Hydraulic Fracturing (Hydrofracking): Ohio

James T. O'Reilly, 41 Cap. U. L.Rev. 675 (2013).

Robert J. Skoumal et al., 105 Bull. Seismological Soc. Am. 189 (2015).
Abstract Only.

Lucas P. Baker, 42 Cap. U. L. Rev. 216 (2015).

Fenner L. Stewart, 43 Cap. U. L. Rev. 435 (2015).

Decision of the Supreme Court of Ohio holding that the 1989 Dormant Mineral Act did not automatically transfer ownership of mineral rights; the 2006 amendment of the law applies to claims after its effective date and specifies procedure for declaring mineral rights abandoned; and payment of delay rental is not a saving event.

Decision of the Supreme Court of Ohio holding that city ordinances in question violated home rule and conflicted with the state statute.

Safety Information and access to laws.

Fact sheet on environmental safety at the well site.

Informational material on the process of fracking.

Access to the laws and regulations as well as locating wells, oil and gas database, and emergency response.

Specific information on drilling in the Marcellus and Utica Shale regions.

Access to a map of seismic activity.

Main page for information on shale drilling.

Information on water sources that can be used for the fracking process.

Access to current and archived information.

Provides information related to gas flaring, and air general permits.

Answers to questions about the regulations, location of the shale formations, and permitting.

Guide for operators drilling shale wells.

Links to information about drilling in these regions.

Provides information on waste from drilling.

Provides information related to water and drilling.

2016 Report issued by the Frontier Group and Environment America Research & Policy Center.

Cites Ohio for faulty fracking waste disposal.

Study conducted by researchers at Miami of Ohio linking fracking activities to seismic activity in the state.

Details the investment into shale in Ohio.