{"id":1272,"date":"2004-02-21T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2004-02-21T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/majesticstar.com\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2022-03-01T09:28:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T09:28:03","slug":"office-of-oil-and-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/majesticstar.com\/en\/office-of-oil-and-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Oil and Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:James.A.Martin@wv.gov\">James Martin, Chief<\/a><br>Office of Oil and Gas<br>601 57th Street, SE<br>Charleston, WV&nbsp; 25304-2345<br>Phone: (304) 926-0450<br>Fax: (304) 926-0452<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pollution and Emergency Spills:&nbsp; 1-800-642-3074<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of Oil and Gas is responsible for monitoring and regulating all actions related to the exploration, drilling, storage and production of oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It maintains records on over 40,000 active, and 25,000 inactive oil &amp; gas wells.<\/li><li>It manages Abandoned Well Plugging and Reclamation Program.<\/li><li>It ensures surface\/groundwater is protected from oil and gas activities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On-going programs and projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Large Volume Pit Inspection Directive 12-16-08\u00a0<strong><em>**NEW ITEM**<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>CBM Produced Water Permit 4-17-07<\/li><li>CBM Revised Fact Sheet 4-17-07\u00a0for CBM General Permit<\/li><li>CBM Produced Water Permit Form 4-07<\/li><li>OOG Phone Numbers and Phone Extensions\u00a0for the Kanawha City Offices.<\/li><li>Oil and Gas Regulatory and Technical Support &#8211; Oil and Gas regulatory and technical support is the environmental regulatory program for the oil and gas production and transportation industry in West Virginia.<\/li><li>Abandoned Well Program &#8211; The Abandoned Well Program will inventory, assess the environmental risk, and plug abandoned wells to mitigate their environmental impact and remove their impediment to mineral development.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Certified Lab List &#8211; Office of Water Resources Laboratory Quality Assurance Program<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Sites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.wvgs.wvnet.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener\">WV Geological &amp; Economic Survey<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.iogawv.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.wvonga.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/members.aol.com\/wvcopy\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia Copy Service &#8211; Weekly Plat Service<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.iogcc.oklaosf.state.ok.us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.energyintel.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Energy Information (Gas Prices)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.spe.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.gri.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Gas Research Institute<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.pttc.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Petroleum Technology Transfer Council<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/gtri.harc.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Geotechnology Research Institute<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.aapg.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">American Association of Petroleum Geologists<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.seg.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Society of Exploration Geophysicists<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090103161833\/http:\/\/www.wvsoro.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia Surface Owners Rights Organization<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact:James Martin, ChiefOffice of Oil and Gas601 57th Street, SECharleston, WV&nbsp; 25304-2345Phone: (304) 926-0450Fax: (304) 926-0452 Pollution and Emergency Spills:&nbsp; 1-800-642-3074 The Office of Oil and Gas is responsible for monitoring and regulating all actions related to the exploration, drilling, storage and production of oil and natural gas. It maintains records on over 40,000 active,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"categories":[523],"tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"bunyad-small":false,"bunyad-medium":false,"bunyad-full":false,"bunyad-viewport":false,"bunyad-768":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Staff WVDEP","author_link":"https:\/\/majesticstar.com\/author\/garuda\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Contact:James Martin, ChiefOffice of Oil and Gas601 57th Street, SECharleston, WV&nbsp; 25304-2345Phone: (304) 926-0450Fax: (304) 926-0452 Pollution and Emergency Spills:&nbsp; 1-800-642-3074 The Office of Oil and Gas is responsible for monitoring and regulating all actions related to the exploration, drilling, storage and production of oil and natural gas. 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