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Additional Resources:
Division of Geological Survey
FracFocus (joint project of GWPC & IOGCC)
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
US Army Corps of Engineers
Ground Water Protection Council
Ohio Oil and Gas Association
Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Map to Our Offices: Fountain Square, Building H-3
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
For general information email your questions here. Public Record Requests can be emailed or directed to (614) 265-6901.
Columbus Address: Mineral Resources Management 2045 Morse Rd. Building H-3 Columbus, OH 43229-6693 (614) 265-6633 Fax H-2 (614) 265-7999 Fax H-3 (614) 265-7998
The division’s responsibilities include regulation of Ohio’s
Staff inspects the drilling, restoration, and plugging of all oil and gas wells in the state.
They issue permits for all oil and gas, injection and solution mining wells. And through the Oil and Gas Well Search you can track information on oil and gas well permitting, project completion, and production reports.
The online emergency Oil and Gas Well Locator provides well locations, contact names, facility information, and the location of nearby schools, hospitals, roads, and bodies of water in the event of emergencies.
Per SB 165 (ORC 1509.041), the division maintains a database accessible to the public listing each final nonappealable order issued for a material and substantial violation under this chapter. Oil and gas programs were incorporated into the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in 1965.
COMMENTS REQUESTED Public comment period ends on draft well construction rules. Read more... Comments welcome on Proposed Rule Amendments/Rescissions. Read more... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Updated - 2010 Census Data for Urban Drilling Requirements Shale Development Activity & Web Resources Best Management Practices for Pre-Drilling Water Sampling Senate Bill 165 Updates 2010 Summary of Oil and Gas Activities for current trends or more information regarding Ohio's oil and gas activities. Bainbridge Information The division has added a complainant questionnaire to the Bainbridge webpage. If a person/family believes their domestic water well has been adversely impacted by the English Well, click the Bainbridge Information link (above) to obtain the appropriate complaint form and form submittal instructions.
STRONGER Inc. Reviews:
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Permit Conditions Implemented for Northeast Ohio (press release); view Special Permit Conditions (pdf)
Registration requirements for New Domestic Well Owners (doc) and Non-Domestic Well Owners (doc)
Oil and Gas Program History
Approved Clay Sources
Oil and Gas Commission
Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Council
Plugging Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells VIDEO