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Code of Virginia · § 45.2-1636 — Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required

45.2-1636. Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required

Upon the abandonment or cessation of the operation of any well or corehole, the gas, oil, or geophysical operator shall immediately fill and plug the well or corehole in the manner required by regulations in force at the time of abandonment or the operation's cessation.

History and annotations

1990, c. 92, § 45.1-361.34; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.

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