OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING TIME LINE*

Industrial and Regulatory Procedures and Responsibilities

APPLICATION AND PERMITTING

Expedite - within 7 days

APPLICATION SUBMISSION

APPLICATION PROCESSING Non-urban - 10 to 21 days

Urban - 18 to 30 days

PERMIT TIME FRAME

Non-urban - 24 months Urban - 12 months

Drill Application Received PROCESS INITIALIZED Date Stamp Review for Completeness County Engineer Twp. Road Department Fees Deposited Posted to Website Notifications Local Officials

EPA/ACOE Review Technical Review Geology

Approval of Application Maps Updated Permit Issued

Permit Copies Distributed Inspector Company Website Update

Notification to Inspector Site Construction

EPA/ODH Inspection

(witness and approval)

Notification to Inspector Commencement of Drilling

Affected Mine Owners Oil and Gas Inspector

Spacing Casing Special Permit Conditions

Notify DNR Notify DNR or EPA? or EPA?

Inspector
Pre-site for Urban/Shale

Notifications for Urban Sites: Landowners within 500 of well Local Officials Registration with ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management: Insurance Bonding

Drill Application Submitted Obtain Road Use Maintenance Agreement

(RUMA)

Apply for 401/404 Permits

(if applicable)

Pre-site Review
(with Inspector)

Water Sampling: Urban (required) Horizontal Shale (voluntary)

(Urban, permit required)

Site Construction and Pit Construction

Construct Centralized Impoundment Sanitary Facilities

Waterline Installation

Site Construction Pit Construction

(Non-urban) (Non-urban)

KEY

DEFINITIONS
DNR: 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 NORM: Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material 401 Permit: Isolated Wetland Permit EPA 404 Permit: Stream Impact Permit ACOE BOP: Blow-out Preventer

NOTES

Industrial Responsibilities Division of Oil and Gas Other Regulatory Agencies Undefined Responsibilities

Authority & Authorization Form

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ACTIVE WELL SITE

6 TO 30 DAYS 7 TO 21 DAYS 1 TO 4 MONTHS 1 TO 30+ YEARS

Periodic Well Inspections Gathering Line

(Power Siting Board Review)

Notifications to Inspector for Witness and Approval

Well Completion/ Logs Received: Entered in Database Posted to Website Chemical Reporting Production Reports Received: Entered in Database Posted to Website

EPA

Notification of Pipelines DNR/PUCO

Air Quality Permit Submit Pipeline Schematics Conductor Casing Surface Casing BOP Installation Well Drilled to Total Depth Production Casing Installation/ Construction of Pipelines Production Facility Construction Pit Closure (if applicable): Urban - 14 Days Non-Urban - 60 Days

Well in Production

Production Reports Due

(Currently annual)

Commencement of Drilling

Intermediate Casing
(if applicable)

Well Logging

Well Stimulation: Perforation Hydraulic Fracturing

Waste Disposal: Drill Cuttings (ODH/NORM)

Buried on Site Taken to EPA Approved Landfill

Preliminary Restoration Urban Area - 3 Months Non-Urban - 6 Months Well Servicing Operations and Chemical Reporting Well No Longer Productive

Frac Flow-back Fluid

To Class II Injection Well

Well Completion Report and Logs Submitted

(60 Days After Well Drilled to Total Depth)

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APPLICATION AND PERMITTING FOR WELL CLOSURE

INACTIVE WELL PROCESSING TIME FRAME
Expedite - within 7 days Other - 10 to 21 days

VALID 2 YEAR PERMIT

Temporary Inactive Application Received Date Stamp Sent to Inspector Review for Completeness Approved Permit Issued

Plugging Application Received Date Stamp Review for Completeness Fess Deposited Posted to Website Technical Review

Permit Issued

Permit Copies Distributed Inspector Company Website Update

(valid 1yr) Field Review/Approval

Approval of Application

Notification to Inspector Witness and Approve

Plugging Notification to Report Inspector Submitted Witness and Database Approve Updated

Temporary Inactive Application Submitted

Plugging Application Submitted

Well Plugged

Final Restoration: Urban Area - 3 Months Non-urban Area - 6 Months

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