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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1820 - Permit Requests in a Underground Gas Storage Field

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a) When the proposed location to drill,
				deepen, convert or amend an oil or gas production or Class II well, as defined
				in Subparts B and C, or a test hole, as defined in Subpart L, occurs within the
				limits of an underground gas storage field, or within any protective boundary
				shown on the gas storage operators map submitted to the Department, a permit
				shall not be issued until the applicant complies with subsection (a)(1) or (2):
1) The applicant enters into an agreement
				with the gas storage operator, outlining safety precautions and well drilling,
				completion, operating and plugging specifications. The agreement shall be
				signed by the applicant and the gas storage operator and shall be submitted
				with the permit application.
2) The
				applicant submits a copy of an agreement previously reached with the gas
				storage operator that governs the relationship between the applicant and the
				gas storage operator with respect to safety precautions and well drilling,
				completion, operating and plugging issues. The agreement must be in full effect
				and cover the proposed drilling location.
3) If an agreement cannot be reached after
				the applicant has exercised due diligence in negotiations, the applicant shall
				notify the gas storage operator of the proposed location and depth of the well
				by certified mail, return receipt requested. The certified mail receipt shall
				be attached to the permit application. If a written objection is not received
				by the Department within 15 days after the date of receipt, the permit shall be
				issued, subject to the fulfillment of all other requirements for the issuance
				of a permit under this Part, the Act, or the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. If a
				written objection to the application is filed with the Department within 15
				days after receipt of the notice of application, the Department shall consider
				the objection in determining whether the permit should be issued. If the
				objection raises a question regarding public safety, resource ownership or
				sufficiency of application, the permit objection shall be set for a public
				hearing. A hearing shall be set only after all other requirements for issuance
				of the permit have been fulfilled.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1830 - Application for Permit to Drill or Convert Wells

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a) No person shall drill or convert a well
				covered by this Subpart without a permit from the Department.
b) Application for a permit to drill or
				convert an observation or gas storage well shall be made on forms prescribed by
				the Department. The application shall be executed under penalties of perjury,
				and accompanied by the nonrefundable fee of $300 and the bond required under
				Subpart O.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1835 - Contents of Application for Permit to Drill or Convert to an Observation or Gas Storage Well

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The application for a permit shall include:
a) the name of the well;
b) the surveyed well location, the GPS
				latitude and longitude location, and ground elevation of the well. All GPS
				locations shall be recorded as degrees and minutes with the minutes recorded to
				6 decimal places in the North American Datum 1983 projection and shall be
				accurate to within 3 feet. The reported GPS location is required to be an
				actual GPS field measurement and not a calculated or conversion measurement.
				All well locations shall be surveyed by a registered Illinois Land Surveyor or
				an Illinois Registered Professional Engineer. A survey is not required for a
				converted or deepened well or a drilled out plugged hole if the original well
				location was surveyed;
c) a brief
				statement of the purpose of the well and a schematic showing the proposed
				construction of the well;
d)
				certification, under penalty of perjury, that the applicant has the right,
				pursuant to valid and subsisting oil and gas leases, documents or memoranda of
				public record and/or any statute or regulation, to drill for and operate a well
				on the lands and formations required for the proposed well, as set forth in
				Subpart D;
e) a statement as to
				whether the proposed well location is within the limits of any incorporated
				city, town, or village (and a certified copy of the official consent of the
				municipal authorities if the well is within the corporate limits);
f) the name and address of the drilling
				contractor and the type of drilling method to be used;
g) a statement whether the well is located
				over an active mine or temporarily abandoned mine, or within the undeveloped
				limits of a mine, and whether the coal rights are owned by someone other than
				the lessor under the oil and gas lease;
h) the proposed depth of the well and the
				name of the lowest geologic formation to be penetrated; and
i) an email address by which the gas storage
				operator may be served with a notice of probable violation of the Act. All such
				email addresses shall be updated by the gas storage operator or person
				authorized to sign for the gas storage operator within 3 days after any email
				address becoming inactive or unmonitored. Any application not containing an
				email address for the owner or gas storage operator will be denied by the
				Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1840 - Authority of Person Signing Application

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a) All applications for gas storage,
				observation and service wells shall identify whether the owner of the right to
				drill and to operate the well is an individual, partnership, corporation or
				other entity, and shall contain the address and signature of the owner or
				person authorized to sign for such owner.
b) If the applicant is an individual, the
				application shall be signed by the individual. If the applicant is a
				partnership, the application shall be signed by the general partner. If the
				applicant is a corporation, the application shall be signed by an officer of
				the corporation.
c) In lieu of the
				signature of the applicant or such authorized persons, the application may be
				signed by a person having a power of attorney to sign for such owner or
				authorized person, provided a certified copy of the power of attorney
				accompanies the application.
d) If
				the applicant is a corporation, the charter must authorize the corporation to
				engage in the permitted activity, and the corporation must be incorporated or
				authorized to do business in the State of Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1850 - Issuance of Permit

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a) If the
				applicant satisfies the requirements of the Illinois Oil and Gas Act, the Act
				and this Part, the Department shall issue a permit.
b) A permit shall not be issued to an
				applicant if:
1) the applicant has falsified
				or otherwise misstated any information on or relative to the permit
				application;
2) the applicant has
				failed to abate a violation of the Illinois Oil and Gas Act or the Act as
				specified in a final administrative decision of the Department;
3) an officer, director, agent, power of
				attorney or partner in the applicant, or a person with an interest in the
				applicant exceeding 5%, was or is an officer, director, partner, agent, power
				of attorney or person with an interest exceeding 5% in another entity that
				failed to abate a violation of the Illinois Oil and Gas Act or the Act as
				specified in a final administrative decision of the Department;
4) the applicant was or is an officer,
				director, power of attorney, partner, or person with an interest exceeding 5%
				in another entity that has failed to abate a violation of the Illinois Oil and
				Gas Act or the Act as specified in a final administrative decision of the
				Department;
5) funds have been
				expended and remain outstanding from the Plugging and Restoration Fund (PRF) to
				plug wells (see Subpart P) for which the applicant was a previous permittee; or
				the applicant was or is an officer, director, agent, power of attorney,
				partner, or person with an interest exceeding 5% in a permittee for which funds
				were expended; or an officer, director, agent, power of attorney or partner in
				the applicant, or a person with an interest in the applicant exceeding 5%, was
				or is an officer, director, agent, power of attorney, partner or person with an
				interest exceeding 5% in a permittee for which funds were expended;
				or
6) the applicant is delinquent
				in the payment of Annual Well Fees; or the applicant was or is an officer
				director, agent, power of attorney, partner, or person with an interest
				exceeding 5% in another permittee who is delinquent in payment of Annual Well
				Fees; or an officer, director, agent, power of attorney or partner in the
				applicant, or person with an interest in the applicant exceeding 5%, was or is
				an officer, director, agent, power of attorney, partner or person with an
				interest exceeding 5% in a permittee who is delinquent in payment of Annual
				Well Fees.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1851 - Gas Storage and Observation Well Safety, Construction, and Operating Requirements

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a) All
				underground natural gas storage facilities and gas storage operators shall
				comply with the safety standards adopted by the Secretary of Transportation
				under
				49 USC
				60141 and 49 CFR 192.12. These standards are
				in addition to and supplement any other standards in this Part.
b) The standards adopted under
				49 USC
				60141 and 49 CFR 192.12 shall apply to the
				design, installation, inspection, testing, construction, extension, operation,
				replacement, conversion, and maintenance of underground natural gas storage
				facilities. These standards are in addition to and supplement any other
				standards in this Part.
c) Wells
				shall, at a minimum, be constructed in accordance with Section
				240.610(a).
d) All applicable facilities in a storage
				field and general storage field operation shall be conducted in accordance with
				Subpart H.
e) Wells shall be
				subject to the operating requirements of Section
				240.630(a), (b) and
				(c) and the leaking well provisions of
				Section
				240.1610.
				Production of hydrocarbon from a well permitted as an observation well is
				prohibited until a permit is obtained to convert the well to a production well
				under Section
				240.210.
f) If there is a conflict between
				49 USC
				60141, 49 CFR 192.12 and any provision of
				this Part, the more stringent rule shall control.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1852 - Inspection and Maintenance Plan

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a) In
				addition to Section
				240.640,
				every gas storage operator shall file with the Department a plan for inspection
				and maintenance of the downhole portion of each underground natural gas storage
				facility owned or operated in whole or in part in the State of
				Illinois.
b) All plans must be
				submitted by December 1 annually for the succeeding year.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1853 - Gas Storage and Observation Well Records and Reporting Requirements

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a)
A person
				who operates an underground natural gas storage facility shall:
1)
after the date any applicable
				safety standard established under the Act takes effect, comply with the
				requirements of that standard at all times;
2)
file and comply with the plan of
				inspection and maintenance required by Section 20;
3)
keep records, make reports,
				provide information, and permit inspection of that person's books, records, and
				facilities as the Department reasonably requires to ensure compliance with the
				Act and this Subpart R; and
4)
file with the Department, under
				this Section, reports of all accidents involving or related to the downhole
				portion of an underground natural gas storage facility.
(Section 25 of
				the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1854 - Notice of Probable Violation, Complaints, Hearings and Civil Penalties

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When an inspector or authorized employee or agent of the
				  Department determines, after investigation, that any permittee, or any person
				  engaged in conduct or activities required to be permitted under the Act, is in
				  violation of any requirement of the Act, the Illinois Oil and Gas Act, or this
				  Part, or any permit condition, or has falsified or otherwise misstated any
				  information on or relative to the permit application, a notice of probable
				  violation shall be completed and delivered to the Director.
a)
A notice of probable violation
				shall include:
1)
the date
				the notice of probable violation was issued and served;
2)
a description of the violation or
				violations alleged, including a citation of the specific Section of the
				Department's rules or Section of the Act alleged to have been
				violated;
3)
the
				date and location of the safety incident, if applicable, related to each
				alleged violation;
4)
a detailed description of the circumstances that support the
				determination of each proposed violation;
5)
a detailed description of the
				corrective action required with respect to each proposed
				violation;
6)
the
				amount of the penalty, if any, recommended with respect to each proposed
				violation;
7)
the
				applicable recommended deadline for payment of each proposed penalty and
				completion of each proposed corrective action;
8)
notification that any such
				recommended deadline may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties for the
				purpose of facilitating settlement or compromise; and
9)
a brief description of the
				procedures by which any recommended penalty or proposed corrective action may
				be challenged at the Department or approved pursuant to Section 30(f) of the
				Act.
(Section 35 of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1855 - Civil Complaint

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a) The
				Department may elect to request the Attorney General to file an action with or
				without issuing a notice of probable violation pursuant to Section
				240.1854.
b) In accordance with
				Section 11 of the Illinois Oil and Gas Act, the Department, through the
				Attorney General, shall bring an action in the name of the People of the State
				of Illinois in the circuit court of the county in which any part of the land or
				any activity that is the subject matter of the action is located, or a final
				administrative order was entered, to restrain that person from continuing the
				violation or from carrying out the threat of violation. In such action, the
				Department, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, may obtain such
				injunctions, prohibitory and mandatory, including temporary restraining orders
				and preliminary injunctions, or other enforcement orders, as the facts may
				warrant, including but not limited to:
1) an
				assessment of civil penalties;
2)
				submission of a bond in accordance with Subpart O; or
3) denial of new drilling and/or operating
				permits.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1856 - Determination of Penalty

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a)
In
				determining the amount of the penalty, the Department shall consider the
				standards set forth in
				49 USC
				60122(b).
(Section
				30 of the Act) The Director shall determine whether to assess civil penalties
				based on the factors set forth in subsection (b).
b) In determining the amount of a civil
				penalty:
1) the Department shall consider:
A) the nature, circumstances and gravity of
				the violation, including adverse impact on the environment;
B) with respect to the violator, the degree
				of culpability, any history of prior violations, and any effect on ability to
				continue doing business; and
C)
				good faith in attempting to comply.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1857 - Director's Approval of Penalty or Agreed Compromise

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Upon receipt of a notice of penalty or compromise, the
				  Director shall conduct an investigation and may affirm, or enter into a hearing
				  concerning, the propriety of the applicable notice of probable violation,
				  payment or compromise.
a) The Director
				must consider:
1) the nature, circumstances
				and gravity of the violation, including adverse impact on the
				environment;
2) with respect to the
				violator, the degree of culpability, any history of prior violations, and any
				effect on ability to continue doing business; and
3) good faith in attempting to
				comply.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1858 - Enforcement Hearings

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a)
The person charged in the applicable notice of probable violation shall
				have 30 days from the date of service of the notice of probable violation to
				request a hearing
. (Section 35 of the Act) A gas storage operator
				seeking to contest any notice of probable violation in which a civil penalty
				has been assessed shall submit the assessed amount to the Department, by
				cashier's check or money order, together with a timely request for hearing. The
				assessed amount shall be deposited by the Department pending the outcome of the
				hearing. The assessed amount shall be refunded to the gas storage operator at
				the conclusion of the hearing if the Department does not prevail. All requests
				for hearing shall be mailed or delivered to the Department's office located in
				Springfield, Illinois.
b) Upon
				receipt of a request for hearing submitted in accordance with subsection (a),
				the Department shall provide an opportunity for a formal hearing upon not less
				than 5 days written notice mailed to the permittee or person submitting the
				hearing request. The hearing shall be conducted by a Hearing Officer designated
				by the Director and shall be conducted in accordance with the following
				procedures:
1) Pre-Hearing Conference
A) A pre-hearing conference shall be
				scheduled within 30 days after the request for hearing:
i) to define the factual and legal issues to
				be litigated at the administrative hearing;
ii) to determine the timing and scope of
				discovery available to the parties;
iii) to set a date for the parties to
				exchange all documents they intend to introduce into evidence during the
				hearing, a list of all witnesses the parties intend to have testify, and a
				summary of the testimony of each witness;
iv) to schedule a date for the administrative
				hearing; and
v) to arrive at an
				equitable settlement of the hearing request, if possible.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1859 - Emergency Abatement Orders

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a) The
				Department may issue an emergency abatement order requiring the abatement of a
				violation of this Part, the Act, or the Oil and Gas Act that is creating an
				imminent danger to the health or safety of the public, or an imminent danger of
				significant environmental harm or significant damage to property at a gas
				storage operation, with or without issuing a notice of probable violation under
				Section 240.1854.
b) Before the
				issuance of an EAO, the Department shall:
1)
				Attempt to contact the operator and inform it of a condition, practice or
				violation that is creating an imminent danger to the health or safety of the
				public, or an imminent danger of significant environmental harm or significant
				damage to property.
2) Attempt to
				resolve the condition, practice or violation with the operator within a
				timeframe set by the Department that takes into consideration the seriousness
				of the situation, the disruption, if any, to the natural gas utility customers,
				and the likelihood of a quick resolution.
3) Communicate and work cooperatively, as
				appropriate, with the Illinois Commerce Commission or any other entities in
				federal and State government in the resolution of the condition, practice or
				violation. Pursuant to the Act, the Department will at all times exercise its
				sole jurisdiction over the downhole portion of the underground natural gas
				storage facility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1860 - Temporary Relief Hearings

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a)
				Pending the holding of a hearing in accordance with Section 240.1859 relating
				to an EAO issued under Section 240.1859, the person or gas storage operator
				affected by the Department's action may file a written request for temporary
				relief from the EAO, together with a detailed statement giving reasons for
				granting that relief. The person or gas storage operator shall serve the
				request for temporary relief within 14 days after service of the EAO to the
				Department's offices located in Springfield, Illinois.
b) The Department shall commence a hearing
				within 5 working days after receipt of a timely request for temporary relief
				and may grant that relief, under such conditions as it may prescribe, if the
				person or gas storage operator requesting temporary relief shows a substantial
				likelihood that the findings of the Department will be favorable to the gas
				storage operator and the relief will not adversely affect the health or safety
				of the public or cause significant environmental harm or significant damage to
				property.
c) All hearings under
				this Section shall be conducted in accordance with Article 10 of the Illinois
				Administrative Procedure Act. All hearings under this Section shall be
				conducted in the Department's offices located in Springfield,
				Illinois.
d) At the hearing, the
				gas storage operator shall have the burden of proving that temporary relief
				from the EAO will not adversely affect the health or safety of the public or
				cause environmental harm or significant damage to property. The Hearing Officer
				shall conduct the hearing, hear the evidence, and, at the conclusion of the
				hearing, render findings of fact and conclusions of law, and shall make
				recommendations to the DNR Director regarding the disposition of the
				case.
e) The DNR Director shall
				issue a final administrative decision, under Section 10 of the Illinois Oil and
				Gas Act, granting or denying temporary relief from the EAO within 7 days after
				the close of the administrative record. Temporary relief shall not extend for
				more than 90 days, after which the EAO shall be reinstated pending the outcome
				of the EAO and pending a resolution of the violations of the Act specified in
				the EAO.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1861 - Subpoenas

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a) Any party to
				proceedings brought under this Subpart may apply for subpoenas to compel the
				attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant documents.
b) The applicant shall submit the subpoena
				request to the Department's hearing officer. The subpoena request shall
				specifically identify the witness or relevant documents sought to be
				produced.
c) The Hearing Officer
				shall issue subpoenas within 7 calendar days from receipt of a request made in
				accordance with subsection (b) and deliver the subpoena to the Petitioner, who
				shall serve all subpoenas issued by certified mail, return receipt requested,
				at least 7 days before the date set for the hearing. Any witness shall respond
				to any lawful subpoena of which he has actual knowledge, if a voucher for
				payment of the witness fee and mileage applicable in the State circuit courts
				has been tendered. Prima facie evidence of service of a subpoena may be proven
				by a return receipt signed by the witness or his or her authorized agent and an
				affidavit showing that the mailing was prepaid and was addressed to the
				witness, restricted delivery, with a State voucher for the fee and mileage
				enclosed.
d) Any person served with
				a subpoena under this Section may file with the hearing officer, and serve on
				all parties, a motion for an order quashing the subpoena, in whole or in part.
				All motions to quash filed under this Section shall set forth a factual and/or
				legal basis for granting that relief.
e) The hearing officer shall issue, and serve
				on all parties, a decision granting or denying the motion to quash within 7
				calendar days after receipt of the motion.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1862 - Well Drilling Completion and Workover Requirements

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All wells shall be drilled and all drilling waste disposed in
				  accordance with Subpart E of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1865 - Liquid Oilfield Waste Disposal

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a) All produced water generated as a result
				of gas storage operations shall be disposed of in accordance with Section
				240.930 of this
				Part.
b) All fluid waste classified
				as Class II fluids in accordance with Section
				240.750(h)
				of this Part can be disposed of in a Class II well in accordance with
				subsection (a) above.
c) All other
				fluid waste not classified as a Class II fluid shall be disposed of in
				accordance with Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
				regulations.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1870 - Plugging of Gas Storage and Observation Wells

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a) Gas storage and observation wells shall be
				plugged when no longer used for the purpose for which they were permitted. At
				least twenty-four (24) hours prior to commencing plugging operations, the
				permittee shall notify the District Office for the county in which the well is
				located.
b) Gas storage and
				observation wells shall be plugged in accordance with Subpart K.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1880 - Sole Source Aquifer: Natural Gas Incident Notice to Department

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a) Applicability.
				This Section applies to all natural gas incidents from an underground natural
				gas storage facility that lies on the footprint of a Sole Source Aquifer
				designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
b) For all natural gas incidents, the
				permittee shall immediately notify the District Office in which the underground
				natural gas storage facility is located and provide public notice in compliance
				with Section 7.5 of the Illinois Oil and Gas Act.
c)
In addition, all private
				residents, owners and operators of private water systems, or businesses,
				including agricultural operations, located within
				1.5 miles of the
				boundaries of the natural gas incident must be notified as soon as practically
				possible. Notices to private residents and businesses must be attempted through
				verbal communication, whether in person or by telephone. If verbal
				communication cannot be established, a physical notice must be posted on the
				premises of the private residence or business in a conspicuous location where
				it is easily seen by the inhabitants of the private residence or employees at
				the business. The physical notice shall carry the following text in at least
				18-point font: "NATURAL GAS INCIDENT NOTICE - READ IMMEDIATELY". Notices
				required under this Section shall be provided whether or not the threat of
				exposure has been eliminated. Both verbal and physical notices shall include
				the location of the natural gas incident, the date and time that the natural
				gas incident was discovered, contact information of the operator of the natural
				gas storage field, and any applicable safety information.
(Section 7.5
				of the Illinois Oil and Gas Act)
d)
The operator of a natural gas storage field has a continuous and
				ongoing obligation to further notify the affected parties as necessary if it is
				determined that the boundaries of the natural gas incident have increased,
				moved, or shifted. This notice requirement shall be construed as broadly as
				possible.
(Section 7.5 of the Illinois Oil and Gas Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1890 - Sole Source Aquifer: Inspection Fees for Underground Natural Gas Storage Fields

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a)
The
				Department will conduct annual inspections at all gas storage fields lying on
				the footprint of a Sole Source Aquifer designated as such in 2015 by USEPA in
				the State to ensure that there are no infrastructure deficiencies or failures
				that could pose any harm to public health. The owner of the gas storage field
				shall cover the costs of the annual inspection.
(Section 7.6 of the
				Illinois Oil and Gas Act.)
b)
				Beginning on January 1, 2019, the Department will assess an inspection fee
				during each fiscal year for the total costs incurred by the Department to
				perform annual inspections of all wells permitted under the Act and this
				Section, present at an underground natural gas storage facility located within
				the footprint of a Sole Source Aquifer, including wells reported to be
				transferred pursuant to Subpart N but not yet approved for transfer by the
				Department. The permittee for each well is responsible for paying the full
				assessed amount.
c) Assessment of
				Inspection Fees
1) No later than December 31,
				2019, the Department will calculate the applicable Department inspection fees
				incurred by the permittee during the period of January 1, 2019 through June 30,
				2019 and issue that assessment to the permittee.
2) For the fiscal year beginning on July 1,
				2019 and for every fiscal year thereafter, no later than December 31, the
				Department will calculate the applicable annual inspection fees incurred by the
				permittee during the preceding fiscal year and issue the assessment to the
				permittee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1892 - Sole Source Aquifer: When Annual Inspection Fees Are Due

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Annual inspection fees assessed under Section 240.1890 shall
				  become due upon assessment and shall be deemed delinquent if not paid within 90
				  days after the initial assessment date. Any permittee with delinquent annual
				  inspection fees shall not operate, permit or transfer wells within the State of
				  Illinois without first paying all delinquent fees and associated civil
				  penalties assessed under the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart R - REQUIREMENTS IN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FIELDS AND FOR GAS STORAGE AND OBSERVATION WELLS › Section 240.1894 - Sole Source Aquifer: Opportunity to Contest Billing

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a) Permittees may contest the amount of
				annual inspection fees assessed under Section 240.1890 by submitting a written
				objection to the billing no later than 30 days after the assessment
				date.
b) The objection must be in
				writing, signed by the permittee, or by an individual authorized to sign for
				the permittee, and must identify the nature of the objection. The written
				objection shall be mailed to the Department at its Springfield, Illinois
				location and must include a statement of the facts supporting the
				objection.
c) The Department shall
				respond to any valid objections within 30 days and either deny the objection or
				affirm and issue an amended assessment. The Department's decision to deny or
				affirm the objection is a final administrative decision of the Department for
				purposes of the Administrative Review Law [ 735 ILCS 5 /Art. III].
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart S - REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE WELLS › Section 240.1900 - Applicability

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The provisions of this Subpart apply to wells and drill holes
				  other than oil or gas production wells and Class II UIC wells covered by
				  Subparts B and C, test wells covered by Subpart L, and gas storage observation
				  wells covered by Subpart R. This Subpart applies to wells or drill holes
				  drilled to perform a service or function in relation to oil and gas production
				  or a gas storage project or mining activity coming within this Subpart. A
				  permit is not required under this Subpart in areas covered by a permit issued
				  by the Department under the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act
				  and the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation
				  Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart S - REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE WELLS › Section 240.1905 - Application for Permit to Drill or Convert to Other Types of Wells or Drill Holes

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a) No person
				shall drill or convert a service well covered by this Subpart without a permit
				from the Department.
b) Application
				for a permit to drill or convert a service well shall be made on forms
				prescribed by the Department. The application shall be executed under penalties
				of perjury, and accompanied by the nonrefundable fee of $300 and the bond
				required under Subpart O.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart S - REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE WELLS › Section 240.1910 - Contents of Application for Permit to Drill or Convert to a Service Well

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The application for a permit shall include:
a) The name of the well;
b) The surveyed well location, the GPS
				latitude and longitude location of an actual field measurement (all GPS
				locations shall be recorded as degrees and decimal degrees recorded to 6
				decimal places in the North American Datum 1983 projection and shall be
				accurate to within 3 feet), and ground elevation of the well. All well
				locations shall be surveyed by a registered Illinois Land Surveyor or an
				Illinois Registered Professional Engineer. A survey or GPS location is not
				required for a converted or deepened well or a drilled out plugged hole if the
				original well location was surveyed;
c) A brief statement of the purpose of the
				well and a schematic showing the proposed construction of the well;
d) Certification, under penalty of perjury,
				that the applicant has the right, pursuant to valid and subsisting oil and gas
				leases, documents or memoranda of public record, and/or any statute or
				regulation, to drill for and operate a well on the lands and formations
				required for the proposed well, as set forth in Subpart D;
e) A statement as to whether the proposed
				well location is within the limits of any incorporated city, town, or village
				(and a certified copy of the official consent of the municipal authorities if
				the well is within the corporate limits);
f) The name and address of the drilling
				contractor and the type of drilling tools or equipment to be used;
g) A statement whether the well is located
				over an active mine, temporarily abandoned mine or within the undeveloped
				limits of a mine and whether the coal rights are owned by someone other than
				the lessor under the oil and gas lease;
h) A statement whether the well or drill hole
				is located within the limits of a gas storage field in accordance with Subpart
				R;
i) The proposed depth of the
				well and the name of the lowest geologic formation to be penetrated.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart S - REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE WELLS › Section 240.1920 - Authority of Person Signing Application

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a) All applications shall identify whether
				the owner of the right to drill and to operate the well is an individual,
				partnership, corporation or other entity, and shall contain the address and
				signature of the owner or person authorized to sign for such owner.
b) If the applicant is an individual, the
				application shall be signed by the individual. If the applicant is a
				partnership, the application shall be signed by the general partner. If the
				applicant is a corporation, the application shall be signed by an officer of
				the corporation.
c) In lieu of the
				signature of the applicant or such authorized persons, the application may be
				signed by a person having a power of attorney to sign for such owner or
				authorized person, provided a certified copy of the power of attorney
				accompanies the application.
d) The
				entity or person to whom the permit is issued shall be called the Permittee and
				shall be responsible for all regulatory requirements relative to the well or
				drill hole.
e) If the applicant is
				a corporation, the charter must authorize the corporation to engage in the
				permitted activity, and the corporation must be incorporated or authorized to
				do business in the State of Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart S - REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE WELLS › Section 240.1930 - Issuance of Permit

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a) If the
				applicant satisfies the requirements of the Act and this Part, the Department
				shall issue a permit.
b) A permit
				shall not be issued to an applicant not in compliance with Section
				240.250(b).
c) Service well permits shall expire 1 year
				from the date of issuance unless acted upon by commencement of drilling or
				converting operations authorized by the permit.
d) Service well permits are not transferable
				prior to the drilling of the well or test hole.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart S - REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE WELLS › Section 240.1940 - When Wells Shall Be Plugged and Department Notification

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Service wells shall be plugged when no longer used for the
				  purpose for which they were permitted. At least 24 hours prior to commencing
				  plugging the permittee shall notify the District Office for the county in which
				  the well is located.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart S - REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE WELLS › Section 240.1950 - Plugging and Restoration Requirements

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a) Service wells shall be plugged as follows:
1) If the total depth of the well or hole
				extends below the base of the freshwater, as determined by the Department, the
				well or hole shall be plugged from total depth to the top of the bedrock with
				cement. When the plugging requirements of this subsection would be impractical
				due to the presence of fractures in the bedrock or other geologic conditions
				that would prohibit the containment of fluids in the well, the Department may
				authorize alternative plugging requirements. In determining whether to approve
				and in selecting alternative plugging requirements, the Department shall
				consider the total depth of the hole and the depth and quality of the
				freshwater.
2) If the total depth
				of the well or test hole does not extend below the base of the freshwater as
				determined by the Department, the hole shall be plugged as stated above or may
				be plugged by circulating bentonite slurry from total depth to surface. When
				the plugging requirements of this Section would be impractical due to the
				presence of fractures in the bedrock or other geologic conditions that would
				prohibit the containment of fluids in the well, the permittee shall place a
				bridge plug above the fractured zone and circulate bentonite slurry from the
				plug to the surface.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT › Subpart S - REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE WELLS › Section 240.1960 - Converting to Water Well

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Service wells may not be converted to a water well that is
				  required to have a permit from the Illinois Department of Public
				  Health.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 245 - HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATORY ACT › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 245.100 - Applicability

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a) High Volume
				Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing Operations This Part applies to all horizontal
				wells in which any single stage of a stimulation treatment using more than
				80,000 gallons, or in which the total amount of all stages of stimulation
				treatment using more than 300,000 gallons, in the pressurized application of
				hydraulic fracturing fluid to initiate or propagate fractures in a geologic
				formation to enhance extraction or production of oil or gas
are
				planned, have occurred
or are occurring in this State
(Section 1-20 of the Act).
b)
				Medium Volume Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing Operations Subpart L applies to
				all
horizontal wells
in which the total amount of
all
				stages of stimulation treatment using more than 80,000 gallons but less than
				300,001 gallons
in the pressurized
application of hydraulic
				fracturing fluid to initiate or propagate fractures in a geologic formation to
				enhance extraction or production of oil or gas
are planned, have
				occurred or are occurring in this State (Section 1-98 of the Act).
c)
The provisions of this
Part
shall be in addition to the provisions of the Illinois Oil and Gas
				Act
[225 ILCS 725 ] and the rules adopted under that Act (62 Ill. Adm.
				Code 240).
However, if there is a conflict
between
the
				provisions of the Illinois Oil and Gas Act
and the rules enacted
				pursuant thereto, the provisions of the Act and this Part shall prevail.
				(Section 1-20 of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 245 - HYDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATORY ACT › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 245.115 - Incorporated Materials

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a) The
				following documents are incorporated or referenced in various Sections of this
				Part:
1) ANSI/API Specification 10A,
				Specification for Cements and Materials for Well Cementing, December 2010 (API
				Spec 10A)
2) API Specification 5CT,
				Specification for Casing and Tubing, July 2011 (API Spec 5CT)
3) ANSI/API Recommended Practice 5A3,
				Recommended Practice on Thread Compounds for Casing, Tubing, Line Pipe, and
				Drill Stem Elements, November 2009 (API RP 5A3)
4) ANSI/API Specification 10D, Specification
				for Bow-String Casing Centralizers (alternatively: Specification for Bow-Spring
				Casing Centralizers), September 2002, Reaffirmed August 2010 (API Spec
				10D)
5) API Technical Report 10TR4,
				Selection of Centralizers for Primary Cementing Operations, May 2008 (API Spec
				10TR4)
6) ANSI/API Recommended
				Practice 10D-2, Recommended Practice for Centralizer Placement and Stop-collar
				Testing, August 2004, Reaffirmed July 2010 (API RP 10D-2)
7) API Specification 16D, Specification for
				Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment and Control Systems for
				Diverter Equipment, July 2004, 2-Year Extension May 2010 (API Spec
				16D)