West Virginia § 22-33-4 - 22-33-4. Ownership of geothermal resources.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 22-33-4 — 22-33-4. Ownership of geothermal resources., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-33-4. 22-33-4. Ownership of geothermal resources.
(a) Ownership of any geothermal resource is vested in the owner of the surface property overlying the geothermal resource unless severance of the geothermal resource is clear and unambiguous in an instrument conveying or reserving ownership of the geothermal resource.
(b) No mineral or water estate shall be construed to include any geothermal resource unless clearly and unambiguously included in an instrument reserving or conveying the geothermal resource.
(c) Nothing in this article shall divest any person or the state of any right, title, or interest they might have in any geothermal resource.
(d) Nothing in this article may be construed as vesting in the secretary the jurisdiction to adjudicate property rights disputes.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-33-4 ("22-33-4. Ownership of geothermal resources.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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