WV SB15

Requires carbon sequestration project operators to design projects that isolate any existing or future production from commercially valuable minerals, including coal and oil and gas estates, from the carbon dioxide plume

Mandates written notification to mineral owners, lessees, and operators of any commercially valuable minerals within and contiguous to proposed carbon sequestration projects, including project boundaries, horizons, and hearing notices

Allows mineral owners, lessees, and operators to file objections with the department based on potential adverse effects to commercially valuable minerals, which the storage operator must address to the department's satisfaction

Permits may only be issued if the department is satisfied that interests of mineral owners and lessees in commercially valuable mineral estates will not be adversely affected

Amends existing law that previously allowed permits if mineral interests were addressed through written agreements between parties, replacing it with stricter isolation and notification requirements