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Additional Resources:
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
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) 265-6373.
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 this site 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.
Oil and gas programs were incorporated into the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in 1965.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Bainbridge Information
STRONGER Inc.'s Review of Ohio's Oil and Gas Regulatory Program
New 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