Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
Agency 25. Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy |
Chapter 101. Regulations Governing Vertical Ventilation Holes and Mining Near Gas and Oilwells |
Section 140. Filing of report
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Within 30 days after the date that drilling is completed on a vertical ventilation hole, the operator of the hole shall file with the chief a drilling report on a form prescribed by the chief, an accurate map or plat showing the actual surface location of the hole, a drillers log, and the results of any other log or survey required to be run in accordance with this chapter or by the chief. The drillers log shall state, at a minimum, the character, depth, and thickness of geologic formations encountered including groundwater-bearing strata, coal seams, mineral beds, and gas bearing formations.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 17, Issue 20, eff. July 18, 2001.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.106, 45.1-161.121, 45.1-161.254 and 45.1-161.292 of the Code of Virginia.