Illinois to Participate in Infrastructure Law to Address Orphaned WellsBy Craig R. HedinMarch 2022In November of 2021, President Biden signed into law a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that included the REGROW Act, which includes funds to plug and remediate orphan wells in various states.
Proposed LegislationBy Craig R. HedinMarch 2022An overview of the recent legislation proposed by the Office of Oil and Gas Resource Management.
Tax Deed EpilogueBy John C. Robison, Jr.March 2022A purchaser of a royalty interest at a tax sale acquires the lessor’s royalty, which entitles the purchaser to receive payments for produced oil from the lessee until the lessor’s royalty terminates upon the lapse of the oil and gas lease in which the lessor’s royalty originated.
