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Babst Calland: ODNR Releases 2012 Ohio Oil And Gas Summary
Posted on 3 Dec 2013 by Babst Calland

By Michael T. Altvater The Ohio Department of Natural Resources released its annual oil and gas summary for 2012. The summary provides a comprehensive review of oil and gas permitting, drilling and production activity across the entire state of Ohio... Read More

Tags: Utica Shale , Ohio , Ohio Department of Natural Resources , Natural gas , Babst Calland , oil , gas , energy

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Know How: Oil and Gas Regulation Sole Domain of State of Ohio
Posted on 15 Jul 2013 by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

By Katerina E. Milenkovski, Of Counsel (Originally printed in the ABA Litigation News) The state of Ohio has the exclusive authority to regulate oil and gas drilling, according to an Ohio appellate court that rejected attempts by a city to impose... Read More

Tags: State ex rel. Morrison v. Beck Energy Corp. , Anschutz Exploration Corp. v. Town of Dryden , Oil and Gas Act , oil and gas drilling , Ohio , Pennsylvani , Munroe Falls , Steptoe & Johnson , Range Resources Appalachia , Ohio Department of Natural Resources , LLC v. Salem Township , Beck Energy , oil , energy law , Inc. v. Oakmont Borough Council , gas , Huntley v. Huntley

Ohio Amends the Oil and Gas Law
Posted on 20 Jun 2012 by Babst Calland

On June 11, 2012, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed Senate Bill 315 (S.B. 315), found at http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=129_SB_315 , into law, making significant amendments to various aspects of Ohio's Oil and Gas law, R.C. 1509. The... Read More

Tags: oil and gas construction , horizontal drilling , drilling fluids , injection disposal wells , Ohio Department of Natural Resources , permit requirements

Babst Calland: Cincinnati Bans UIC Wells Within City Limits
Posted on 10 Aug 2012 by Babst Calland

On August 1, 2012, Cincinnati became the first locality in Ohio to ban underground injection wells. The City Council, citing an inability to assess the risks to public health, safety and welfare of injected waste, voted unanimously on Ordinance No. 314... Read More

Tags: Ohio , Ohio Department of Natural Resources , underground injection wells , Natural gas , Babst Calland , Oil and gas , Cincinnati , UIC , energy

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Regulatory Lead Time an Important Consideration in Development of Ohio Drilling Units
Posted on 23 Jan 2013 by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

By Kathy Milenkovski and Neal Pierce During the past year, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has conducted hearings on three applications for unitized operation under Ohio Revised Code 1509.28. Additional hearings are on the schedule for January... Read More

Tags: drilling , Ohio , Kathy Milenkovski , Emerging Issues , fracking , Johnson , Ohio Department of Natural Resources , Natural gas , Steptoe &amp , Oil and gas , Ohio Revised Code 1509.28 , Marcellus Shale , Neal Pierce

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Ohio DNR Sets New Brine Transport, Disposal Standards
Posted on 14 Mar 2012 by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

By Armando F. Benincasa and J. Kevin West The new regulatory framework makes Ohio's rules for brine monitoring and disposal among the nation's toughest. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) developed the new regulations after researching... Read More

Tags: brine disposal well , Youngstown , Ohio Department of Natural Resources , Ohio DNR , earthquakes , hydraulic fracturing , J. Kevin West , F. Benincasa , energy