Ohio Administrative Code Search

...(A) All persons engaged in any phase of operation of any well or wells shall conduct such operation or operations in a manner which will not contaminate or pollute the surface of the land, or water on the surface or in the subsurface (B) In urbanized areas, to minimize off-site sedimentation, erosion and to control the surface flow of water, the well owner and or authorized representative must fo...

...(A) General. 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 ...

...As used in Chapter 1501:9-2 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Chief" means the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management or the chief's designee. (B) "Construction" means the alteration of the earth, which includes soil, sediment, rock, sand, gravel, and organic material, for the purpose of creating a well site. "Construction" does not include the temporary storage of equipment or materials; activiti...

...As used in Chapter 1501:9-2 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Construction" means the alteration of the earth, which includes soil, sediment, rock, sand, gravel, and organic material, for the purpose of creating a well site. "Construction" does not include the temporary storage of equipment or materials; activities to protect sensitive areas or habitats; seasonal tree and vegetative cutting; or ...

...This rule applies to a well site for the drilling of one or more horizontal wells and associated production operations. The well site shall be designed and constructed in a manner that supports the safe drilling and production operations of one or more horizontal wells, and in a manner that protects public health and safety and minimizes damage to natural resources by managing stormwater, protecting surface water and...

...This rule applies to a well site for the drilling of one or more horizontal wells and associated production operations. The well site will be designed and constructed in a manner that supports the safe drilling and production operations of one or more horizontal wells, and in a manner that protects public health and safety and minimizes damage to natural resources, including conservation of topsoil where pr...

...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...

...(A) "Person" means any political subdivision, department, agency, or instrumentality of this state; the United States and any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; and any legal entity 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 own...

...(A) A person may only store, recycle, treat, process, or disposed of brine or other waste substances at a class II disposal well or at a surface 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...

...(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...

...(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...

...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 ...

...On and after the effective date of this rule, all of the following apply to a new oil and gas waste facility: (A) No portion of an oil and gas waste facility shall be located within the boundary of a flood hazard area as delineated on the "National Flood Insurance Rate Map." The chief may waive in writing this requirement if the chief determines the applicant has met applicable flood plain regulati...

...(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) 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) "Enhanced recovery" means any injection of natural gas, water, or other fluids approved by the division into an oil or gas reservoir to increase pressure or retard pressure decline in the reservoir for the purpose of increasing the recovery of oil or other hydrocarbons therefrom and shall include secondary or additional recovery operations. This is to include all thermal processes. (B) "Input wells" means those ...

...(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) 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 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...