# Identification and location of pipelines.

**Citation:** OAC 1501:9-10-03  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management  
**Effective:** 2024-07-01  
**Published:** Not stated

Excluding all pipelines utilized in the actual drilling or operation of oil and/or natural gas well(s) and pipelines used to transport leasehold gas, no person may operate or cause to be operated an oil and/or natural gas pipeline used in the producing of oil and/or natural gas wells without first i

## Document text

Excluding all pipelines utilized in the actual drilling or operation of oil and/or natural gas well(s) and pipelines used to transport leasehold gas, no person may operate or cause to be operated an oil and/or natural gas pipeline used in the producing of oil and/or natural gas wells without first identifying the route of the pipeline on the surface of the ground in a manner customary to the industry. An accurate record or sketch showing the location, identification, type, and size of pipelines is to be kept on file at an office of an owner or the operator of the pipeline. Any changes in the location, identification, type, and size of pipelines is to be shown on a revised record or sketch and kept on file at an office of an owner of the pipeline.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-1501:9-10-03>
- Source ID: `oh-oac`
- SHA-256: `e03992bca68bb00a58852583cd9266b47d47a771692756fe16123ad6e50cdb76`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T02:54:08.045Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T09:42:52.361Z
- Document slug: `oac-1501-9-10-03`

### Source metadata

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  "jurisdiction": "US-OH",
  "chapter": "1501:9-10",
  "section": "1501:9-10-03",
  "pipelineScope": "oil-and-gas-well-associated-pipelines",
  "legalScope": "Pipelines used in drilling, operating, or producing oil and natural gas wells and transporting leasehold gas; excludes pipelines covered by the federal hazardous-materials or natural-gas pipeline safety acts.",
  "promulgatedUnder": "119.03",
  "authorizedBy": "1509.03, 1509.23",
  "amplifies": "1509.03, 1509.23",
  "fiveYearReviewOn": "2030-11-28",
  "priorEffectiveDates": [
    "1981-04-10"
  ],
  "lastUpdated": "December 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM",
  "lastUpdatedOn": "2025-12-19",
  "authenticatedPdfUrl": "https://codes.ohio.gov/assets/laws/administrative-code/authenticated/1501/9/10/1501$9-10-03_20240701.pdf",
  "publicationStatus": "Official Ohio Administrative Code HTML with an authenticated PDF linked for the rule.",
  "region": "OH"
}
```