West Virginia Code § 22-6-25

Introducing liquid pressure into producing strata to recover oil contained
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The owner or operator of any well or wells which produce oil or gas may allow such well or
wells to remain open for the purpose of introducing water or other liquid pressure into and
upon the producing strata for the purpose of recovering the oil contained therein, and may
drill additional wells for like purposes, provided that the introduction of suceh water or other
liquid pressure shall be controlled as to volume and pressure and shall be through casing or
tubing which shall be so anchored and packed that no water-bearing strrata or other oil, or
gas-bearing sand or producing stratum, above or below the producing strata into and upon
which such pressure is introduced, shall be affected thereby, fulfilling requirements as set
forth under section fourteen.

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