Oil & Gas Regulatory RevisionsBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, December 2019A summary of recent revisions to the Regulations of the Oil and Gas Act.
Stratigraphy Issues in the Permitting ProcessBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, December 2019The Illinois Department of Natural Resources/Office of Oil and Gas Resource Management recently decided to require that applications and reporting forms refer to stratigraphic formations in the manner as identified and stated in Illinois State Geological Survey Bulletin 95 published in 1975.
USEPA Considers Emission Standards for MethaneBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, December 2019The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's one-size-fits-all approach with respect to all oil and natural gas operators in the United States has a disproportional impact on conventional operations such as those in Illinois where the norm is low production wells and small business operators.
IDNR considers revision of OG-10 formBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, December 2018A list of the proposed revisions to the OG-10 form discussed at the November Oil and Gas Advisory Board meeting.
The oil and gas industry in IllinoisBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, December 2018The oil industry has made a large economic impact in Illinois for over 100 years.
Rule of capture litigation updateBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, December 2018An update on a recent Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling, which held that the rule of capture did not apply to shale gas extraction through hydraulic fracturing.
IDNR considers rules changesBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, September 2018The Oil and Gas Advisory Board is working with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Oil and Gas Resource Management, to consider possible rule changes.
Landowner grant program resurrectedBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, September 2018The Office of Oil and Gas Resource Management has announced that it has been authorized to resurrect the Landowner Grant Program.
Pennsylvania court turns rule of capture on its headBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, September 2018In April, a Pennsylvania appellate court held that the rule of capture did not apply to a well that was the subject of hydraulic fracturing in Briggs vs. Southwestern Energy Production Company—a holding that casts a chill over the entire industry as a possible harbinger of things to come.
2018 legislative reportBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, June 2018A summary of legislation affecting the mineral industry.
Revised IDNR regulationsBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, June 2018A summary of revisions to regulations that affect the oil and gas industry in Illinois.
Comments from the EditorBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, March 2018News and updates from Editor Craig Hedin.
Comments from the editorBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, December 2015Updates from Editor Craig Hedin.
Comments from the editorBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, August 2015News and updated compiled by Editor Craig Hedin.
Comments from the editorBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, June 2015Updates of interest to mineral law practitioners.
Comments from the editorBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, April 2015Updates of interest to mineral law practitioners.
Comments from the editorBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, January 2015Updates of interest to mineral law practitioners.
Comments from the editorBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, October 2014Updates of interest to mineral law practitioners.
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