Decisions on Drilling Under OH State Parks Coming “Next Few Months”

In early June, shale drillers could, for the first time, begin to apply for permits to drill under (not on top of) Ohio state lands and state parks under newly formulated rules established by the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management (OGLM) Commission (see Ohio State Lands Now Open for O&G Leasing – Virtual Ribbon-Cutting). So far, at least 12 applications have been received by the OGLM to drill under state lands, including Ohio’s Salt Fork State Park (see Tiny Group Protests Fracking Under Ohio’s Salt Fork State Park). When will the OGLM decide whether (or not) to award contracts for drilling? We have an answer.

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