Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) General spacing rules:(1) The division of oil and gas resources management shall not issue a permit for the drilling of a new well, the reopening of an existing well, or the deepening or plugging back of an existing well to a different pool for the production of oi…

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: In the event any word, phrase, sentence, or other portion of division 1501:9 of the Administrative Code is declared invalid, such invalidity will not affect the remaining portions and parts of the rules adopted or promulgated by the chief. Last updated December 16, 202…

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: (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 pe…

19.03 PDF: (A) "Pipelines utilized in the actual drilling of oil and/or natural gas wells" means any pipeline used solely for the temporary purpose of supplying fuel to drilling or servicing rigs and their auxiliary equipment while engaged in the process of drilling, completing o…

19.03 PDF: These rules apply to all pipelines utilized in the actual drilling or operation of oil and/or natural gas wells, the producing of oil and/or natural gas wells, and the transportation of leasehold gas as more fully described herein, excepting however, those oil and/or n…

19.03 PDF: 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 na…

19.03 PDF: 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 cur…

19.03 PDF: (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 o…

19.03 PDF: Rules 1501:9-10-01 to 1501:9-10-06 of the Administrative Code do not apply to any pipelines in existence prior to the effective date of these rules. However, the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management has the authority to issue corrective orders with…

19.03 PDF: As used in Chapter 1501:9-11 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Big lime" means all geologic formations above the Silurian Rochester Shale and below the Devonian Olentangy Shale.(B) "Brush and stone bridge" means an obstruction made of timber and stone and placed in a wel…

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: (A) Any proposed plugging plan or plugging activity will be designed to accomplish all of the following: isolate oil, natural gas, hydrogen sulfide, brine, water, or other fluids to the reservoir rock in which it occurs or originates; isolate mineable coal seams; and p…

19.03 PDF: (A) A person to whom a permit to plug or a permit to plug back a dry or lost hole has been issued may conduct plugging or plugback operations only if the person notifies the applicable division inspector to enable the inspector to be present when operations will commen…

19.03 PDF: (A) A person will commence plugging operations immediately on a dry hole or lost hole upon abandonment of the well if the permit to drill has not expired and after the chief approves a written plugging plan that complies with paragraph (E) of rule 1501:9-11-02 of the A…

19.03 PDF: (A) No person may pull conductor casing or drive pipe from the wellbore during plugging of the well. (B) A person has to attempt to pull un-cemented surface casing from a well prior to emplacing approved plugging material to protect underground sources of drinking wate…

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: (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:…

19.03 PDF: (A) For all wells drilled with cable tools that are plugged with prepared clay, a clay slurry will be placed in the following intervals in the well bore:(1) From total depth to a minimum of five hundred feet above the top of the lowest reservoir rock penetrated or perf…

19.03 PDF: (A) When the plugging operations have been completed, a person has to cut off the remaining casing in the well to a minimum of thirty inches below the surface of the grade. The chief may grant exceptions to this rule including allowing the person to delay cutoff until …

19.03 PDF: (A) Any person that plugs a well has to file a plugging report with the division within thirty days on a form prescribed and provided by the chief and signed by the person or the person's authorized representative. The chief may direct a person to submit the report bef…

19.03 PDF: This rule lists the industry standards that are referenced in division 1501:9 of the Administrative Code. Such standards shall be incorporated by reference into and considered part of the requirements of these rules to the prescribed extent of each such reference.The i…

19.03 PDF: 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 …

19.03 PDF: 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,…

19.03 PDF: 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;(…

19.03 PDF: This chapter does not apply to a well for the purpose of injecting gas or air, enhanced recovery wells permitted under section 1509.21 of the Revised Code, natural or artificial brine wells, wells drilled into gas storage reservoirs, or wells for the exploration for or…

19.03 PDF: (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 ot…

19.03 PDF: 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 loca…

19.03 PDF: 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…

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: (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 ru…

19.03 PDF: An owner of a saltwater disposal well shall submit to the chief, on or before the fifteenth day of February of each calendar year on a form prescribed by the chief, a statement of the volume of brine injected in the well for the immediately preceding calendar year and …

19.03 PDF: (A) Approval required.(1) On and after the effective date of this rule, the chief will not authorize the disposal of brine in any annular space.(2) If the chief approved annular disposal of brine prior to the effective date of this rule, the annular disposal well owner…

19.03 PDF: An authorization or denial of an authorization to operate a class II disposal well or a well in which annular disposal occurs should not be construed so as to alter or amend any common law property rights or responsibilities. Last updated January 13, 2022 at 8:31 AM Au…

19.03 PDF: (A) A person shall comply with Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and Chapter 1501:9-11 of the Administrative Code regarding the plugging, abandonment, and reclamation of a class II disposal well and surface facility.(B) A class II disposal well owner shall submit a dec…

19.03 PDF: 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 pr…

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: 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 …

19.03 PDF: (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 manne…

19.03 PDF: (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 wast…

19.03 PDF: (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 s…

19.03 PDF: (A) Closure of an oil and gas waste facility. (1) Not later than ten business days prior to closure of an oil and gas waste facility, the permittee shall notify the chief in writing of pending closure of the oil and gas waste facility and the date for closure of the oi…

19.03 PDF: (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 hydrocar…

19.03 PDF: Chapter 1501:9-5 of the Administrative Code shall not apply to saltwater injection wells, liquid waste disposal wells, natural or artificial brine wells, wells drilled in a gas storage reservoir, or wells in which natural gas from a pool is recycled in the same pool fo…

19.03 PDF: The division shall prescribe and furnish the required forms consistent with Chapter 1501:9-5 of the Administrative Code. Last updated March 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date: Prior Effective Dates: 11/6/1967

19.03 PDF: (A) No enhanced recovery operation shall cause or allow movement of fluid into a source of underground water, and no saltwater shall be injected into an underground formation other than in a manner approved by the division.(B) Except as authorized by the division, any …