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Title 15, Title 15. Conservation of Natural Resources

31 chapters · 1,004 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 151,004 Ch 1533, Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing127 Ch 1547, Chapter 1547 | Watercraft And Waterways85 Ch 1567, Chapter 1567 | Mine Equipment; Safet…77 Ch 1509, Chapter 1509 | Division Of Oil And G…72 Ch 1513, Chapter 1513 | Coal Surface Mining51 Ch 1563, Chapter 1563 | Mine Construction, Ma…45 Ch 1531, Chapter 1531 | Division Of Wildlife43 Ch 1561, Chapter 1561 | Division Of Mineral R…41 Ch 1521, Chapter 1521 | Division Of Water Res…40 Ch 1545, Chapter 1545 | Park Districts40 Ch 1503, Chapter 1503 | Division Of Forestry37 Ch 1514, Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining35 Ch 1506, Chapter 1506 | Coastal Management34 Ch 1546, Chapter 1546 | Division Of Parks And…34

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.20 Prevention of waste - gas flaring
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All owners, lessees, or their agents, drilling for or producing crude oil or natural gas, shall use every reasonable precaution in accordance with the most approved methods of operation to stop and prevent waste of oil or gas, or both. Any well productive of natural gas in quanti…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.21 Permits for secondary or additional recovery operations
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No person shall, without first having obtained a permit from the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, conduct secondary or additional recovery operations, including any underground injection of fluids or carbon dioxide for the secondary or tertiary recovery …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.22 Storage or disposal of brine, crude oil, natural gas, or other fluids
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(A) Except when acting in accordance with section 1509.226 of the Revised Code, no person shall place or cause to be placed in ground water or in or on the land or discharge or cause to be discharged in surface water brine, crude oil, natural gas, or other fluids associated with …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.221 Requiring permit to drill well or inject substance into well for exploration for or extraction of minerals or energy

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(A) No person, without first having obtained a permit from the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, shall drill a well or inject a substance into a well for the exploration for or extraction of minerals or energy, other than oil or natural gas, including, bu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.222 Registration certificate and identification number for transportation of brine

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(A)(1) Except as provided in section 1509.226 of the Revised Code, no person shall transport brine by vehicle in this state unless the business entity that employs the person first registers with and obtains a registration certificate and identification number from the chief of t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.223 Agreements for transporting brine - duties of transporters

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(A) No permit holder or owner of a well shall enter into an agreement with or permit any person to transport brine produced from the well who is not registered pursuant to section 1509.222 of the Revised Code or exempt from registration under section 1509.226 of the Revised Code.…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.224 Suspension or revocation for pattern of negligent or willful violations

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(A) In addition to any other remedies provided in this chapter, if the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management has reason to believe that a pattern of the same or similar violations of any requirements of section 1509.22, 1509.222, or 1509.223 of the Revised Cod…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.225 Surety bond

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(A) Before being issued a registration certificate under section 1509.222 of the Revised Code, an applicant shall execute and file with the division of oil and gas resources management a surety bond for fifteen thousand dollars to provide compensation for damage and injury result…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.226 Surface applications of brine by local governments

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(A) If a board of county commissioners, a board of township trustees, or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation wishes to permit the surface application of brine to roads, streets, highways, and other similar land surfaces it owns or has the right to control for con…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.227 Permits for operations in existence prior to 1/1/2014

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Notwithstanding division (B)(2)(a) of section 1509.22 of the Revised Code, on and after January 1, 2014, a person that is in operation prior to the date may store, recycle, treat, process, or dispose of in this state brine or other waste substances associated with the exploration…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.23 Health and safety rules for drilling of wells and production of oil and gas

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Rules of the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management may specify practices to be followed in the drilling and treatment of wells, production of oil and gas, and plugging of wells for protection of public health or safety or to prevent damage to natural resources…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.231 Database of information for responding to emergencies

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(A) A person that is regulated under this chapter and rules adopted under it and that is required to submit information under the "Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 1728, 42 U.S.C. 11022, and regulations adopted under it shall submit the infor…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.24 Minimum acreage requirements for drilling units and minimum distances for wells

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(A) The chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, with the approval of the technical advisory council on oil and gas created in section 1509.38 of the Revised Code, may adopt, amend, or rescind rules relative to minimum acreage requirements for drilling units and…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.25 Special order for drilling unit requirements in particular pool

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The chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, upon the chief's own motion or upon application of an owner, may hold a hearing to consider the need or desirability of adopting a special order for drilling unit requirements in a particular pool different from those…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.26 Agreements to pool tracts to form drilling unit

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The owners of adjoining tracts may agree to pool the tracts to form a drilling unit that conforms to the minimum acreage and distance requirements of the division of oil and gas resources management under section 1509.24 or 1509.25 of the Revised Code. The agreement shall be in w…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.27 Mandatory pooling orders

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If a tract or tracts are of insufficient size or shape to meet the requirements for drilling a proposed well thereon as provided in section 1509.24 or 1509.25 of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable, and the owner has been unable to form a drilling unit under agreement as pr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.28 Order providing for unit operation of a pool or part thereof

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(A)(1) A person who has obtained the consent of the owners of at least sixty-five per cent of the land area overlying a pool or a part of a pool may submit an application for the operation as a unit of the entire pool or part of the pool to the chief of the division of oil and ga…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.29 Order establishing tract as exception tract

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Upon application by an owner of a tract for which a drilling permit may not be issued, and a showing by the owner that the owner is unable to enter a voluntary pooling agreement and that the owner would be unable to participate under a mandatory pooling order, the chief of the di…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.30 Reports to holder of royalty interest

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The holder of a royalty interest in any natural gas well may request the owner to report to him, no more frequently than the payment period in his contract with the owner:(A) The volume of natural gas for which he was or is being paid for the most recent period in his contract wi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.31 Operation of well; notice to holder of royalty interest of assignment or transfer of entire interest in lease

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(A)(1) No person shall operate a well in this state unless the person first registers with and obtains an identification number from the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. (2) Whenever the entire interest of an oil and gas lease is assigned or otherwise tr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.32 Complaint alleging failure to restore disturbed land surfaces

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Any person adversely affected may file with the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management a written complaint alleging failure to restore disturbed land surfaces in violation of section 1509.072 or 1509.22 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted thereunder. Upon rec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.33 Civil penalties

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(A) Whoever violates sections 1509.01 to 1509.31 of the Revised Code, or any rules adopted or orders or terms or conditions of a permit or registration certificate issued pursuant to these sections for which no specific penalty is provided in this section, shall pay a civil penal…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.34 Priority liens by division of oil and gas resources management for well owner's failure to pay fees or for costs incurred to correct conditions causing health of safety risks

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(A)(1) If an owner fails to pay the fees imposed by this chapter, or if the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management incurs costs under division (F) of section 1509.071 of the Revised Code to correct conditions associated with the owner's well that the chief reas…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.35 Oil and gas commission

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(A) There is hereby created an oil and gas commission consisting of five members appointed by the governor. Terms of office shall be for five years, commencing on the fifteenth day of October and ending on the fourteenth day of October, except that the terms of the first five mem…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.36 Appeal to commission

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Any person adversely affected by an order by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management may appeal to the oil and gas commission for an order vacating or modifying the order. The person so appealing to the commission shall be known as appellant and the chief sh…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.37 Appeal to court of common pleas

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Any party adversely affected by an order of the oil and gas commission may appeal to the court of common pleas of Franklin county. Any party desiring to so appeal shall file with the commission a notice of appeal designating the order appealed from and stating whether the appeal …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.38 Technical advisory council

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(A) There is hereby created in the division of oil and gas resources management a technical advisory council on oil and gas, which shall consist of eight members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Three members shall be independent oil or g…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.40 Limitation on production

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Except as provided in section 1509.29 of the Revised Code, no authority granted in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a limitation on the amount that any well, leasehold, or field is permitted to produce under proration orders of the division of oil and gas resources …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.41 Anti-trust violations

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No combination of persons or interests authorized by any provisions of Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code shall be construed to be a trust, monopoly, or other combination in restraint of trade prohibited by law.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.50 Oil and gas regulatory cost recovery assessment

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(A) An oil and gas regulatory cost recovery assessment is hereby imposed by this section on an owner. An owner shall pay the assessment in the same manner as a severer who is required to file a return under section 5749.06 of the Revised Code. However, an owner may designate a se…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.60 Notice of filing for permit to drill new well

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If the owner of a parcel of real property receives a notice concerning the filing of an application for a permit to drill a new well within an urbanized area as required by division (A)(9) of section 1509.06 of the Revised Code, the owner shall provide to each residence in an occ…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.61 Public meeting required concerning proposed lease agreements for development of oil and gas resources

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(A) The legislative authority of a political subdivision shall conduct a public meeting concerning a proposed lease agreement for the development of oil and gas resources on land that is located in an urbanized area and that is owned by the political subdivision prior to entering…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.71 [Amended and renumbered as R.C. 155.31 by H.B. 110 of the 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Statement of policy; oil and gas leasing commission

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(A) It is the policy of the state to provide access to and support the exploration for, development of, and production of oil and natural gas resources owned or controlled by the state in an effort to use the state's natural resources responsibly. (B) There is hereby created the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.72 [Amended and renumbered as R.C. 155.32 by H.B. 110 of the 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Submission of inventory; notice of nominations

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(A) A state agency shall submit to the oil and gas leasing commission an inventory of each parcel of land that is owned or controlled by the agency. The inventory shall classify each parcel as a class 1, class 2, class 3, or class 4 property. The commission may request a state ag…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.73 [Amended and renumbered as R.C. 155.33 by H.B. 110 of the 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Leasing formations; exclusion of nature preserves

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(A)(1) Beginning on September 30, 2011, and ending on the effective date of the rules adopted under section 1509.74 of the Revised Code, a state agency, in consultation with the oil and gas leasing commission, may lease a formation within a parcel of land that is owned or control…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.75 [Amended and renumbered as R.C. 155.35 by H.B. 110 of the 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Oil and gas leasing commission administration fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the oil and gas leasing commission administration fund consisting of the proceeds of nomination fees and bid fees credited to it under section 1509.73 of the Revised Code. Money in the fund shall be used by the oil and gas leasing com…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.76 [Repealed by H.B. 110 of the 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Property classification

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A state agency that has classified a parcel of land as a class 2 property under section 1509.72 or 1509.73 of the Revised Code shall make reasonable and appropriate efforts so that the parcel of land could be classified as a class 1 property. Last updated July 13, 2026 at 11:07 A…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.77 [Amended and renumbered as R.C. 155.36 by H.B. 110 of the 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Formation of drilling unit for certain properties

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A state agency that owns or controls a parcel of land that is a class 3 property for which a nomination for that land has been denied under section 1509.73 of the Revised Code may enter into written agreements to use that parcel of land to form a drilling unit that conforms to th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.78 [Amended and renumbered as R.C. 155.37 by H.B. 110 of the 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Disposition of proceeds for state park expenses

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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, not less than thirty per cent of the proceeds from a lease executed on and after September 30, 2011, for the exploration and production of oil or gas within or under a state park established under Chapter 1546. of the Revis…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1509.99 Penalty

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(A) Whoever violates sections 1509.01 to 1509.31 of the Revised Code or any rules adopted or orders or terms or conditions of a permit issued pursuant to these sections for which no specific penalty is provided in this section shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more tha…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1510.01 Oil and natural gas marketing program definitions

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As used in this chapter:(A) "First purchaser" means:(1) With regard to crude oil and condensate, the person to whom title first is transferred beyond the gathering tank or tanks, beyond the facility from which the crude oil was first produced, or both;(2) With regard to natural g…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1510.02 Technical advisory council - powers and duties

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(A) In accordance with this chapter, the technical advisory council shall do all of the following: (1) Establish procedures by which producers in this state may propose, develop, and operate a marketing program to do all of the following: (a) Demonstrate to the general public the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1510.03 Authority of marketing program

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A marketing program that is established under this chapter may include authority to do at least all of the following:(A) Carry out the purposes of the program identified in section 1510.02 of the Revised Code;(B) Enter into contracts with qualified organizations, agencies, or ind…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1510.04 Petition for referendum to establish a marketing program for oil and natural gas or to amend an existing program

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(A) (1) Producers in this state may present the technical advisory council with a petition signed by the lesser of one hundred or ten per cent of all such producers requesting that the council hold a referendum in accordance with section 1510.05 of the Revised Code to establish a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1510.05 Procedure for referendum

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(A) Not later than ninety days after the technical advisory council has approved a marketing program proposed under section 1510.04 of the Revised Code, or an amendment to such a program, the council shall determine by a referendum whether the eligible producers, as determined un…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1510.06 Establishing marketing program

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(A) When the producers who vote in a referendum held under section 1510.05 of the Revised Code favor a proposed marketing program, the technical advisory council shall order the program established. The council shall appoint an operating committee consisting of thirteen members. …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1510.07 Council to monitor actions of operating committee

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The technical advisory council shall monitor the actions of an operating committee to ensure all of the following:(A) A marketing program is self-supporting;(B) The committee keeps all records that are required for agencies of the state;(C) All program operations are in accord wi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1510.08 Assessments on production of oil and natural gas

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(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, an operating committee may levy assessments on the production of crude oil, condensate, and natural gas in this state for the purposes of a marketing program established under this chapter.(2) The operating committee s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1510.09 Fund for marketing program

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(A) There is hereby established a fund for any marketing program that is established by the technical advisory council under this chapter. The fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part of the state treasury. Except as authorized in division (B)…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1510.10 Suspending operation of program

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(A) The technical advisory council temporarily may suspend the operation of a marketing program, or any part of a program, for any reason upon recommendation by the operating committee of the program for a period of not more than twelve consecutive months.(B) At least once in eac…