Ohio Code § 1509.23

§ 1509.23.

Rules of the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management may specify

practices to be followed in the drilling and treatment of wells, production of oil

and gas, and plugging of wells for protection of public health or safety or to prevent

damage to natural resources, including specification of the following: (A) Appropriate devices; (B) Minimum distances that wells and other excavations, structures, and equipment shall

be located from water wells, streets, roads, highways, rivers, lakes, streams, ponds,

other bodies of water, railroad tracks, public or private recreational areas, zoning

districts, and buildings or other structures.  Rules adopted under this division shall not conflict with section 1509.021 of the Revised Code . (C) Other methods of operation; (D) Procedures, methods, and equipment and other requirements for equipment to prevent

and contain discharges of oil and brine from oil production facilities and oil drilling

and workover facilities consistent with and equivalent in scope, content, and coverage

to section 311(j)(1)(c) of the “Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of

1972,” 86 Stat. 886, 33 U.S.C.A. 1251 , as amended, and regulations adopted under it.  In addition, the rules may specify procedures, methods, and equipment and other

requirements for equipment to prevent and contain surface and subsurface discharges

of fluids, condensates, and gases. (E) Notifications; (F) Requirements governing the location and construction of fresh water impoundments

that are part of a production operation.