A certified brine transporter in Ohio must file a $15,000 surety bond with the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management, under R.C. 1509.222–1509.223. Ours is $450 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every hauler. No credit check on this bond.
















Your brine-transporter certification is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Your transporter details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your brine transportation certification. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$15,000 bond × 3% = $450, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
Ohio regulates oil-and-gas brine — the saltwater byproduct of drilling — through the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. A person who transports brine for hire must be certified, and under R.C. 1509.222–1509.223 a brine transporter posts a $15,000 surety bond along with at least $600,000 of liability insurance.
The bond is an environmental and compliance guarantee: it backs the transporter's duties under Chapter 1509 — proper handling, transport, and disposal of brine — so that spills, illegal dumping, or other violations don't fall on the public. If a violation causes a recoverable loss, the state can claim against the bond up to $15,000.
It is not insurance for you. The separate $600,000 liability policy handles third-party injury and damage; this bond backs your compliance with the brine-transport rules. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$450 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.