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 Office of Oil and Gas 

601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV  25304

Contact Information


Pollution and Emergency Spills:
            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 55,000 active and 12,000 inactive oil & gas wells.
• It manages Abandoned Well Plugging and Reclamation Program.
• It ensures surface/groundwater is protected from oil and gas activities.

On-going programs and projects:

• Compositional Breakdown of Fracturing Solutions  **NEW ITEM**
• Industry Marcellus Guidance Document 1-8-10
  • Permit Addendum
• General Water Pollution Control Permit GP-WV-1-07
  • Response to Comments GP-WV-1-07
  • Fact Sheet for GP-WV-1-07 WW-8 
  • WW-8 -Site Registration Form for Land Application of CBM produced water
• Large Volume Pit Inspection Directive 12-16-08
• Oil and Gas Regulatory and Technical Support - Oil and Gas regulatory and technical support is the environmental regulatory program for the oil and gas production and transportation industry in West Virginia.
• Abandoned Well Program - 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.