When any well is to be abandoned, it shall first be plugged in accordance with a method of plugging adopted by rule by the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. The abandonment report shall show the manner in which the well was plugged.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 1509.15

  • Gas: means all natural gas and all other fluid hydrocarbons that are not oil, including condensate. See Ohio Code 1509.01
  • Oil: means crude petroleum oil and all other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that are produced in liquid form by ordinary production methods, but does not include hydrocarbons that were originally in a gaseous phase in the reservoir. See Ohio Code 1509.01
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Well: means any borehole, whether drilled or bored, within the state for production, extraction, or injection of any gas or liquid mineral, excluding potable water to be used as such, but including natural or artificial brines and oil field waters. See Ohio Code 1509.01

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