Effective: June 30, 2010
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 165 - 128th General Assembly
Any person who drills a well within the limits of a mining operation shall give consideration for the safety of the personnel working in the mine, and, if possible, shall locate the well so as to penetrate a pillar.
If a well is to be drilled within the limits of a mining operation that may penetrate the excavation of a mine, the hole shall be reduced approximately fifteen feet above the roof of the mine. If roof conditions at the mine warrant, the hole shall be reduced in the rock formation immediately above the mine, and a string of casing placed upon the shoulder so as to shut off all water, then drilling shall be continued to a point approximately thirty feet below the floor of the mine and another string of casing set. Both strings of casing shall be approximately the same diameter as the diameter of the hole.
If no water is encountered between the bottom of the drive pipe and the approximate casing shoulder above the roof of the mine, in lieu of the casing method outlined above, it is permissible to use the following casing method: the hole shall be drilled thirty feet below the floor of the mine and a string of casing shall be extended from the surface to a point thirty feet below the floor of the mine with a packer of sufficient size attached to the string of casing. The packer shall be placed so that it will be below all water and will be located in the rock formation immediately above the mine and shall prevent water or destructive matter from entering therein. Then the annular space above the packer between the casing and well wall shall be filled with prepared clay a minimum distance of fifty feet.
If a well is drilled within the limits of a mining operation and does not penetrate the excavations of a mine, the hole shall be reduced thirty feet below the coal or mineral that is being mined and a string of casing placed at this point. The annular space behind the casing shall be filled with neat cement from the casing seat to a point not less than fifty feet above the seam of coal or mineral that is being mined. The packer method, outlined in this section, is also permissible in this type of well.
It is permissible to attach a release coupling or a right and left nipple to the string of casing that extends through the mine, but the release coupling or right and left nipple shall be placed in such a manner that it is above the packer or at least twenty feet above the coal or mineral that is being mined.
In wells penetrating the excavation of a mine, the casing shall be enclosed, if possible, with a column extending from the floor to the roof of the mine, built of brick or other suitable material, subject to the approval of the chief of the division of mineral resources management. If the chief finds the method prescribed in this section unsafe, inadequate, or not suitable, the chief shall require the method to be altered in such a manner that it will be safe.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources
Chapter 1509 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas
Section 1509.01 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas Definitions.
Section 1509.02 | Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management; Chief; Oil and Gas Well Fund.
Section 1509.021 | Surface Locations of New Wells.
Section 1509.022 | Location of Wells Using Directional Drilling.
Section 1509.03 | Administrative Rules.
Section 1509.04 | Enforcement - Injunction Against Violation.
Section 1509.05 | Permit Required to Drill, Reopen, Convert or Plug Back Well.
Section 1509.06 | Application for Permit to Drill, Reopen, Convert, or Plug Back a Well.
Section 1509.061 | Request to Revise Existing Tract Upon Which Exists Producing or Idle Well.
Section 1509.062 | Temporary Inactive Well Status.
Section 1509.07 | Liability Insurance Coverage.
Section 1509.071 | Forfeiting Bond.
Section 1509.072 | Duty to Restore Disturbed Land Surface.
Section 1509.073 | Fluid Drilling Requirements.
Section 1509.08 | Determinations if Well in Coal Bearing Township.
Section 1509.09 | Changing Location of Well After Issuance of Permit.
Section 1509.10 | Well Log to Be Filed With Division - Contents - Form.
Section 1509.11 | Statement of Production of Oil, Gas and Brine.
Section 1509.12 | Defective Wells and Well Plugging.
Section 1509.13 | Permit to Plug and Abandon Well - Application.
Section 1509.14 | Report of Abandonment of Well.
Section 1509.15 | Rules for Methods of Plugging.
Section 1509.151 | Plugging at Expense of Operator.
Section 1509.16 | Disclosure Forms for Oil Country Tubular Goods.
Section 1509.17 | Encasing Wells.
Section 1509.18 | Well Drilled Within Limits of Mining Operation.
Section 1509.181 | Suspension of Drilling or Reopening of Well in Coal Bearing Townships.
Section 1509.19 | Well Stimulation.
Section 1509.20 | Prevention of Waste - Gas Flaring.
Section 1509.21 | Permits for Secondary or Additional Recovery Operations.
Section 1509.22 | Storage or Disposal of Brine, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, or Other Fluids.
Section 1509.222 | Registration Certificate and Identification Number for Transportation of Brine.
Section 1509.223 | Agreements for Transporting Brine - Duties of Transporters.
Section 1509.224 | Suspension or Revocation for Pattern of Negligent or Willful Violations.
Section 1509.225 | Surety Bond.
Section 1509.226 | Surface Applications of Brine by Local Governments.
Section 1509.227 | Permits for Operations in Existence Prior to 1/1/2014.
Section 1509.23 | Health and Safety Rules for Drilling of Wells and Production of Oil and Gas.
Section 1509.231 | Database of Information for Responding to Emergencies.
Section 1509.24 | Minimum Acreage Requirements for Drilling Units and Minimum Distances for Wells.
Section 1509.25 | Special Order for Drilling Unit Requirements in Particular Pool.
Section 1509.26 | Agreements to Pool Tracts to Form Drilling Unit.
Section 1509.27 | Mandatory Pooling Orders.
Section 1509.28 | Order Providing for Unit Operation of a Pool or Part Thereof.
Section 1509.29 | Order Establishing Tract as Exception Tract.
Section 1509.30 | Reports to Holder of Royalty Interest.
Section 1509.32 | Complaint Alleging Failure to Restore Disturbed Land Surfaces.
Section 1509.33 | Civil Penalties.
Section 1509.35 | Oil and Gas Commission.
Section 1509.36 | Appeal to Commission.
Section 1509.37 | Appeal to Court of Common Pleas.
Section 1509.38 | Technical Advisory Council.
Section 1509.40 | Limitation on Production.
Section 1509.41 | Anti-Trust Violations.
Section 1509.50 | Oil and Gas Regulatory Cost Recovery Assessment.
Section 1509.60 | Notice of Filing for Permit to Drill New Well.