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API Ohio Applauds Ohio House for Advancing Bill to Update Oil and Gas Law, Protect Fund for Well Plugging in Ohio

Issues / News & Press Releases / API Ohio Applauds Ohio House for Advancing Bill to Update Oil and Gas Law, Protect Fund for Well Plugging in Ohio

COLUMBUS, OHIO – June 3, 2026 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) Ohio is applauding the Ohio House Natural Resources Committee and members of the Ohio House of Representatives for advancing Substitute Senate Bill 219 to revise the law governing oil and gas wells and protect the dedicated fund for plugging abandoned or orphan wells in Ohio.

“This legislation modernizes and strengthens Ohio’s oil and gas law by considering industry innovation in technology and safety, bringing greater clarity for both industry and regulators,” said API Ohio Executive Director Chris Zeigler. “We applaud the Ohio House for advancing this important legislation and bolstering Ohio-made energy.”

API Ohio also supports the provision in the bill to protect revenue intended for well plugging and regulatory oversight from future budget raids.

“Given both the magnitude and the uncertainty surrounding the true number of orphaned wells in Ohio, it is essential to keep the Oil and Gas Well Fund whole and solely dedicated to its intended purpose,” said API Ohio Associate Director Claire Linkhart in testimony before the Ohio House Natural Resources Committee earlier this year."

Under the current law, the Ohio Oil and Gas Well Fund – funded wholly through industry severance tax revenue – includes two line items: one to fund the Ohio Division of Oil and Gas’s core regulatory and oversight functions, and the other to plug idle, orphaned and abandoned wells.

Pending a concurrence vote in the Senate, Sub. S.B. 219 will then move to the Governor’s desk for signature.

The American Petroleum Institute Ohio is a state affiliate office of the American Petroleum Institute (API). The API represents all segments of America’s natural gas and oil industry, which supports nearly 11 million U.S. jobs and is backed by a growing grassroots movement of millions of Americans. Our approximately 600 members produce, process, and distribute the majority of the nation’s energy. API was formed in 1919 as a standards-setting organization and has developed more than 800 standards to enhance operational and environmental safety, efficiency and sustainability.