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Virginia gas/oil permit requirements and regulations map

Record

p09-VA-rec-03

State

VA

Category

requirements · permit_framework

Status

collected

Period

current

Quality

Unreviewed

Review state

Pending review

Native ID

VA-PERMIT-REGS

Fields

bond

Applicants must post a bond to guarantee that money is available for site reclamation and plugging

notify

Applicants for permits are required to notify parties who may be directly affected by the proposed operation

nowork

The operator may not begin site work until Gas and Oil issues a permit.

reg150

Virginia Gas and Oil Regulation

reg160

Virginia Gas and Oil Board Regulations

scope

Permits are required for ground-disturbing geophysical exploration, exploration wells, development wells and gathering pipelines.

Evidence

1. scope: Permits are required for ground-disturbing geophysical exploration, exploration wells, development wells and gathering pipelines.
   https://www.energy.virginia.gov/gas-oil/PermitRequirements.shtml · lead sentence · source p09-VA-src-07 · visit p09-VA-visit-07
2. notify: Applicants for permits are required to notify parties who may be directly affected by the proposed operation
   https://www.energy.virginia.gov/gas-oil/PermitRequirements.shtml · notice bullet, trimmed tail · source p09-VA-src-07 · visit p09-VA-visit-07
3. bond: Applicants must post a bond to guarantee that money is available for site reclamation and plugging
   https://www.energy.virginia.gov/gas-oil/PermitRequirements.shtml · bond sentence, trimmed tail · source p09-VA-src-07 · visit p09-VA-visit-07
4. nowork: The operator may not begin site work until Gas and Oil issues a permit.
   https://www.energy.virginia.gov/gas-oil/PermitRequirements.shtml · cannot-begin sentence · source p09-VA-src-07 · visit p09-VA-visit-07
5. reg150: Virginia Gas and Oil Regulation
   https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency25/chapter150/ · chapter heading · source p09-VA-src-09 · visit p09-VA-visit-09
6. reg160: Virginia Gas and Oil Board Regulations
   https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency25/chapter160/ · chapter heading · source p09-VA-src-14 · visit p09-VA-visit-14

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-VA. Still missing: section text 150 80, section text 160 70.