Ohio Commission Approves Nearly 15,000 Acres for Oil, Gas Drilling

Ohio commission approves nearly 15,000 acres for oil, gas drilling

Critics push against fracking at nearly 15,000 more acres of land in Ohio’s state parks awarded projects to companies across the country.

Ohio approves bids to drill beneath 15,000 acres of public land

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio is opening nearly 15,000 more acres of public land to fracking after state officials selected the winning bids to drill beneath Egypt Valley and Jockey Hollow wildlife areas and part of Salt Fork State Park.

Fracking bids approved for nearly 15,000 acres of public land in Ohio

Ohio officials approved fracking bids for thousands of acres of public land amid loud protests.

Ohio Approves Leasing 15K More Acres of State Land for Fracking - Marcellus Drilling News

Yesterday, the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) voted to open another 14,953 acres of publicly owned state land in eastern Ohio to safe fracking. At the same meeting, the OGLMC rejected applications to open about 8,000 acres of land in the same area for development, given the overlap between those parcels and...

Ohio approves fracking on 15,000 acres of public land - Signal Cleveland

State officials selected winning bids Monday from a handful of out-of-state oil and gas companies to frack about 15,000 acres of state-owned preserved wildlife areas and state parkland in eastern Ohio.  The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission also rejected applications to open about 8,000 acres of land in the same area for development.  Despite the rejections, the votes from the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission amount to a sig…