Ill. Admin. Code tit. 62, § 240.1180 - Lease Restoration
a)
Within 6 months after the last well on a lease has been plugged, all
excavations and pits shall be filled and leveled and all pits and concrete
storage structures shall be restored in accordance with Subpart H. Subject to
an existing right of way, tank batteries and other production equipment, rock
and concrete pads, general oilfield waste and equipment debris, flowlines at or
above the surface, and electric power lines and poles extending on or above the
surface, shall be removed. Containment dikes shall be removed if constructed
with other than soil and leveled.
b) Upon written request of the permittee, the
Department may approve extensions of time, not to exceed a date 12 months after
the plugging of the well, to complete the work required to bring the lease into
compliance with this Section. All extension requests must be received by the
Department no less than 10 calendar days prior to the expiration of the initial
6 month period of any extensions. When determining whether to grant an
extension and in determining the length of an extension, the Department will
consider factors including, but not limited to:
1) the permittee's diligence in completing
the work since the well was plugged;
2) weather conditions;
3) amount and type of work
completed;
4) amount and type of
work still remaining to be completed;
5) number of wells and facilities involved in
the work;
6) written consent to
extension from surface owner;
7)
availability of equipment and/or services; and
8) conditions beyond the permittee's
control.
Notes
Section repealed, new Section adopted at 14 Ill. Reg. 20427, effective January 1, 1991
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