Ohio Code § 1509.24
Ohio Code § 1509.24. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1509.24.
(A) The chief of the division of oil and gas resources management, with the approval
of the technical advisory council on oil and gas created in section 1509.38 of the Revised Code , may adopt, amend, or rescind rules relative to minimum acreage requirements for
drilling units and minimum distances from which a new well may be drilled or an existing
well deepened, plugged back, or reopened to a source of supply different from the
existing pool from boundaries of tracts, drilling units, and other wells for the purpose
of conserving oil and gas reserves. The rules relative to minimum acreage requirements for drilling units shall require
a drilling unit to be compact and composed of contiguous land. (B) Rules adopted under this section and special orders made under section 1509.25 of the Revised Code shall apply only to new wells to be drilled or existing wells to be deepened, plugged
back, or reopened to a source of supply different from the existing pool for the purpose
of extracting oil or gas in their natural state.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1509.24
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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