(225 ILCS 730/3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5203)
Sec. 3.
All geophysical logs and well drilling reports supplied
to the Geological Survey in accordance with the provisions of this Act, all
sample descriptions compiled by the Survey from examination of drill
cuttings or cores, and all completion reports received from the Department
of Natural Resources shall be available for public
inspection except as to
the information that the permittee of the well requests be kept
confidential. The requirement that the Geological Survey keep certain
information confidential shall not prohibit the use of the information for
research purposes, provided the Survey does not publish specific data or
identify the well from which the data were taken or interpreted. No such
information shall be kept confidential for more than 2 years from the date
the permit was issued.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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