Electronic Permit Filing for Marcellus Drilling Coming Soon in WV

In December 2011 a special session of the West Virginia legislature took up and passed a new Marcellus drilling bill in record time--four days flat--although in reality it took most of 2011 to prepare the legislation. The WV Senate passed the "Horizontal Well Act" 33-0 and the House passed it 92-5. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed it immediately. (For a summary of what's in the "new" law, see WV Has New Marcellus Drilling Law in Record Time). It's now been nearly two years since then, time for a status report. WV Dept. of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) spokesman Tom Aluise says the new law is paying off. Aluise talked about a new electronic permit filing system on the way, and he identifies the top five counties in WV with Marcellus wells...

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