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October 13, 2006
NEW PRINTED AND INTERACTIVE MAPS OF OHIO’S OIL AND GAS WELLS
AVAILABLE FROM ODNR
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| Map showing the oil and gas wells of the Westfield Center Quadrangle |
COLUMBUS, OH - Full-color printed maps showing the location of Ohio’s oil and gas wells are now available from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Geological Survey. In addition, a new interactive map, showing the locations of all documented oil and gas wells drilled in Ohio, areas of production and several ways to view base map information, is now available on the agency’s web site at ohiodnr.com.
Together, these new products introduce a whole new dimension of oil and gas well information access and management for Ohio.
The new printed maps show the location of Ohio’s oil and gas wells on standard U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangles (7-1/2 minute). Previously, the state’s oil-and-gas well location maps were available in black and white only and were based on civil township boundaries.
Ohio has a rich history of oil and gas production that began nearly 150 years ago. The first well drilled in the state for the specific purpose of producing petroleum was completed in Mecca Township in Trumbull County in late 1859, just a few months after Colonel Edwin Drake’s famous oil well was completed near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Since then, more than 250,000 wells have been drilled in Ohio, producing more than a billion barrels of oil and more than 9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
In order to facilitate the dissemination of data to the petroleum industry, researchers, and the public, the ODNR Division of Geological Survey has converted its extensive collection of paper records and maps pertaining to these many wells into a series of geographic information system (GIS) files. The files include well and field locations and land subdivision boundaries
 The new web-based map can be used to show the locations of oil and gas wells, view data pertaining to individual or groups of wells and show producing areas (known as “fields”), grouped by the rock unit from which the oil and gas was produced.
Interactive map layers allow the user to perform customized queries and prints information, as needed. Using the built-in tools, users can create maps showing either oil or gas wells, only wells producing from a certain geologic-producing interval, well depths, and proximity to city boundaries. The web-based map also has links to more than 177,000 scanned images of historic completion records on a well-by-well basis.
The new printed map shows the location, permit number, and production status of each well per U.S.G.S. 7-1/2-minute quadrangle. These new maps provide users more up-to-date well information on a convenient base map that contains far more information than the previous township-based maps. These printed and interactive maps can be used for oil and gas exploration and development, geologic research, environmental assessments and siting needs, city/regional planning, and information gathering by landowners.
The new full-color printed well location maps are available for $8 each (plus tax and handling). To order, please contact the Geologic Records Center at 2045 Morse Road, C-1, Columbus, OH 43229-6693 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Telephone: 614-265-6576. Orders may be placed over the telephone using a Visa or MasterCard for shipping the same or next business day.
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