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In Illinois, getting oil and gas operators to pay for abandoned wells can take decades
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ill. — By James Myers’ estimate, it’s been at least 10 years since the four oil wells on his farmland were abandoned. That’s 10 years of farming around idle pump jacks and tabulating acres damaged by fluid leaks. Ten ...
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WyoFile
· Jul 1, 2026
The West is about to inherit more abandoned oil wells
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· Jun 26, 2026
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Companies that violate the Illinois Oil and Gas Act could face stiffer fines under a new bill aimed at reducing the presence of orphaned and abandoned wells scattered throughout downstate Illinois - which as of this month, totaled nearly 3,900 wells. IDNR calculates the cost to plug them is around 155 million.
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