Potential oil and gas reserves are located beneath Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, and throughout the Great Lakes Basin. [BACK]

There are 385 named oil and gas fields in the State (as of April 2003), and wells have also been drilled in areas between fields or in areas in which fields have not yet been named. Contact our Oil and Gas Section geologists for more information.

The system produces a significant amount of energy. The hydrocarbons produced from a Model TR-6000 (4 processing lines) are sufficient to drive a 6 MW steam turbine. The Reverse Polymerization process and all plant parasitic loads use 3 MW, leaving approximately 3 MW available for sale to the grid. This is approximately enough power to service 3,000 North American homes.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) performed a National Oil and Gas Assessment (NOGA) in 1995 and is scheduled to complete another in 2005. For more information, please visit the NOGA website at: http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/oilgas/noga/nogaindex.htm

Faculty members often select books to be reserved for primary use by their students. At the discretion of the instructor, some books on reserve may circulate for brief periods, while some will be designated for library use only. All books on reserve are shelved along with the rest of the library's collection in call number order. You may search the online catalog for course reserve material. To check course reserves select "Reserves" from the menu at the top of the search screen.

Individuals may contact the Division of Oil and Gas at (614) 265-6922 or the Division of Geological Survey at (614) 265-6576 to obtain information regarding any past or current drilling/production on or near their property or within their county. More detailed information would have to be obtained from professional consultants and individuals experienced in developing oil/gas resources in the private sector.

Contact the Division of Oil and Gas at (614) 265-6922 and request the RBDMS database. It requires a minimum of Windows 95, is driven by MS-ACCESS software and is available on CD-ROM for $15.00. It can be updated over the Internet.

The 16 (or so) marine reserves (excluding those created by the Min of Fisheries, which protagonists claim are not marine reserves) are roughly evenly spread around our coastline, but when drawn on a map of our country, they are too small to be seen. Visit the DoC web site or Seafriends/marine reserves.

Elsewhere on our Web site, you can check the list of publications for our county-based oil and gas reports, summary data and drilling statistics, counts of available well data, or counties at a glance. Or, contact our Oil and Gas Section geologists. Several public and academic libraries in West Virginia maintain some of our publications in their collections; check with your library for availability.

The Great Lakes Basin includes portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada. Oil and gas production currently occurs in each of the Great Lake Basin States except in Minnesota and Wisconsin, where it is believed there are little or no oil or gas reserves. [BACK]

Permits to drill or plug wells are issued to entities registered with the Division of Oil and Gas upon verification that (1) the applicant's registration filings are current and the applicant is in good standing with the Division (no major outstanding violations to Ohio's oil and gas law); (2) the appropriate forms and fees are submitted; and (3) the application for permit meets all statutory requirements.

Township maps of oil and gas wells are available for purchase from the Division of Geological Survey. Cost per map is $4.00 and they may be ordered by calling (614) 265-6576.

Landfill Gas Primer: An Overview for Environmental Health Professionals. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. November 2001. This primer was designed to provide environ­mental health professionals with a general understanding of landfill gases and to help them respond to community concerns that may be related to landfill gas issues. It provides basic information about the composition, formation, and movement of landfill gas.

Books which are essential course reading are located behind the Customer Services Desk on Desk Reserve. You may choose your book and have it issued at the Desk Reserve issue point. It is available for consultation within the Library and may be borrowed for a period of 4 hours.

The Survey has records for more than 11,300 wells drilled in Ritchie County. Other densely-drilled counties include Doddridge, Harrison, Kanawha, Lewis, Pleasants, and Roane.

No, BrassCraft gas connectors are approved for use with natural, manufactured, mixed, LP (propane) and LP gas mixtures with pressures not exceeding 1/2 PSI.

The Division of Oil and Gas has no legal authority to become involved in landowner lease disputes. This a private matter between the landowner and the oil and gas well company and settlement must be reached between the parties involved or via legal counsel.. Yes. If the new owner is not registered (assigned an owner number) with the State of Ohio, the Form 7 cannot be accepted. Also, until the Form 7 is processed, the well(s) will continue to appear under the previous owner's list of wells.

Many of the side effects often observed come from lower quality fish oil. Pharmaceutical-grade fish oil from Iceland Health is detoxified and concentrated to give you the highest levels of the essential fatty acids EPA and DHA with the lowest levels of other materials in the oil. Relative to prolonged bleeding, the published data indicates that up to 16 grams per day of Omega-3 fatty acids will have the same effect on bleeding as taking 1 aspirin per day.

A typical gallon of waste oil contains 153,000 to 180,000 BTU per gallon, which can be almost TWO TIMES the energy potential per gallon of LP gas. LP gas has a potential for 92,000 BTU per gallon.

The mixture should be 50:1 using a good quality petroleum-based oil such as that offered by Husqvarna. Never use synthetic oils in the fuel/oil mixture.

Check our county-based oil and gas reports (see the list of publications), The Atlas of Major Appalachian Gas Plays (1996, Survey publication V-25), recent drilling activity tables, or contact our Oil and Gas Section geologists for more information.

For many years, West Virginia was the largest producer of natural gas east of the Mississippi River. In recent years, it has still produced significant amounts of natural gas in the Appalachian Basin. Reported production in 2001 was 191 Bcf (billion cubic feet) of natural gas and 1.607 million bbl (barrels) of oil. We have seen published illustrations of drilling and production activity in the Burning Springs area of Wirt County from the late 1850s.

Noncompetitive leases have a primary term of 10 years. Competitive leases issued prior to the Energy Policy Act of October 24, 1992, have a primary term of 5 years. Section 2509 of this act changed the primary term of subsequently issued competitive leases to 10 years.

The fees for filing a Noncompetitive offer are a $75 filing fee and the rental of $1.50 an acre (remember to round up your acreage). If you are filing an Assignment of Record Title, transfer of Operating Rights, or Overriding Royalty, there is a $25 filing fee for each lease you are filing on.

Facilities used in oil and gas production that are located on unplatted land or are located outside of the corporate limits of a city are exempt from the requirement to provide locates.

No. All DR® models have 4-cycle engines that have separate oil reservoires, so no mixing is necessary.

There are many different mix ratios, the gas oil mix should be indicated on the fuel cap of your machine, or in the owners manual. Use the chart below as a guideline only:

Vault's production portfolio is weighted 65% natural gas and 35% light oil. Vault's current reserve base is more balanced: 50% natural gas and 50% light oil.