WV Senate Passes Bill Tweaking 2018 Co-Tenancy Law – No Minimums

A second bill related to mineral and landowner rights holders rocketed through the West Virginia Senate, passing the full Senate by 29-5 vote on Wednesday. Senate Bill (SB) 650 tweaks a previously passed bill signed into law in 2018 concerning co-tenancy (see WV Gov. Justice Does 180 – Says He’ll Sign Co-Tenancy Bill). Co-tenancy corrects cases where rights owners can’t be found to sign leases, resulting in a great deal of acreage being unavailable for drilling that otherwise would be. The co-tenancy law is good for both drillers and rights owners.

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