unit. The location of the proposed unit shall be shown in accordance with
				  the Virginia Coordinate System of 1983, as defined in § 1-600 of the Code
				  of Virginia, also known as the State Plane Coordinate System. The plat shall
				  include property lines taken from (i) deed descriptions and chain of title,
				  (ii) county courthouse records, or (iii) a physical survey for each land track
				  in the unit. The location of the well and the percentage of acreage in each
				  tract in the unit shall be certified by a licensed land surveyor or a licensed
				  professional engineer and attested by the applicant as to its conformity to
				  existing orders issued by the board;
b. For a field rule, the notice should
				include: a description of the pool or pools in the field, the boundaries of the
				field, information on the acreage and boundaries of the units proposed to be in
				the field and any proposed allowable production rates; or
c. For a location exception, the notice
				should include: a description of the proposed well location in relation to
				other wells within statewide spacing limits or in relation to the allowable
				area for drilling within a unit;
7. A description of the interest or claim of
				the respondent being notified;
8. A
				description of the formation or formations to be produced;
9. An estimate of the amount of reserves of
				the unit;
10. An estimate of the
				allowable costs in accordance with
				4VAC25-160-100;
				and
11. How interested persons may
				obtain additional information or a complete copy of the application.