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...(A) "Aquifer" means a geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that is capable of yielding a significant amount of water to a well or spring. (B) "Chief" means chief, division of oil and gas. (C) "Confining zone" means a geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that is capable of limiting fluid movement above and below an injection zone. (D) "Contaminant" means any...

...Chapter 1501:9-7 of the Administrative Code applies to all owners and operators of proposed and existing solution mining projects.

...Any solution mining project, except as authorized by a permit or rule, is prohibited after the effective date. Construction of any well required to have a permit under Chapter 1501:9-7 of the Administrative Code is prohibited until a permit has been issued.

...(A) No person shall cause or allow injection of fluid containing any contaminant into an underground source of drinking water. No authorization by permit or rule shall allow the movement of fluid containing any contaminant into an underground source of drinking water. The applicant for a permit or operator of an existing solution mining project shall have the burden of showing that the requirements of this rule are m...

...(A) Existing solution mining projects are 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 Administ...

...(A) Permit required. Unless an appropriate application has been received by the chief and a permit issued by the division, no person shall drill, reopen, deepen, plug, rework, or use a well for the solution mining of minerals unless the well is authorized 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...

...(A) The following construction, testing, and monitoring requirements shall apply to any well permitted and drilled after the effective date: (1) Surface casing shall be free of apparent defects, set at least fifty feet below the deepest underground source of drinking water, and sealed by circulating cement to the surface under the supervision of the division. In the event cement fails to circulate to the surface, th...

...(A) The following provisions shall apply to the operation of all solution mining projects and shall 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 ...

...(A) A solution mining 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 a...

...(A) The purpose of Chapter 1501:9-7 of the Administrative Code is to prescribe minimum construction and operation requirements for solution mining projects so as to protect the surface and subsurface soils and waters of the state. Thus, the authorization or failure to authorize a solution mining project should not be construed so as to alter or amend any common law property rights or responsibilities. (B) The issuan...

...(A) By means of a toll-free telephone number designated by the chief and posted on the division's website or by electronic means designated by the chief and posted on the division's website, a reporting person shall notify the division within thirty minutes after becoming aware of the occurrence of any of the following unless notification within that time is impracticable under the circumstances: (1) A release of ga...

...(A) By means of a toll-free telephone number designated by the chief and posted on the division's website or by electronic means designated by the chief and posted on the division's website, a reporting person will notify the division within thirty minutes after becoming aware of the occurrence of any of the following unless notification within that time is impracticable under the circumstance...

...Rule 1501:9-9-05 of the Administrative Code with the exception of paragraphs (A)(10) and (D) of rule 1501:9-9-05 of the Administrative Code applies to all wells completed after the effective date of this chapter. Paragraph (E) of rule 1501:9-9-05 of the Administrative Code applies to all urbanized area wells where the permit was issued after the effective date of rule 1501:9-9-05 of the Administrative Code with...

...Rule 1501:9-9-05 of the Administrative Code with the exception of paragraphs (A)(10) and (D) of rule 1501:9-9-05 of the Administrative Code applies to all wells completed after the effective date of this chapter. Paragraph (E) of rule 1501:9-9-05 of the Administrative Code applies to all urbanized area wells where the permit was issued after the effective date of rule 1501:9-9-05 of the Administrative Code ...

...Excluding all pipelines utilized in the actual drilling or operation of oil and/or natural gas well(s) and pipelines used to transport leasehold gas, no person may operate or cause to be operated an oil and/or natural gas pipeline used in the producing of oil and/or natural gas wells without first identifying the route of the pipeline on the surface of the ground in a manner customary to the industry. An ac...

...Excluding all pipelines utilized in the actual drilling or operation of oil and/or natural gas well(s) and pipelines used to transport leasehold gas, no person shall operate or cause to be operated an oil and/or natural gas pipeline used in the producing of oil and/or natural gas wells without first identifying the route of the pipeline on the surface of the ground in a manner customary to the industry. An accurate r...

...All pipelines and fittings appurtenant thereto used in the drilling, operating or producing of oil and/or natural gas well(s) are to be designed for at least the greatest anticipated operating pressure or the maximum regulated relief pressure in accordance with the current recognized design practices of the industry.

...All pipelines and fittings appurtenant thereto used in the drilling, operating or producing of oil and/or natural gas well(s) shall be designed for at least the greatest anticipated operating pressure or the maximum regulated relief pressure in accordance with the current recognized design practices of the industry.

...(A) Metallic and nonmetallic pipelines. Excluding all pipelines utilized in the actual drilling or operation of oil and/or natural gas well(s) and pipelines used to transport leasehold gas. No person shall lay an oil and/or natural gas pipeline used in the producing of oil and/or natural gas wells that is constructed of metallic or nonmetallic materials unless such pipeline is buried at least twenty-four inches below...

...(A) Metallic and nonmetallic pipelines. Excluding all pipelines utilized in the actual drilling or operation of oil and/or natural gas well(s) and pipelines used to transport leasehold gas. No person may lay an oil and/or natural gas pipeline used in the producing of oil and/or natural gas wells that is constructed of metallic or nonmetallic materials unless such pipeline is buried at least twenty...

...(A) Except as provided in rule 1501:9-11-05 of the Administrative Code, a person may plug or plug back a well only pursuant to the three following options: (1) A valid permit to plug issued under section 1509.13 of the Revised Code or a valid permit to plug back issued under section 1509.06 of the Revised Code; (2) Division (C) of section 1509.13 of the Revised Code; or (3) Plugging operations ...

...(A) Except as provided in rule 1501:9-11-05 of the Administrative Code, a person may plug or plug back a well only pursuant to the three following options: (1) A valid permit to plug issued under section 1509.13 of the Revised Code or a valid permit to plug back issued under section 1509.06 of the Revised Code; (2) Division (C) of section 1509.13 of the Revised Code; or (3) Plugging operations ...

...(A) Wells to be plugged or plugged back with cement that meets or exceeds the quality standards in this rule include all of the following: (1) A well drilled with rotary tools; (2) A Class II brine injection well regulated under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and Chapter 1501:9-3 of the Administrative Code; (3) An enhanced recovery well regulated under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code ...

...(A) Wells to be plugged or plugged back with cement include all of the following: (1) A well drilled with rotary tools; (2) A Class II brine injection well regulated under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and Chapter 1501:9-3 of the Administrative Code; (3) An enhanced recovery well regulated under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and Chapter 1501:9-5 of the Administrative Code; (4) A C...

...(A) Unless otherwise provided in the terms or conditions of the plugging permit, this rule applies to all of the following wells: (1) A well drilled with rotary tools; (2) A Class II brine injection well regulated under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and Chapter 1501:9-3 of the Administrative Code; (3) An enhanced recovery well regulated under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and Chapte...