W. Va. Code § 37B-1-2 : — MINERAL DEVELOPMENTMINERAL DEVELOPMENT BY A MAJORITY OF COTENANTS —1-2 - Declaration of public policy; legislative findings

It is declared to be the public policy of this state and in the public interest to:

(1) Foster, encourage and promote exploration for and development, production, and conservation of oil, natural gas and their constituents;
(2) Prohibit waste of oil, natural gas, and their constituents and unnecessary surface loss of oil, natural gas, and their constituents;
(3) Encourage the maximum recovery of oil, natural gas, and their constituents;
(4) Safeguard, protect and enforce the correlative rights of operators and mineral owners in that each such operator and mineral owner may obtain his or her just and equitable share of production;
(5) Safeguard, protect and enforce the integrity of the passive royalty owner's interest in his or her minerals.
(6) Safeguard, protect and enforce the rights of surface owners; and
(7) Protect and enforce the clear provisions of contracts lawfully made.

W. Va. Code § 37B-1-2

Added by 2018 Acts, ch. 149 (HB 4268), eff. 6/3/2018.
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