Section 240.320  Contents of Application

The application for a permit to drill, deepen or convert shall include:

a)         The name of the well.

b)         The well location surveyed by an Illinois licensed land surveyor or Illinois registered professional engineer, the GPS (Global Positioning System) latitude and longitude location and ground elevation of the well.  A survey or GPS location is not required for a converted or deepened well, for a drilled out plugged hole if the original well location was surveyed, or for a well permitted under Section 240.310(f). The GPS location 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.  The reported GPS location is required to be an actual GPS field measurement and not a calculated or conversion measurement.

c)         A map showing:

1)         the boundaries of the leasehold or enhanced oil recovery unit, if applicable;

2)         the names of all permittees of producing leaseholds within ¼ mile of the proposed Class II UIC Well;

3)         the location of the well proposed to be drilled, deepened or converted;

4)         the location of all wells penetrating the proposed injection interval within the ¼ mile area of review as defined in Section 240.360.

d)         If the well is not located within the boundaries of a leasehold or enhanced oil recovery unit, the applicant shall certify 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.  If the consent of municipal authorities for the drilling of a well is required, a certified copy of the official consent must be submitted.

f)         The name and address of the drilling contractor and the type of drilling tools or equipment to be used.

g)         If the well is located over an active mine, over a temporarily abandoned mine or within the undeveloped limits of a mine, or if the coal rights are owned by someone other than the lessor under the oil and gas lease, the applicant shall submit documentation establishing compliance with Section 240.1305.

h)         If the application is for a newly drilled well located over an underground gas storage field as defined in Section 240.1805(c) or the gas storage rights are owned by someone other than the lessor under the oil and gas lease, the applicant shall submit documentation establishing compliance with Section 240.1820.

i)          The proposed well construction and operating parameters in accordance with Section 240.340.

j)          Evidence of notification required under Section 240.370.

k)         Information regarding groundwater and potable water supplies in accordance with Section 240.350.

l)          Cementing, casing and plugging records for all wells penetrating the injection interval within the ¼ mile area of review in accordance with Section 240.360.

m)        A statement whether the applicant has ever had a well bond forfeited to the Department and, if so, when and for what well.

(Source:  Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 5811, effective March 14, 2018)