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...On and after the effective date of this rule, all of the following apply to a new class II disposal well, a well proposed to be converted to a class II disposal well, and a surface facility: (A) No portion of a class II disposal well or of a surface facility may be located within the boundary of a flood hazard area as delineated on the "National Flood Insurance Rate Map" unless the applicant meets a...

...(A) Each saltwater 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 ...

...This rule applies to a new permit to construct a class II disposal well and a surface facility, a new permit to construct a class II disposal well, a new permit to convert a well to a class II disposal well and construct a surface facility, or a new permit to convert a well to a class II disposal well. A class II disposal well and a surface facility shall be designed, constructed, and operated in a manner that protec...

...Any person who proposes to construct, convert to, or operate a brine injection well shall submit an application for a permit to the division on a form provided by the division. (A) Permit required. Unless an appropriate application has been approved by the chief and a permit issued by the division, no person shall drill, reopen, deepen, plug back, rework, or use a well for brine injection. In order to evaluate the p...

...(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...

...The following provisions shall apply to the operation of all saltwater injection wells: (A) A well completion record in accordance with section 1509.10 of the Revised Code and Chapter 1501:9-3 of the Administrative Code, shall be filed with the division within thirty days after completion of or conversion to a saltwater injection well. This record shall include results of initial testing of construction as described...

...(A) On and after the effective date of this rule, any person who operates a class II disposal well or a surface facility shall comply with all of the operational requirements and standards in this rule, unless specifically exempted in this rule. Compliance with this rule does not eliminate the requirement that a person comply with any other applicable laws. (B) Only brine and other waste substan...

...(A) All pits used for the temporary storage of saltwater and oil field wastes shall be liquid tight and constructed and maintained so as to prevent escape of saltwater and oil field wastes. The level of saltwater in excavated pits shall at no time be permitted to rise above the lowest point of the ground surface level. All pits shall have a continuous embankment surrounding them sufficiently above the level of the su...

...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...

...(A) A person may only store, recycle, treat, process or dispose of brine and other waste substances at an oil and gas waste 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 ...

...(A) This rule applies to oil and gas waste facilities. This rule applies to both a long-term and a short-term oil and gas waste facility unless specifically excluded within this rule. An oil and gas waste facility shall be designed, constructed, and operated in a manner that safely supports the proposed operations occurring at the oil and gas waste facility and in a manner that protects public hea...

...(A) Construction of an oil and gas waste facility. (1) A permittee may commence construction of a proposed oil and gas waste facility only if the permittee provides notification to the chief forty-eight hours prior to commencing construction. A proposed oil and gas waste facility shall be constructed in accordance with the approved application and associated documents, terms and conditions of the permit and in accor...

...(A) On and after the effective date of this rule, any person who stores, recycles, treats, processes, or disposes of brine or other waste substances at an oil and gas waste facility shall comply with all the operational requirements and standards in this rule, unless specifically exempted in this rule. Compliance with this rule does not eliminate the requirement that a person comply with any other applicable laws. ...

...(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 th...

...(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 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) 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...

...(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...

...(A) Training requirements. A mine medical responder, as defined in section 1565.15 of the Revised Code, shall be trained and certified in accordance with this rule. Mine medical responder training shall include all of the following: (1) An initial mine medical responder training course of a minimum of eighty-three hours, taught by a mine medical responder certification instructor. The training co...

...(A) Training. A mine medical responder, as defined in section 1565.15 of the Revised Code, shall be trained and certified in accordance with this rule. Mine medical responder training will include all of the following: (1) An initial mine medical responder training course of a minimum of eighty-three hours, taught by a mine medical responder certification instructor. The training course will be ...

...(A) Threshold limits for exhaust emissions. For the purposes of monitoring and controlling exhaust emissions, the following threshold limits of ambient concentration of exhaust emissions in the mine atmosphere shall apply: Carbon Monoxide (CO) 35 parts per million (ppm) Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) 3 parts per million (ppm) The concentration of these exhaust emissions shall be measured at the equipment operato...