This is a collection of a wide range of documents that support a better understanding of Class 2 UIC and the state's program, sometimes by providing a contrast.
A page with links to relevant current federal and state laws and regulations also has two important EPA guidances.
A page has a description of and links to current Office of Oil and Gas permit application package, monitoring and compliance enforcement forms, and related materials.
A page with links to historic state laws and regulations has been created which provides background information useful in understanding to transition of the state's program over the years.
A page with links to historic UIC Class 2D permits for one well dating from 1971 to the late 1990s.
Relevant EPA guidances for UIC and Class 2 injection are linked to from this page.
A page with links to the various state online oil and gas databases.
A page which presents links to materials providing a technical background, reports about seismicity, and studies of groundwater contamination.
Background Documents
Current Federal and State Laws
Historic State Laws and Regulations
Relevant EPA Guidance for UIC and Class 2 Injection
State Online Oil and Gas Databases
Technical Background, Seismicity, and Groundwater Contamination
Underground Injection Control Class 2 Wells
Introduction to Class 2 Wells in West Virginia
Collected documents and information for a number of Class 2 disposal wells and secondary recovery area permits
Searchable tables for UIC inspections, UIC permitting and MITs based on a copy of the Office of Oil and Gas' online UIC databases made in 2016.
Select wells which present important issues
A UIC well constructed without any cement behind the steel casing strings to protect groundwater.
A commercial UIC well where activity on the site contaminated groundwater.