Comments on: Oil and Natural Gas Wells-Ohio Residential Property Disclosure Form

By: States Without Residential Property Disclosure Form

States Without Residential Property Disclosure Form — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:12:44 +0000

[...] Property Disclosure Form Most states have their own Residential Property Disclosure Forms. Ohio Residential Property Disclosure Form prescribed by Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing is [...]

By: gardennut

gardennut — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:43:40 +0000

We just purchased 6.5 acres in Summit county, OH. How would we go about seeing if a well could be drilled on our land and what are the requirements?

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:37:19 +0000

please consider viewing the movie " Gasland".

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:23:56 +0000

How old is the well? Is it active? Was it a hydrofracked well? Hydrofracking corrupts well water. Do you have well water? Has it been plugged. The most dangerous times are drilling and plugging. As a rule, wells do not age well – no pun intended. They leak. If you have city water this is less of a risk.
There are also H2S risks from wells, also known as poisonous gas.
If you had an enormous amount of acreage and the well was FAR away AND you had city water, it might be ok.
You might contact NEOGAP for more info.

By: kasey

kasey — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:49:52 +0000

We are considering buying a lot (0.43 acre) with a gas well on it. does this pose any kind of unhealthy living situations for our family? Are there dangers of having a gas well in your backyard? Pros/Cons please.

By: Sell Mineral Rights

Sell Mineral Rights — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:09:00 +0000

Excellent article. Thanks for all the information regarding Ohio mineral rights.

By: Americaneer

Americaneer — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:01:43 +0000

I don’t have an answer

By: matt

matt — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:57:23 +0000

We dont own our mineral rights. we have a farm. can the drilling company to what they want on the surface like run telephone poles to get the electric to their wells and i was told marcellus is not included in old mineral rights deeds is that true???

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:51:51 +0000

The well needs to be 100 feet from any building or object on the land (fence is exempt). However the actual drilling of a well takes up quite a bit more space, and tends to make a mess of the landscape. Drillers will typically flatten the necessary area for drilling, and will not backfill.

By: Urban

Urban — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:32:33 +0000

The property disclosure form does not cover all areas needed. Often in Ohio, previous owners have retained or leased the mineral rights. In Ohio, this can mean that a well can be put even closer than 100 feet to your home through the use of directional drilling.

It is important to find out who owns the mineral rights to the property.

By: Americaneer

Americaneer — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:09:15 +0000

100 feet

By: Georgina

Georgina — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:34:51 +0000

How close to homes is the drilling for oil and natural gas allowed in OH/