How to Request a Custom Off-line Search for
Well Logs and Sealing Reports

BEFORE YOU CALL, FAX, E-MAIL OR WRITE;

Please gather as much of the below information as
possible about the well or wells you are interested in.

Attention consulting firms:

At this time we can no longer offer to conduct the radius search for you.  Please see the section below this for instructions on conducting the search using our on-line database search methods.

Other information that may help us locate your well log(s).

Names of the previous owners of the property
Other names that might occur on the well log
Subdivision name and lot number

Once the above data has been collected please submit your request by any method below.

Be sure to specify which type(s) of records (well log or sealing report) you are interested in for the locations given.
By phone: (614) 265-6740
By fax: (614) 265-6767
By e-Mail:  cleve.brown@dnr.state.oh.us

If a log is not within our files at the Division of Water it may be present at your local County Health Department office.

Information necessary for consulting firms to conduct a well log area search.

NOTE: As of September 8, 2009, the Division of Soil and Water Resources can no longer provide the service of searching and compiling the located or unlocated water well records within a customer's desired radius.

• Map-based Search - Zoom into your area of interest.  Located wells will appear as blue dots.
• Radius Search - enter latitude and longitude for 1 point and then click on a predetermined radius of either 2000 feet, 1/2 mile, 1, mile, 1.5 miles, or 2 miles.
• Area Search - enter latitude and longitude for 1 point and then specify the distance from that point in the north, south, east, and west directions that you would like to create a rectangular study area.
• Polygon Search - enter the latitudes and longitudes for 4 points.  The program connects these four points to create your study area. 

All the water well records that lie within the designated area will be returned.  From the results of search page, you can download the images and/or a database of any or all of the returned well records.  Within the database will be the coordinates for each well. 

The map-based search will allow you to print out maps showing well locations. The radius, area and polygon searches do not create maps of well locations.  However you may download well log data from these search results for use in creating your own maps.

For most counties, less than half of the water well records have known coordinates.  If you want to search the database for both the located and unlocated well records, please use the Custom Data Search.  If you do not want to use our on-line method, you can come to our office to search the paper files. Our office hours are 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. Monday-Friday.

If you have questions or need help using our on-line database search tools, please call Jim Raab at 614-265-6747.