Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division
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The Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division is a unit of Illinois state government responsible for regulating and overseeing oil and gas exploration, drilling, and production to ensure environmental protection and resource conservation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency division
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regulatory authority ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| ensures | compliance with plugging requirements for inactive wells in Illinois ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure safe and efficient development of oil and gas resources in Illinois
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to protect groundwater and surface water from oil and gas activities in Illinois ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Illinois
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surface form:
State of Illinois
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| locatedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| monitors |
compliance with drilling and completion standards in Illinois
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site restoration after oil and gas operations in Illinois ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Illinois state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Office of Mines and Minerals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Illinois Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
gas drilling in Illinois
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gas exploration in Illinois ⓘ gas production in Illinois ⓘ oil drilling in Illinois ⓘ oil exploration in Illinois ⓘ oil production in Illinois ⓘ underground injection related to oil and gas operations in Illinois ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
enforcing oil and gas regulations in Illinois
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ensuring compliance with state oil and gas statutes in Illinois ⓘ ensuring environmental protection in oil and gas operations in Illinois ⓘ inspecting oil and gas wells in Illinois ⓘ issuing permits for gas wells in Illinois ⓘ issuing permits for oil wells in Illinois ⓘ maintaining records of oil and gas wells in Illinois ⓘ plugging and abandonment oversight of oil and gas wells in Illinois ⓘ promoting resource conservation in oil and gas development in Illinois ⓘ regulating well spacing and drilling units in Illinois ⓘ responding to oil and gas related complaints in Illinois ⓘ |
| sector |
energy regulation
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environmental protection ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | upstream oil and gas regulation ⓘ |
| usesRegulatoryTool |
enforcement actions
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inspections ⓘ permits ⓘ |
| website | https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/oilandgas ⓘ |
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division
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