B D Drilling v. State, Unpublished Decision (9-24-2002)

OPINION

{¶ 1} On September 9, 1999, the Chief of the Division of Oil and Gas of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, now known as the Division of Mineral Resources Management ("division"), issued orders as to two oil and gas wells located in Washington County, Ohio. The chief found that B D Drilling Company ("B D") was the owner of the wells and that inspections performed in June 1999 showed that the wells were incapable of producing oil and/or gas in commercial quantities. Thus, and pursuant to R.C. 1509.12, the chief ordered B D to either place the wells into production or plug the…