Section 1509.75
(A) Carbon sequestration projects are authorized in the state for the purposes of injecting carbon dioxide into the pore space of a storage facility through at least one carbon dioxide injection well under a UIC Class VI permit.
(B) To operate a carbon sequestration project under sections 1509.71 to 1509.79 of the Revised Code, a storage operator shall obtain at least both of the following:
(1) A UIC Class VI permit, which shall be applied for in the name of the storage operator;
(2) Any additional permits required by applicable laws, rules, and regulations, except that a storage operator is not required to obtain a permit required under section 1509.05 of the Revised Code.
(C) Prior to carbon sequestration, the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management may require a storage operator to deploy a seismicity monitoring system. The storage operator shall use the system to determine, to the best of the operator's ability, the presence or absence, magnitude, and the hypocenter location of seismic activity within the vicinity of the storage facility as may be necessary to perform an array and a risk analysis and as required by the chief. The chief may periodically require the storage operator to utilize the seismicity monitoring system during carbon sequestration operations.
(D) Prior to, or during the operation of, a carbon sequestration project under sections 1509.71 to 1509.79 of the Revised Code, a storage operator shall design the project to endeavor to isolate any existing or future production of oil and gas from above and below the proposed storage facility.
(E) Provisions of this chapter codified in sections other than sections 1509.71 to 1509.79 of the Revised Code apply to carbon sequestration projects to the extent that those provisions are consistent with, and not specifically excepted from, sections 1509.71 to 1509.79 of the Revised Code.
Last updated July 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- September 30, 2011 – House Bill 133 - 129th General Assembly [ View September 30, 2011 Version ]
- September 23, 2026 – Enacted by House Bill 170 - 136th General Assembly [ View September 23, 2026 Version ]