Ohio Supreme Court Rules Drilling Permits Are Not Appealable to the Oil and Gas Commission

The Ohio Supreme Court this week ruled in the case Chesapeake Exploration, LLC v. Oil and Gas Commission, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-224, agreeing with Chesapeake and holding that there is no right to appeal a drilling permit in Ohio. In doing so, the Court decided that R.C. 1509.06(F) does exclude drilling permits as appealable orders. This means that once a drilling permit is issued by the Chief, it cannot be appealed to the Oil and Gas Commission. You can read the whole opinion (it’s short). 

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