ODNR issues 3 new permits for horizontal drilling in Columbiana Co.

YOUNGSTOWN — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has issued three new horizontal drilling permits in Columbiana County.

Chesapeake Exploration LLC received all three permits.

The first was issued June 11 in Hanover Township. It is located on Speidel Road west of Newgarden Road slightly more than two miles north of Hanoverton.

Another site was permitted June 14 in Elkrun Township. The permit location is between state Route 45 and state Route 558 near the Hart Cemetery about 4.5 miles southeast of Salem.

The third permit was issued June 15 in Salem Township. The property is off state Route 7 near Shivelys Lake about a mile northwest of Rogers.