Ohio Code § 1505.04
Ohio Code § 1505.04. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1505.04.
(A) Any person, firm, government agency, or corporation who, for hire, or by its own
forces for economic use or exploration, drills, bores, or digs within the state a
well for the production or extraction of any gas or liquid, excluding only water to
be used as such, but including natural or artificial brines and oil-filled waters,
or who drills, bores, or digs within the state a well to explore geological formations,
shall keep a careful and accurate log of the activity and report the same together
with the results of any rock or fluid analyses or of any production or pressure tests
in such form as is designated by the division of geological survey to the chief of
the division of geological survey. (B) The division may file such well logs and establish and observe such regulations regarding
their availability and use as will meet the legitimate requirements of the owner or
lessee of the well. Personnel of the division may examine any such well during its construction to confirm
the accuracy of the log and to collect samples of the cores, chips, fluids, gases,
or sludge. (C) No person, firm, agency, or corporation shall fail to keep an accurate log or file
a report as required in division (A) of this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1505.04
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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