Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Management Commission is now accepting proposals to drill beneath public land like state parks
The commission in charge of leasing mineral rights on state land in Ohio has begun accepting applications. They’ve already received eight proposals, and the commission plans to post the applications once they’ve reviewed them.Lawmakers set up the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission more than a decade ago. They charged the five-member commission with overseeing the leasing of state land for oil and gas exploration. But then-Governor John Kasich never appointed members to the board.
In effect, that provision forced the hand of the land management commission. If no rules for leasing were in place, the law stated, agencies would have to award oil lease contracts in good faith to all comers. which seemingly opened the door to oil and gas companies siting equipment on the surface of state lands. Under the final lease form’s terms, there is a provision that explicitly prohibits companies from building on the surface.The oil and gas industry is thrilled to see state lands open for business.
Environmentalists, meanwhile, are deeply frustrated. The group Save Our Parks expressed alarm at one proposal from Texas based Encino Energy,. That ultimately rejected bid proposed installing 89 fracking wells just outside Salt Fork State Park.
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