Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024
Section 35-6-2 - DefinitionsUnless the context in which used clearly requires a different meaning, the definitions contained in W. Va. Code ''22-6-1 and 22-10-3 shall apply to this rule, in addition to the definitions set forth below. The definitions of this rule shall apply to W. Va. Code '22-10-1 et seq., unless the context clearly expresses a different meaning.
2.1. "Chief" shall mean Chief of the Office of Oil and Gas as designated by the Director of the Division of Environmental Protection.2.2. "W. Va. Code" shall mean the Code of West Virginia of 1931, as amended.2.3. "Interested party" means any owner, operator or lessee of the surface, oil, gas, water, coal or other mineral resource under, on, adjacent or in close proximity to any lands upon which an abandoned well exists, and whose lands, rights or interests are or might be affected by such abandoned well.