Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 19, May 10, 2024
Section 56-3-62 - Operators Filing of Plans - Oil and Gas Wells62.1. Before a coal operator conducts surface or strip mining operations within two hundred (200) feet of any well, including the removal of coal and other material, the operator shall file with OMHST and furnish to the well operator by certified mail, return receipt requested, its mining maps and plans (which it is required to prepare, file and update to and with the regulatory authority) for the area within two hundred (200) feet of the well, together with a notice, or a form furnished by OMHST, informing them that the mining maps and plans are being filed or mailed pursuant to the requirements of this section, and representing that the planned operations will not unreasonably interfere with access to or operation of the well and will not damage the well.62.2. The coal operator shall furnish the well operator with evidence that it has in force public liability insurance, with at least the minimum insurance coverage required by W. Va. Code § 22A-2-75 and the rules promulgated thereto and thereunder.62.3. Once these mining maps and plans are filed with OMHST, the coal operator may proceed with its surface or strip mining operations in the manner and as projected on such plans or maps, so long as such surface mining operations do not unreasonably interfere with access to, or operation of, the well or do not damage the well.