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...(A) As used in this rule: (1) "Fall impact radius" means either of the following as applicable: (a) The distance calculated in feet by multiplying the total height of overhead equipment by a safety factor of 1.2 and measured laterally from the well being constructed or accessed; or (b) For drilling rigs, the distance calculated in feet by multiplying the total height of overhead equipment from th...

...truction manual, as defined in rule 1501:9-1-01 of the Administrative Code. BMPs and other design standards other than provided by the chief maybe used if a well owner or their authorized representative demonstrates that the alternative BMP or practices minimize erosion to the same degree as the BMP's provided by the chief.

...eneral. A well permitted under Chapters 1501:9-1 to 1501:9-12 of the Administrative Code shall be constructed in a manner that is approved by the chief as specified by these rules, the terms and conditions of the approved permit, plans submitted in the approved permit, and the standards established in section 1509.17 of the Revised Code. The casing and cementing plans in the approved permit are understood to be estim...

...ed in this rule may be found under rule 1501:9-12-01 of the Administrative Code] (A) Permit and document requirements. (1) On and after the effective date of this rule, no person shall begin construction of a well site prior to issuance of a permit by the chief approving an application submitted under this rule. (2) On and after the effective date of this rule, no person shall alter a well site, at which a well h...

... in this rule may be found under rule 1501:9-12-01 of the Administrative Code. (A) Permit receipt and approval. (1) No person may begin construction of a well site until receipt of a horizontal well site construction permit issued by the chief. (2) No person may alter a well site, in a manner that will result in a material modification of the well site without prior approval from the chief....

...As used in Chapter 1501:9-3 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Amendment" means a written authorization of the chief to revise an operating surface facility including any of the following: (1) Any substantial alteration to the design or operation of the surface facility; (2) Alteration to the design or operation of the surface facility that impacts the ability of the surface facility to safely...

...ntity defined as a person under section 1.59 of the Revised Code. (B) "Chief" means chief, division of oil and gas. (C) "Division" means division of oil and gas, Ohio department of natural resources. (D) "Producer" means the owner of a well capable of or producing oil or gas or both. (E) "Saltwater" means any and all nonpotable water resulting, obtained, or produced from the exploration, drilling, or production o...

...ace facility in accordance with Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it. (B) No person may allow brine or other waste substances at a class II disposal well or at a surface facility to migrate into an underground source of drinking water. (C) No person may inject brine and other waste substances or allow brine and other waste substances to migrate into an underground formati...

...ter injection well permitted after June 1, 1982 shall be constructed in the following manner: (1) Surface casing shall be free of apparent defects and set at least fifty feet below the deepest underground source of water containing less than ten thousand mg/L chlorides, and sealed by circulating cement to the surface under the supervision of the division. In the event cement fails to circulate to the surface, the di...

...applicable laws. (A) Area of review. (1) The division will conduct an area of review evaluation for a proposed class II disposal well upon receipt of an application for a permit to drill, reopen, deepen, plug back, or convert a well for brine disposal. The area of review is determined in accordance with one of the following: (a) The area of review for wells in which disposal is proposed to be less than an average ...

...e designated in the following manner: (1) The area of review for wells in which injection of greater than an average volume of two hundred barrels per day per year is proposed shall be the area circumscribed by a circle with the center point at the location of the injection well and having a radius of one-half mile. (2) The area of review for wells in which a maximum injection of an average volume of two hundred ba...

...(A) Construction/converion (1) No construction may commence at the well, class II disposal well or class II disposal well and surface facility until a permit is issued. The well shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements established in rule 1501:9-1-08 of the Administrative Code and in accordance with all the following: (a) The well shall be constructed with casing that is mechanically centralized and...

...ch a permit is issued under Chapter 1501:9-3 of the Administrative Code. (C) Maximum allowable injection pressure for class II disposal well. (1) The maximum allowable injection pressure will be set using the formula prescribed in paragraph (C)(1)(a) of this rule, unless an alternate pressure is established in a plan accepted pursuant to paragraph (O) of this rule. (a) The formula Pm = (0.75...

...As used in Chapter 1501:9-4 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Amendment" means a written authorization of the chief to make a revision to a certified oil and gas waste facility. "Amendment" means any of the following: (1) Any substantial alteration in the operational processes at an oil and gas waste facility; (2) Any substantial alteration in the volume of brine or other waste substances th...

...ste facility in accordance with Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it. (B) No person may allow brine or other waste substances at an oil and gas waste facility to migrate into an underground source of drinking water. (C) Not later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this rule, a person operating an oil and gas waste facility under a chief's order must ...

...rule, all of the following apply: (1) On and after the effective date of this rule, no person may begin construction of or modify, amend, alter, or revise an oil and gas waste facility prior to issuance of a permit by the chief approving an application submitted under this rule. (2) A permit is specific to the location at which an oil and gas waste facility is located and the location cannot be ...

...ntity defined as a person under section 1.59 of the Revised Code. (G) "Chief" means chief, division of mineral resources management. (H) "Division" means division of mineral resources management, Ohio department of natural resources. (I) "Subject tract" means a tract upon which a person proposes to drill, reopen, deepen, plug back, or rework a well for the injection of fluids. (J) "Well" means any borehole, whe...

...A) Each input well permitted after June 1, 1982 shall be constructed in the following manner: (1) Surface casing shall be free of apparent defects and set at least fifty feet below the deepest underground source of water containing less than ten thousand mg/L total dissolved solids or less than five thousand mg/L chlorides, and sealed by circulating cement to the surface under the supervision of the division. In the...

...e authorized by rule until November 27, 1985 if the following requirements are met. (1) Any operator of such a project must apply for a permit before November 27, 1984. (2) Authorization by rule shall expire: (a) Upon the date of issuance of the permit or permit denial if a permit application has been filed as specified in paragraph (D)(1) of rule 1501:9-7-07 of the Administrative Code; (b) On November 28, 1984 i...

...horized by rule in accordance with rule 1501:9-7-05 of the Administrative Code. (B) Establishing permit conditions. (1) In addition to conditions required for all permits, the chief shall establish conditions, as required on a case-by-base basis, for all permits under the following: paragraph (Q) of this rule (duration of permits), paragraph (C) of this rule (schedules of compliance), and paragraph (B) of rule 1501...

...l be considered as permit conditions. (1) A solution mining project may not commence injection until construction is complete, and (a) The permittee has submitted notice of completion of construction to the chief, and (b) The chief has inspected or otherwise reviewed the new project and finds it is in compliance with the conditions of the permit; or (c) The permittee has not received notice from the chief of his ...

...ing well has mechanical integrity if: (1) There is no significant leak in the casing, tubing, or packer; and (2) There is no significant fluid movement into an underground source of drinking water through vertical channels adjacent to the well-bore. (B) One of the following methods shall be used to evaluate the absence of significant leaks under paragraph (A)(1) of this rule: (1) Monitoring of annulus pressure; o...

...As used in Chapter 1501:9-8 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Blowout" means an unplanned and uncontrolled flow of fluids or gases from a well when that well cannot be controlled by previously installed barriers or devices. (B) "Brine" has the same meaning as in section 1509.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Environment" means navigable waters and any other surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, land surfac...

...As used in Chapter 1501:9-8 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Blowout" means an unplanned and uncontrolled flow of fluids or gases from a well when that well cannot be controlled by previously installed barriers or devices. (B) "Environment" means navigable waters and any other surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, land surface, subsurface strata, or ambient air. (C) "Emergency Manage...

...mpracticable under the circumstances: (1) A release of gas associated with a reporting person's production operation or a reporting person's other activity regulated under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code or under division 1501:9 of the Administrative Code that results from a blowout, an uncontrolled pop-off valve release in an urban area, or any release of gas that threatens public safety; (2) A release of hydrog...