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02/15/2023: Beginning January 1, 2023, permit application fees and annual well fees have increased as indicated below. Please note that the fee for Application for a Liquid Oilfield Waste Transportation Vehicle Tank Permit has also increased from $100.00 to $150.00. That was inadvertently omitted from the prior announcement on January 1, 2023. In addition, the Application for a Liquid Oilfield Waste Transportation Vehicle Tank Permit form (OG-16A) has also been updated to reflect the fee increase. (See "Oil and Gas Forms" below.)

Type of Fee	Current Fee	Fee Starting January 1, 2023
Application for Permit to Drill, Deepen or Convert a Production Well	$300.00	$400.00
Application for Permit to Drill, Deepen, or Convert to or Amend a Class II UIC Well	$300.00	$400.00
Lease Road Oiling Permit	$0.00	$150.00
Application for a Liquid Oilfield Waste Transportation Vehicle Tank Permit	$100.00	$150.00
Temporary Abandonment Status	$0.00	$100.00 (per well, annually)
Transfer of Well Permit	$50.00 (per well)	$75.00 (per well, first 100 wells) $50.00 (per well, more than 100 wells)
Annual Well Fees	$75.00 (per well, first 100 wells) $50.00 (per well, more than 100 wells)	$100.00 (per well, first 100 wells) $75.00 (per well, more than 100 wells)

01/27/2023: In accordance with the revision of the Temporary Abandonment (TA) regulations [specifically 62 Ill. Adm. Code 240.1130(f)], effective January 1, 2023, the Department has created a new form for operators to monitor and certify their wells on TA status annually. The form is titled "OG-15C Annual Temporary Abandonment Certification" and is available below in "Oil and Gas Forms."
01/27/2023: In accordance with the revision of the TA regulations [specifically 62 Ill. Adm. Code 240.1130(j)], "The Department shall assess and collect annual fees of $100 per well for each well that is in Temporary Abandonment status." The Department will assess the annual fees for each well that is in TA status on July 1, 2023, and each July 1 thereafter. Also on July 1, 2023, the Department will notify every permittee, who has wells in TA status, of the requirement to submit the new form OG-15C. Please do not send your annual TA fee or form OG-15C until you receive the notification from the Department.
01/27/2023: The new operator packet has been revised. It is available below in "Other Publications."

12/28/2022: The following forms have been revised: OG-02, OG-03, OG-04, OG-10, OG-26A, and OG-26NP. (The OG-26CP form is also now fillable online.)
Failure to use the revised forms may result in the issuance of a deficiency letter and delay the review of your application.
The revised forms are available on the list of links below, under Oil and Gas Forms.
NOTE: All Class II Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit applications received after April 1, 2018, requesting a Maximum Injection Pressure based upon a treatment or test, must include the corresponding OG-30 or OG-31 form. Failure to utilize the new forms may lead to the receipt of a deficiency letter and delay the permit review process.

The following list of applications will be accepted via email if sent to DNR.OOGRMApps@illinois.gov:
- OG-03 Permit Application to Drill, Deepen or Convert to a Class II Injection Well
- OG-04 Application to Amend a Class II Injection Well Permit
  All other applications are required to be mailed to:
  Illinois Department of Natural Resources
  Office of Oil and Gas Resource Management
  One Natural Resources Way
  Springfield, IL 62702-1271
  The Department will afford five (5) business days, following the date an application is determined received, for arrival of items that are not currently accepted via email, such as payment or the original certification of publication, if required, prior to sending a deficiency letter. Please include the original application when mailing these items with a cover letter, indicating the application was also submitted via email. Please make sure scanned items are legible and include the operator, or permittee, number and well name in the Subject line of the email.