Any person, firm or corporation before drilling or causing to be
drilled any oil well, gas well or test well within the limits of any
coal producing township in any county of the state of Ohio, shall
first file an application with, the industrial commission of Ohio,
division of mines, on blanks to be furnished by said commission for
such purpose, and shall show the following: The name and address of
the applicant, the proper date, location of the proposed
well--giving the name of the property owner, section number,
township and county, the number of the proposed well, and signed by
an officer or agent of such operator. No well shall be commenced
until the applicant or operator has been granted a permit, which
shall be granted by the industrial commission of Ohio, division of
mines, under the following conditions:
=When well is adjacent to mine.=
If such proposed well is located within the limits directly adjacent
to mining operations, such limits to be determined by the industrial
commission of Ohio, division of mines, the application for permit
must be accompanied by a map showing the location of the proposed
well and answering the requirements in the preceding regulations for
mapping.
=When well is not adjacent to mine.=
If such proposed well is not located within the limits directly
adjacent to mining operations, but within the limits of any coal
producing or coal bearing township, the industrial commission of
Ohio, division of mines, shall grant a permit immediately upon
receipt of the application, providing the applicant is a responsible
person, firm or corporation. The industrial commission of Ohio,
division of mines, may at any time after the well is commenced, if
the responsibility of the applicant or operator is considered
doubtful, cause such operator or applicant to show proper guaranty
of his intention to fulfill the requirements of the section, or
cause all operations to cease forthwith. If any person, firm or
corporation continue drilling on property already surveyed in
accordance with the preceding requirements, a complete blue print or
copy of map shall be made at the end of each year ending June 30th,
showing the additional wells properly surveyed by a competent
engineer as above mentioned, and filed with the industrial
commission of Ohio, division of mines, not later than the following
first of September.
=When well is to be abandoned owner shall give notice.=
When any oil well, gas well or test well is to be abandoned, the
person, firm or corporation owning such well shall notify the
industrial commission of Ohio, division of mines, or the deputy oil
and gas well inspector of the district in which the well is located,
as many days in advance as will be necessary for the inspector to
arrange to be present at such abandonment. No well shall be
abandoned without an inspector being present, unless permission has
been first granted upon good cause shown, by the industrial
commission of Ohio, division of mines.
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