OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING TIME LINE*
Transcript of OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING TIME LINE*
APPLICATION PROCESSING
KEY DEFINITIONS NOTES
APPLICATION SUBMISSION PERMIT TIME FRAME
Registration with ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management:
• Insurance
• Bonding
• Authority & Authorization Form
Date Stamp
Review forCompleteness
Fees Deposited
Posted to Website
Local Officials
Affected Mine Owners
Oil and Gas Inspector
Inspector
Company
Website Update
Maps UpdatedGeology
• Spacing• Casing• Special Permit Conditions
Inspector•Pre-site for Urban/Shale
• Expedite - within 7 days• Non-urban - 10 to 21 days• Urban - 18 to 30 days
• Non-urban - 24 months• Urban - 12 months
Notifications for Urban Sites:
• Landowners within 500’ of well
• Local Officials
Water Sampling:• Urban (required)
• Horizontal Shale (voluntary)
Drill Application Submitted
Obtain Road Use Maintenance Agreement (RUMA)
Drill Application Received
PROCESS INITIALIZED
EPA/ACOE ReviewEPA/ODH Inspection
Apply for 401/404 Permits(if applicable)
Pre-site Review(with Inspector)
Construct Centralized
Impoundment
Sanitary Facilities
Site Constructionand
Pit Construction(Urban, permit required)
Site Construction(Non-urban)
Pit Construction(Non-urban)
Approval of Application
Notification to Inspector
Commencement of Drilling
(witness and approval)Permit Copies Distributed
Notification to Inspector
Site Construction
PermitIssued
Notify DNRor EPA?
Notify DNRor EPA?
WaterlineInstallation
Technical ReviewNotifications
APPLICATION AND PERMITTING
Industrial and Regulatory Procedures and ResponsibilitiesOIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING TIME LINE*
* Time line not to scale; it is for visual representation only.
Industrial ResponsibilitiesDNR: Ohio Department of Natural Resources
ACOE: Army Corps of Engineers
EPA: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
PUCO: Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
ODH: Ohio Department of Health
401 Permit: Isolated Wetland Permit EPA
404 Permit: Stream Impact Permit ACOE
BOP: Blow-out Preventer
NORM: Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
Division of Oil and Gas
Other Regulatory Agencies
Undefined Responsibilities
County EngineerTwp. Road Department
ACTIVE WELL SITE
6 TO 30 DAYS 7 TO 21 DAYS 1 TO 4 MONTHS 1 TO 30+ YEARS
Commencementof Drilling
Well No LongerProductive
PeriodicWell Inspections
Waste Disposal:• Drill Cuttings (ODH/NORM)
• Buried on Site• Taken to EPA Approved Landfill
• Frac Flow-back Fluid• To Class II Injection Well
Well Stimulation:• Perforation
• Hydraulic Fracturing
Preliminary Restoration• Urban Area - 3 Months
• Non-Urban - 6 Months
Well Completion/Logs Received:
• Entered in Database• Posted to Website• Chemical Reporting
Pit Closure (if applicable):• Urban - 14 Days
• Non-Urban - 60 Days
Conductor CasingSubmit
Pipeline Schematics Surface
Casing
BOPInstallation
Production Casing
Installation/Construction of Pipelines
Intermediate Casing
(if applicable)
Well Logging
Gathering Line (Power Siting
Board Review)
Production FacilityConstruction
Well in Production
Well Servicing Operations
andChemical Reporting
Well Completion Report and Logs Submitted(60 Days After WellDrilled to Total Depth)
Production Reports Received:
• Entered in Database
• Posted to Website
Production Reports Due(Currently annual)
Well Drilled to Total Depth
Air QualityPermit
Notifications to Inspector for Witness and Approval
EPA
Notification of PipelinesDNR/PUCO
OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING TIME LINE*
* Time line not to scale; it is for visual representation only.
NOTES
PROCESSING TIME FRAMEINACTIVE WELL VALID 2 YEAR PERMIT
Final Restoration:• Urban Area - 3 Months
• Non-urban Area - 6 Months
Temporary Inactive Application Submitted
Plugging Application Submitted
Well Plugged
Date Stamp
Review forCompleteness
Fess Deposited
Posted to Website
Plugging Application Received
DatabaseUpdated
Plugging Report Submitted
Approval of Application
Notification to Inspector
Witness and Approve
Notification to InspectorWitness and Approve
PermitIssued
Field Review/Approval
Approved PermitIssued(valid 1yr)
Technical ReviewDate Stamp
Sent to Inspector
Review forCompleteness
Temporary Inactive Application Received
APPLICATION AND PERMITTING FOR WELL CLOSURE
OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING TIME LINE*
* Time line not to scale; it is for visual representation only.
NOTES
• Expedite - within 7 days• Other - 10 to 21 days
Inspector
Company
Website Update
Permit Copies Distributed