Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 1501:9-1-02 | Permits.

                                                
(A) Application for permit--supplementary
		  statutory requirements:
(1) The date of
			 application;
(2) Designation of the
			 well by name and number;
(3) The plan for disposal
			 of water and other waste substances resulting from, obtained, or produced in
			 connection with exploration, drilling, or production of oil or gas. The plan
			 for disposal of salt water shall include identification of any disposal well or
			 disposal wells to be used. A statement that one of the named disposal wells on
			 the application shall be used, is sufficient. Where the applicant finds that
			 the disposal well to be used is different from that indicated on the permit,
			 the applicant shall so notify the division immediately in writing. The plan for
			 disposal may include such other methods as are approved by the chief. Such plan
			 shall include the name of the person or company disposing of the salt water and
			 the ultimate location of its disposal. Any change in the plan for disposal
			 shall be timely submitted to the chief.
(4) An affidavit that the
			 applicant is the owner as defined in section 1509.01 of the Revised
			 Code;
(5) A map
			 showing:
(a) The subject tract of land or drilling unit upon which the
				well is to be drilled and property lines with surface and mineral owner name(s)
				within;
(b) The location of the proposed well on the subject tract of
				land or drilling unit established by a field survey showing the distances in
				feet from the proposed well site to the boundary lines of the subject tract or
				drilling unit, and to the nearest permanent geographic subdivision
				boundaries.
The proposed well location also shall be
				designated by plane coordinates as provided by Chapter 157. of the Revised Code
				(Ohio coordinate system. Indicate if the coordinates are NAD 27 or NAD 83.)
				Coordinates may be established by map scale to the nearest fifty feet or by
				GPS;
(c) Location of drilling or producing wells, which are within the
				distances required according to depth of drilling as set forth in rule
				1501:9-1-04 of the Administrative Code, and a showing of the distances between
				such drilling or producing wells and the proposed well;
(d) The location of all buildings, public roads, railroads and
				streams within two hundred feet of the proposed well site, and their distances
				from the proposed well site;
(e) A title block to the map certifying the above information and
				including the applicants name, well name, county, civil township, permanent
				geographic subdivisions (section, lot and/or tract) and surface elevation for
				the well location, USGS quadrangle name, date map prepared, name of surveyor
				preparing the map and phone number, and map scale;
(f) If the proposed well is to be in an urbanized area, the map
				shall include the name of the urbanized area in addition to the original civil
				township name;
An additional color map (three copies) based
				on aerial photography, where available, at a scale of one inch to one hundred
				feet or one inch to two hundred feet showing the location of the tank battery,
				access road, and gas sales line and a five hundred foot radius around the well
				location;
As an overlay on the base aerial map, include
				three additional copies of the map including topographic contours (where
				available); and
(6) A casing plan and
			 cementing plan showing how the owner proposes to drill and construct the well
			 consistent with the best available geologic information in the vicinity of the
			 proposed wellbore and with the requirements of rule 1501:9-1-08 of the
			 Administrative Code, including at least the following:
(a) The name and anticipated depth of all zones to be tested or
				produced;
(b) The estimated total depth of the wellbore;
(c) The anticipated diameter of each wellbore
				segment;
(d) The proposed casing type, outside diameter, and setting depth
				for each proposed casing string;
(e) Proposed cement volumes for each casing string;
				and
(f) Whether the owner plans to stimulate any permitted
				hydrocarbon zone by hydraulic fracturing.
(B) Procedure for review of application
		  for permit.
(1) All complete
			 applications shall be date-stamped upon receipt by the division. Within
			 twenty-one days of filing of the application the chief shall either issue the
			 permit or notify the applicant of objections to the application.
(a) Notice of objections by the division to the application may
				be given in person, by telephone or by mail to the address on the application
				at the discretion of the division.
(b) Any record of telephoning or mailing the notice, made in the
				normal course of business by the division, shall constitute notice of objection
				to the applicant.
(c) Applicants will be given a reasonable opportunity to correct
				any objections to the application and to request an informal hearing with the
				chief. Except as otherwise required, amendments to applications need not be
				separately signed by the applicant.
(d) If an application does not contain required information, the
				division shall notify the applicant of the omitted data by mail or telephone.
				If the omissions are substantial, the division may return the application by
				mail with the omitted items indicated.
(2) When the chief finds
			 that efforts to cure objections to an application will be unavailing and that
			 the application is not in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 1509. of
			 the Revised Code and applicable rules, or that the applicant failed to respond
			 to objections within thirty days of notice, the chief shall issue an order
			 denying the application for permit.
(a) The applicant has a right to an informal meeting with the
				chief within fifteen days after such order is issued. If, as a result of this
				meeting, the chief believes the application meets, or if the application is
				amended to meet, the requirements of Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code and
				applicable rules, he shall within ten days vacate or modify his order as
				appropriate.
(b) The applicant need not exercise his right to an informal
				meeting with the chief, but may treat the order issued as final and appealable
				pursuant to Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code.
(C) Notification.
Each drilling permit issued in an urbanized area
		  will be conditioned on the division inspector and or the respective division
		  regional office receiving direct notification a minimum of forty-eight hours
		  prior to:
(1) Commencement of site
			 construction;
(2) Pit construction and
			 closure;
(3) Spudding of the
			 well;
(4) Placement of the
			 surface casing;
A twenty-four-hour (or less) direct
			 notification may be approved if prior communications have been initiated with
			 the division inspector and/or respective regional office.
(D) Commencement.
No well site construction shall commence in an
		  urbanized area until a permit is issued, received by the applicant and is
		  available on-site unless the chief waives this requirement.
(1) Site construction
			 shall comply with the division's best management practices (BMPs) for oil
			 and gas well site construction manual, as defined in rule 1501:9-1-01 of the
			 Administrative Code. Site clearing and surface affectment shall be
			 minimized.
(E) For wells permitted after September
		  15, 2004, in urbanized areas or where there is no reasonable emergency response
		  access to the wellhead or tank battery at the ingress point to the access road,
		  an apron of durable material shall be placed. The apron shall be sufficient in
		  width and length to enable unobstructed access to the access road.
(1) The access road shall
			 be constructed and maintained in a manner to permit the ingress and egress for
			 fire and emergency response.
(2) Mud and debris
			 deposited on public roads from the well site during drilling, production, and
			 restoration operations shall be immediately removed by the well owner or their
			 authorized representative.
(3) Where the well
			 head/tank battery is in excess of one hundred fifty feet from the ingress point
			 to the access road, the access road to the well head/tank battery shall be
			 reasonably passable by any equipment expected to access the well head/tank
			 battery. It is recommended that a durable surface be maintained on the lease
			 road. The durable surface may include, gravel, crushed stone, crushed concrete,
			 slag (when approved by the chief), crushed brick, asphalt, or
			 concrete.
(4) Where the access road
			 is in excess of one hundred fifty feet in length, turnaround areas shall be
			 located as practical based on the existing site conditions (topography, land
			 use, forest cover, and natural drainage - perennial/intermittent streams).
			 Turnarounds located prior to any natural drainage area not having a constructed
			 crossing sufficient to handle equipment expected to access the site may be
			 needed.
(5) All equipment and
			 vehicles used in the site construction, drilling, production and restoration
			 shall not be parked on public roads without the approval of the local road
			 authority.
(F) Water sampling.
The well owner shall sample all water wells
		  within three hundred feet of the proposed well location in urbanized areas
		  prior to drilling under the guidelines provided in the division's best
		  management practices (BMPs) for pre-drilling water sampling manual, as defined
		  in rule 1501:9-1-01 of the Administrative Code. The chief may require
		  modification of this distance if determined necessary to protect water supplies
		  or site conditions may warrant.
(G) Permit not transferable.
A permit issued pursuant to these rules and
		  regulations shall not be transferable. It may be reissued as a new permit to a
		  successor owner.
(H) Well deviation.
The maximum point at which a well penetrates the
		  producing formation shall not vary unreasonably from the vertical drawn from
		  the center of the hole at the surface, with the exception of approved
		  directional drilling. Such approval must be in writing from the chief.
(I) Expiration of permit.
Once a permit to drill has been issued pursuant
		  to this rule, actual drilling of the well authorized by the permit shall be
		  commenced within twelve months of the date of issuance of such permit or the
		  permit shall expire; if drilling is commenced but not completed within said
		  twelve month period, drilling shall be continued with due diligence following
		  the twelve month period or the permit shall expire.
(J) Revising subject tract or drilling unit.
A subject tract or drilling unit of a well or
		  proposed well, previously approved by the division, may be revised by the owner
		  with the filing of a revised map complying with this rule and section 1509.06
		  of the Revised Code and a non-refundable fifty dollar fee. One fee is required
		  if revising a subject tract with multiple wells; however, an original revised
		  map is required for each well within the subject tract.
(K) Revising location.
The location of a proposed well may be changed
		  only if the owner submits an application, non-refundable two hundred fifty
		  dollar fee and revised map complying with this rule, section 1509.06 and
		  section 1509.09 of the Revised Code.
(L) Post drilling map.
The post drilling map required by conditions of
		  the permit must be accompanied by a non-refundable fifty dollar fee.