Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 24, June 14, 2024
Section 38-18-2 - DefinitionsUnless the context in which used clearly requires a different meaning, the definitions contained in W.Va. Code § 22-1-3 and § 22B-1-1 shall apply to this rule in addition to those definitions set forth below:
2.1. "W.Va. Code" shall mean the West Virginia Code of 1931, as amended.2.2. "Barrel" shall mean forty-two (42) U.S. gallons of two hundred thirty-one (231) cubic inches each of liquid, including slurries, at a temperature of sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit.2.3 "Chief shall mean Chief of the Office of Oil and Gas as designated by the Director of the Division of Environmental Protection.2.4. "Completion of the drilling process," as used in W.Va. Code § 22B-1-30, shall mean the date on which a drilling rig ceases operation on the drilling site for more than thirty (30) consecutive days.2.5. "Cubic foot of gas" shall mean the volume of gas contained in one (1) cubic foot at a standard pressure base of fourteen point seven three (14.73) pounds per square inch (absolute) and a standard temperature of sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit. 2.6 "Day" shall mean a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours.2.7. "Designated agent" shall mean a resident of the State of West Virginia designated by an operator as the agent or attorney in fact of the operator upon whom process, notices, orders, or other communications issued pursuant to W.Va. Code §22B may be served. See Section 10.3.2.8. "Gas-oil ratio test" shall mean a test, by any means generally accepted in the industry, to determine the number of cubic feet of gas produced per barrel of oil produced.2.9. "Gas well" shall mean any well which produces or appears capable of producing a ratio of six thousand (6,000) cubic feet of gas or more to each barrel of oil on the basis of the initial gas-oil ratio test.2.10. "Initial gas-oil ratio test" shall mean the gas-oil ratio test preformed for the purpose of completing Form IV-36, "Well Operator's Report of Initial Gas-Oil Ratio Test," to designate the type of well.2.11. "Log" or "Well log" shall mean a systematic, detailed geological record of all formations, including coal, fresh water, and salt water encountered in the drilling of a well.2.12. "Oil well" shall mean any well which produces or appears capable of producing a ratio of less than six thousand (6,000) cubic feet of gas to each barrel of oil on the basis of the initial gas-oil ratio test.2.13. "Surface owner of record", and the term "owner of record of the surface" as used in W.Va. Code § 22B-1-9, shall mean any person who is an owner of record of surface land or an undivided interest therein, whether or not the surface ownership is severed from the oil and gas or other mineral ownership.2.14. "Underground storage well" shall mean a gas well subject to the provisions of W.Va. Code §22B-4.2.15. "Use" for the purpose of West Virginia Code § 22B-1-19 is defined the same as "Active Status" as defined in 38 CSR 21.