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Ohio Rev Code § 1509.022 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.022 | Location of Wells Using Directional Drilling.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|Except as provided in section 1509.021 of the Revised Code, the surface location of a new well that will be drilled using directional drilling may be located on a parcel of land that is not in the drilling unit of the well.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.041 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.041 | Database Listing Final Nonappealable Orders Issued for Violations to Be Accessible to Public.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|The chief of the division of oil and gas resources management shall maintain a database on the division of oil and gas resources management's web site that is accessible to the public. The database shall list each final nonappealable order issued for a material and substantial violation under this chapter. The list shall identify the violator, the date on which the violation occurred, and the date on which the violation was corrected.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.05 | Permit Required to Drill, Reopen, Convert or Plug Back Well.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|No person shall drill a new well, drill an existing well any deeper, reopen a well, convert a well to any use other than its original purpose, or plug back a well to a source of supply different from the existing pool, without having a permit to do so issued by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, and until the original permit or a photostatic copy thereof is posted or displayed in a conspicuous and easily accessible place at the well site, with the name, current address, and telephone number of the permit holder and the telephone numbers for fire and emergency medical services maintained on the posted permit or copy. The permit or a copy shall be continuously displayed in that manner at all times during the work authorized by the permit.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.061 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.061 | Request to Revise Existing Tract Upon Which Exists Producing or Idle Well.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|An owner of a well who has been issued a permit under section 1509.06 of the Revised Code may submit to the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, on a form prescribed by the chief, a request to revise an existing tract upon which exists a producing or idle well. The chief shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules under section 1509.03 of the Revised Code that are necessary for the administration of this section. The rules at least shall stipulate the information to be included on the request form and shall establish a fee to be paid by the person submitting the request, which fee shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars. The chief shall approve a request submitted under this section unless it would result in a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it, including provisions establishing spacing or minimum acreage requirements.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.073 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.073 | Fluid Drilling Requirements.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|A person that is issued a permit under this chapter to drill a new well or drill an existing well deeper in an urbanized area shall establish fluid drilling conditions prior to penetration of the Onondaga limestone and continue to use fluid drilling until total depth of the well is achieved unless the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management authorizes such drilling without using fluid.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.11 | Statement of Production of Oil, Gas and Brine.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A)(1) The owner of any well, except a horizontal well, that is producing or capable of producing oil or gas shall file with the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, on or before the thirty-first day of March, a statement of production of oil, gas, and brine for the last preceding calendar year in such form as the chief may prescribe. An owner that has more than one hundred such wells in this state shall submit electronically the statement of production in a format that is approved by the chief.(2) The owner of any horizontal well that is producing or capable of producing oil or gas shall file with the chief, on the forty-fifth day following the close of each calendar quarter, a statement of production of oil, gas, and brine for the preceding calendar quarter in a form that the chief prescribes. An owner that has more than one hundred horizontal wells in this state shall submit electronically the statement of production in a format that is approved by the chief.(B) The chief shall not disclose information received from the department of taxation under division (C)(12) of section 5703.21 of the Revised Code until the related statement of production required by division (A) of this section is filed with the chief.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.12 | Defective Wells and Well Plugging.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A)(1) No person shall construct or operate a well, that causes damage to other permeable strata, underground sources of drinking water, or the surface of the land or that threatens the public health and safety or the environment. (2) No owner of a well shall permit a well to leak fluids or gases. (3) Upon the discovery that the casing in a well is defective or that a well was not adequately constructed, the person that owns the well or that is responsible for the well shall notify the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management within twenty-four hours of the discovery, and shall immediately repair the casing, correct the construction inadequacies, or plug and abandon the well. (B) When the chief finds that a well should be plugged, the chief shall issue an order to the person that owns the well or that is responsible for the well to plug the well and shall specify in the order a reasonable time within which to comply. No person shall fail or refuse to plug a well within the time specified in the order. Each day on which such a well remains unplugged thereafter constitutes a separate offense. Where the plugging method prescribed by rules adopted pursuant to section 1509.15 of the Revised Code cannot be applied or if applied would be ineffective in carrying out the protection that the law is meant to give, the chief may designate a different method of plugging. The abandonment report shall show the manner in which the well was plugged. (C) In case of oil or gas wells abandoned prior to September 1, 1978, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the wells are located may submit to the electors of the county the question of establishing a special fund, by general levy, by general bond issue, or out of current funds, which shall be approved by a majority of the electors voting upon that question for the purpose of plugging the wells. The fund shall be administered by the board and the plugging of oil and gas wells shall be under the supervision of the chief, and the board shall let contracts for that purpose, provided that the fund shall not be used for the purpose of plugging oil and gas wells that were abandoned subsequent to September 1, 1978. Last updated September 10, 2021 at 5:28 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.14 | Report of Abandonment of Well.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|Any person who abandons a well, when written permission has been granted by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management to abandon and plug the well without an inspector being present to supervise the plugging, shall make a written report of the abandonment to the chief. The report shall be submitted not later than thirty days after the date of abandonment and shall include all of the following: (A) The date of abandonment;(B) The name of the owner or operator of the well at the time of abandonment and the post-office address of the owner or operator;(C) The location of the well as to township and county and the name of the owner of the surface upon which the well is drilled, with the address thereof;(D) The date of the permit to drill;(E) The date when drilled;(F) The depth of the well;(G) The depth of the top of the formation to which the well was drilled;(H) The depth of each seam of coal drilled through, if known;(I) A detailed report as to how the well was plugged, giving in particular the manner in which the coal and various formations were plugged, and the date of the plugging of the well, including the names of those who witnessed the plugging of the well.The report shall be signed by the owner or operator, or the agent of the owner or operator, who abandons and plugs the well and verified by the oath of the party so signing. For the purposes of this section, the oil and gas resources inspectors may take acknowledgments and administer oaths to the parties signing the report.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.15 | Rules for Methods of Plugging.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|When any well is to be abandoned, it shall first be plugged in accordance with a method of plugging adopted by rule by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. The abandonment report shall show the manner in which the well was plugged.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.151 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.151 | Plugging at Expense of Operator.

Effective: September 28, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 225 - 132nd General Assembly|If a mine operator is about to encounter or encounters an idle and orphaned well whose existence is detrimental to the mining operation, the mine operator may plug the well at his own expense in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under it.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.16 | Disclosure Forms for Oil Country Tubular Goods.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "oil country tubular goods" means circular steel pipes that are seamless or welded and used in drilling for oil or natural gas, including casing, tubing, and drill pipe, whether finished or unfinished, and steel couplings and drill collars used with the pipes. (B) Beginning March 31, 2015, an owner shall file with the division of oil and gas resources management a disclosure form that specifies the country in which each oil country tubular good initially used in a production operation on or after that date was manufactured unless that country cannot be determined by the owner. The division shall prescribe the disclosure form and consult with representatives from the natural gas, oil, and steel industries when developing the form. The division shall use the information specified on the form to establish a quality well infrastructure catalog.(C) The division shall determine the date on which the disclosure form shall be filed.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.181 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.181 | Suspension of Drilling or Reopening of Well in Coal Bearing Townships.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|(A) The chief of the division of mineral resources management may order the immediate suspension of the drilling or reopening of a well in a coal bearing township after determining that the drilling or reopening activities present an imminent and substantial threat to public health or safety or to a miner's health or safety. (B) Before issuing an order under division (A) of this section, the chief shall notify the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management and the owner in any manner that the chief of the division of mineral resources management determines would provide reasonable notification of the chief's intent to issue a suspension order. However, the chief may order the immediate suspension of the drilling or reopening of a well in a coal bearing township without prior notification to the owner if the chief has made reasonable attempts to notify the owner and the attempts have failed. If the chief orders the immediate suspension of such drilling or reopening, the chief shall provide the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management and the owner notice of the order as soon as practical.(C) Not later than five days after the issuance of an order under division (A) of this section to immediately suspend the drilling or reopening of a well in a coal bearing township, the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall provide the owner an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence that the drilling or reopening activities will not likely result in an imminent and substantial threat to public health or safety or to a miner's health or safety, as applicable. If the chief, after considering all evidence presented by the owner, determines that the activities do not present such a threat, the chief shall revoke the suspension order.(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an owner may appeal a suspension order issued under this section to the reclamation commission in accordance with section 1513.13 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.19 | Well Stimulation.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|An owner who elects to stimulate a well shall stimulate the well in a manner that will not endanger underground sources of drinking water. Not later than twenty-four hours before commencing the stimulation of a well, the owner or the owner's authorized representative shall notify an oil and gas resources inspector. If during the stimulation of a well damage to the production casing or cement occurs and results in the circulation of fluids from the annulus of the surface production casing, the owner shall immediately terminate the stimulation of the well and notify the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. If the chief determines that the casing and the cement may be remediated in a manner that isolates the oil and gas bearing zones of the well, the chief may authorize the completion of the stimulation of the well. If the chief determines that the stimulation of a well resulted in irreparable damage to the well, the chief shall order that the well be plugged and abandoned within thirty days of the issuance of the order. For purposes of determining the integrity of the remediation of the casing or cement of a well that was damaged during the stimulation of the well, the chief may require the owner of the well to submit cement evaluation logs, temperature surveys, pressure tests, or a combination of such logs, surveys, and tests.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.20 | Prevention of Waste - Gas Flaring.

Effective: June 30, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 165 - 128th General Assembly|All owners, lessees, or their agents, drilling for or producing crude oil or natural gas, shall use every reasonable precaution in accordance with the most approved methods of operation to stop and prevent waste of oil or gas, or both. Any well productive of natural gas in quantity sufficient to justify utilization shall be utilized or shut in within ten days after completion. The owner of any well producing both oil and gas may burn such gas in flares when it is necessary to protect the health and safety of the public or when the gas is lawfully produced and there is no economic market at the well for the escaping gas.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.21 | Permits for Secondary or Additional Recovery Operations.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|No person shall, without first having obtained a permit from the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, conduct secondary or additional recovery operations, including any underground injection of fluids or carbon dioxide for the secondary or tertiary recovery of oil or natural gas or for the storage of hydrocarbons that are liquid at standard temperature or pressure, unless a rule of the chief expressly authorizes such operations without a permit. The permit shall be in addition to any permit required by section 1509.05 of the Revised Code. Secondary or additional recovery operations shall be conducted in accordance with rules and orders of the chief and any terms or conditions of the permit authorizing such operations. In addition, the chief may authorize tests to evaluate whether fluids or carbon dioxide may be injected in a reservoir and to determine the maximum allowable injection pressure. The tests shall be conducted in accordance with methods prescribed in rules of the chief or conditions of the permit. Rules adopted under this section shall include provisions regarding applications for and the issuance of permits; the terms and conditions of permits; entry to conduct inspections and to examine records to ascertain compliance with this section and rules, orders, and terms and conditions of permits adopted or issued thereunder; the provision and maintenance of information through monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting; and other provisions in furtherance of the goals of this section and the Safe Drinking Water Act. To implement the goals of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the chief shall not issue a permit for the underground injection of fluids for the secondary or tertiary recovery of oil or natural gas or for the storage of hydrocarbons that are liquid at standard temperature and pressure, unless the chief concludes that the applicant has demonstrated that the injection will not result in the presence of any contaminant in underground water that supplies or can be reasonably expected to supply any public water system, such that the presence of any such contaminant may result in the system's not complying with any national primary drinking water regulation or may otherwise adversely affect the health of persons. Rules, orders, and terms or conditions of permits adopted or issued under this section shall be construed to be no more stringent than required for compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, unless essential to ensure that underground sources of drinking water will not be endangered.
Ohio Rev Code § 1509.223 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources|Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas|Section 1509.223 | Agreements for Transporting Brine - Duties of Transporters.

Effective: September 10, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 315 - 129th General Assembly|(A) No permit holder or owner of a well shall enter into an agreement with or permit any person to transport brine produced from the well who is not registered pursuant to section 1509.222 of the Revised Code or exempt from registration under section 1509.226 of the Revised Code. (B) Each registered transporter shall file with the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, on or before the fifteenth day of April, a statement concerning brine transported, including quantities transported and source and delivery points, during the last preceding calendar year, and such other information in such form as the chief may prescribe.(C) Each registered transporter shall keep on each vehicle used to transport brine a daily log and have it available upon the request of the chief or an authorized representative of the chief or a peace officer. The log shall, at a minimum, include all of the following information:(1) The name of the owner or owners of the well or wells producing the brine to be transported;(2) The date and time the brine is loaded;(3) The name of the driver;(4) The amount of brine loaded at each collection point;(5) The disposal location;(6) The date and time the brine is disposed of and the amount of brine disposed of at each location.The chief, by rule, may establish procedures for the electronic submission to the chief of the information that is required to be included in the daily log. No registered transporter shall falsify or fail to keep or submit the log required by this division.(D) Each registered transporter shall legibly identify with reflective paints all vehicles employed in transporting or disposing of brine. Letters shall be no less than four inches in height and shall indicate the identification number issued by the chief, the word "brine," and the name and telephone number of the transporter.(E) The chief shall maintain and keep a current list of persons registered to transport brine under section 1509.222 of the Revised Code. The list shall be open to public inspection. It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (A) of this section that at the time the permit holder or owner of a well entered into an agreement with or permitted a person to transport brine, the person was shown on the list as currently registered to transport brine.