Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Application for
permit--supplementary statutory requirements:
(1) The date of application;
(2) Designation of the well by name and
number;
(3) The plan for disposal
of water and other waste substances resulting from, obtained, or produced in
connection with exploration, drilling, or production of oil or gas. The plan
for disposal of salt water shall include identification of any disposal well or
disposal wells to be used. A statement that one of the named disposal wells on
the application shall be used, is sufficient. Where the applicant finds that
the disposal well to be used is different from that indicated on the permit,
the applicant shall so notify the division immediately in writing. The plan for
disposal may include such other methods as are approved by the chief. Such plan
shall include the name of the person or company disposing of the salt water and
the ultimate location of its disposal. Any change in the plan for disposal
shall be timely submitted to the chief.
(4) An affidavit that the applicant is the
owner as defined in section
1509.01 of the Revised Code;
(5) A map showing:
(a) The subject tract of land or drilling
unit upon which the well is to be drilled and property lines with surface and
mineral owner name(s) within;
(b)
The location of the proposed well on the subject tract of land or drilling unit
established by a field survey showing the distances in feet from the proposed
well site to the boundary lines of the subject tract or drilling unit, and to
the nearest permanent geographic subdivision boundaries.
The proposed well location also shall be designated by plane
coordinates as provided by Chapter 157. of the Revised Code (Ohio coordinate
system. Indicate if the coordinates are NAD 27 or NAD 83.) Coordinates may be
established by map scale to the nearest fifty feet or by GPS;
(c) Location of drilling or producing wells,
which are within the distances required according to depth of drilling as set
forth in rule
1501:9-1-04
of the Administrative Code, and a showing of the distances between such
drilling or producing wells and the proposed well;
(d) The location of all buildings, public
roads, railroads and streams within two hundred feet of the proposed well site,
and their distances from the proposed well site;
(e) A title block to the map certifying the
above information and including the applicants name, well name, county, civil
township, permanent geographic subdivisions (section, lot and/or tract) and
surface elevation for the well location, USGS quadrangle name, date map
prepared, name of surveyor preparing the map and phone number, and map
scale;
(f) If the proposed well is
to be in an urbanized area, the map shall include the name of the urbanized
area in addition to the original civil township name;
An additional color map (three copies) based on aerial
photography, where available, at a scale of one inch to one hundred feet or one
inch to two hundred feet showing the location of the tank battery, access road,
and gas sales line and a five hundred foot radius around the well
location;
As an overlay on the base aerial map, include three additional
copies of the map including topographic contours (where available); and
(6) A casing plan and
cementing plan showing how the owner proposes to drill and construct the well
consistent with the best available geologic information in the vicinity of the
proposed wellbore and with the requirements of rule
1501:9-1-08 of
the Administrative Code, including at least the following:
(a) The name and anticipated depth of all
zones to be tested or produced;
(b)
The estimated total depth of the wellbore;
(c) The anticipated diameter of each wellbore
segment;
(d) The proposed casing
type, outside diameter, and setting depth for each proposed casing
string;
(e) Proposed cement volumes
for each casing string; and
(f)
Whether the owner plans to stimulate any permitted hydrocarbon zone by
hydraulic fracturing.
(B) Procedure for review of application for
permit.
(1) All complete applications shall be
date-stamped upon receipt by the division.
Within twenty-one days of filing of the application the chief
shall either issue the permit or notify the applicant of objections to the
application.
(a) Notice of objections
by the division to the application may be given in person, by telephone or by
mail to the address on the application at the discretion of the
division.
(b) Any record of
telephoning or mailing the notice, made in the normal course of business by the
division, shall constitute notice of objection to the applicant.
(c) Applicants will be given a reasonable
opportunity to correct any objections to the application and to request an
informal hearing with the chief. Except as otherwise required, amendments to
applications need not be separately signed by the applicant.
(d) If an application does not contain
required information, the division shall notify the applicant of the omitted
data by mail or telephone. If the omissions are substantial, the division may
return the application by mail with the omitted items indicated.
(2) When the chief finds that
efforts to cure objections to an application will be unavailing and that the
application is not in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 1509. of the
Revised Code and applicable rules, or that the applicant failed to respond to
objections within thirty days of notice, the chief shall issue an order denying
the application for permit.
(a) The applicant
has a right to an informal meeting with the chief within fifteen days after
such order is issued. If, as a result of this meeting, the chief believes the
application meets, or if the application is amended to meet, the requirements
of Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and applicable rules, he shall within ten
days vacate or modify his order as appropriate.
(b) The applicant need not exercise his right
to an informal meeting with the chief, but may treat the order issued as final
and appealable pursuant to Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code.
(C) Notification.
Each drilling permit issued in an urbanized area will be
conditioned on the division inspector and or the respective division regional
office receiving direct notification a minimum of forty-eight hours prior
to:
(1) Commencement of site
construction;
(2) Pit construction
and closure;
(3) Spudding of the
well;
(4) Placement of the surface
casing;
A twenty-four-hour (or less) direct notification may be
approved if prior communications have been initiated with the division
inspector and/or respective regional office.
(D) Commencement.
No well site construction shall commence in an urbanized area
until a permit is issued, received by the applicant and is available on-site
unless the chief waives this requirement.
(1) Site construction shall comply with the
division's best management practices (BMPs) for oil and gas well site
construction manual, as defined in rule 1501:9-1-01 of the Administrative Code. Site clearing and
surface affectment shall be minimized.
(E) For wells permitted after September 15,
2004, in urbanized areas or where there is no reasonable emergency response
access to the wellhead or tank battery at the ingress point to the access road,
an apron of durable material shall be placed. The apron shall be sufficient in
width and length to enable unobstructed access to the access road.
(1) The access road shall be constructed and
maintained in a manner to permit the ingress and egress for fire and emergency
response.
(2) Mud and debris
deposited on public roads from the well site during drilling, production, and
restoration operations shall be immediately removed by the well owner or their
authorized representative.
(3)
Where the well head/tank battery is in excess of one hundred fifty feet from
the ingress point to the access road, the access road to the well head/tank
battery shall be reasonably passable by any equipment expected to access the
well head/ tank battery. It is recommended that a durable surface be maintained
on the lease road. The durable surface may include, gravel, crushed stone,
crushed concrete, slag (when approved by the chief), crushed brick, asphalt, or
concrete.
(4) Where the access road
is in excess of one hundred fifty feet in length, turnaround areas shall be
located as practical based on the existing site conditions (topography, land
use, forest cover, and natural drainage - perennial/ intermittent streams).
Turnarounds located prior to any natural drainage area not having a constructed
crossing sufficient to handle equipment expected to access the site may be
needed.
(5) All equipment and
vehicles used in the site construction, drilling, production and restoration
shall not be parked on public roads without the approval of the local road
authority.
(F) Water
sampling.
The well owner shall sample all water wells within three
hundred feet of the proposed well location in urbanized areas prior to drilling
under the guidelines provided in the division's best management practices
(BMPs) for pre-drilling water sampling manual, as defined in
rule 1501:9-1-01 of the
Administrative Code. The chief may require modification of this distance if
determined necessary to protect water supplies or site conditions may
warrant.
(G) Permit not
transferable.
A permit issued pursuant to these rules and regulations shall
not be transferable. It may be reissued as a new permit to a successor
owner.
(H) Well deviation.
The maximum point at which a well penetrates the producing
formation shall not vary unreasonably from the vertical drawn from the center
of the hole at the surface, with the exception of approved directional
drilling. Such approval must be in writing from the chief.
(I) Expiration of permit.
Once a permit to drill has been issued pursuant to this rule,
actual drilling of the well authorized by the permit shall be commenced within
twelve months of the date of issuance of such permit or the permit shall
expire; if drilling is commenced but not completed within said twelve month
period, drilling shall be continued with due diligence following the twelve
month period or the permit shall expire.
(J) Revising subject tract or drilling unit.
A subject tract or drilling unit of a well or proposed well,
previously approved by the division, may be revised by the owner with the
filing of a revised map complying with this rule and section
1509.06 of the Revised Code and
a non-refundable fifty dollar fee. One fee is required if revising a subject
tract with multiple wells; however, an original revised map is required for
each well within the subject tract.
(K) Revising location.
The location of a proposed well may be changed only if the
owner submits an application, non-refundable two hundred fifty dollar fee and
revised map complying with this rule, section
1509.06 and section
1509.09 of the Revised
Code.
(L) Post drilling
map.
The post drilling map required by conditions of the permit must
be accompanied by a non-refundable fifty dollar fee.
