# Illinois Mineral Rights **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/illinois-mineral-rights/42.md [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) --- ## [Purchase offer on oil/mineral rights in Marion Cnty, Ill](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/purchase-offer-on-oil-mineral-rights-in-marion-cnty-ill/84667)
**Author:** [@Argentia1958](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Argentia1958)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/purchase-offer-on-oil-mineral-rights-in-marion-cnty-ill/84667 "2025-11-13T21:11:17Z")
I have received a purchase offer on oil/mineral rights, “Salem unit” in Marion County, Illinois. Any information on activity in the area will be appreciated. --- ## [Transferral of Oil and Gas Rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transferral-of-oil-and-gas-rights/79744)
**Author:** [@Ethan\_Hanes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ethan_Hanes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transferral-of-oil-and-gas-rights/79744 "2025-02-11T19:39:50Z")
Hey everyone, I am a legal assistant working on a case. The oil and gas rights of a specific woman are now unclaimed. Does anyone want to lead me in the right direction of where I should go about transferring the estate… --- ## [Eldorado Solar Offer - Inherited Mineral Rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eldorado-solar-offer-inherited-mineral-rights/73651)
**Author:** [@gholsie](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/gholsie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eldorado-solar-offer-inherited-mineral-rights/73651 "2024-01-01T15:58:33Z")
Hi all, I’ve received several offers to lease my inherited mineral rights in Eldorado, Illinois. Aka: Illinois Basin crude oil area. The offers came from a company called Sol Systems under a project called the Eldorado S… --- ## [I own minerals in Hamilton County](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-own-minerals-in-hamilton-county/73314)
**Author:** [@David\_Haywood](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/David_Haywood)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-own-minerals-in-hamilton-county/73314 "2023-12-11T17:49:59Z")
I own minerals in Hamilton County, Illinois - Section 28 - 7S-8E, NW/4 NE/4. I have been offered $50.00 per acre to lease and a 1/8 royalty for a 10-year primary term. Although I’m not interested in their offer, it would… --- ## [Mineral rights surfce waiver](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-surfce-waiver/71748)
**Author:** [@Gfy\_B](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Gfy_B)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-surfce-waiver/71748 "2023-09-18T14:35:47Z")
I recently became aware that my family and I have mineral rights in Perry County, Illinois located on an abandoned coal mine (which has tax incentives for solar projects). We were approached by a solar company requesting… --- ## [Extension on original lease signed in 2020](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/extension-on-original-lease-signed-in-2020/69914)
**Author:** [@mary\_phillips](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mary_phillips)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/extension-on-original-lease-signed-in-2020/69914 "2023-02-27T22:10:17Z")
I did sign the lease back on the above date and heard no more until I received a letter dated 2/6/2023. They want an extension of 3 years on this lease. They stated they had been working with attorneys to clear up the ow… --- ## [Mining near Akin, IL Franklin County Illinois](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mining-near-akin-il-franklin-county-illinois/36500)
**Author:** [@Kim\_Otterson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kim_Otterson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mining-near-akin-il-franklin-county-illinois/36500 "2022-02-03T18:21:43Z")
Have another question… the lease refers to an extension clause for an additional 20 years. They say they will pay $150.00 signing bonus.. why that amount then? Why not $150.00 now rather than $100.00… who makes this amou… --- ## [Inherited minerals](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-minerals/63593)
**Author:** [@mclifton](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mclifton)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-minerals/63593 "2021-10-19T19:50:28Z")
I recently inherited mineral rights for 4.1 acres in Saline County. How could I find out who actually owns the land, if I’m wanting to sell them? --- ## [Mineral right worth](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-right-worth/47164)
**Author:** [@Michelle\_Tate](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Michelle_Tate)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-right-worth/47164 "2021-03-25T06:27:15Z")
Have mineral rights to about 60 acres in southern Illinois. How do I go about seeing what they are worth? At one time there was an oil well. Thanks Michelle --- ## [How to find a lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-find-a-lease/60949)
**Author:** [@rbergio](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rbergio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-find-a-lease/60949 "2021-03-05T14:47:08Z")
My father who recently passed had some mineral rights in Wayne County and four others. Quitclaim deeds have now put ownership in the trust and I am the trustee. I need to find out if the rights are leased and by who. Can… --- ## [Leases in Saline Co](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/leases-in-saline-co/59304)
**Author:** [@Janet51](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Janet51)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/leases-in-saline-co/59304 "2020-10-19T12:12:28Z")
My parents received mineral rights lease payments from American Coal Company. Did they turn over their leases to someone else? If so, to whom? Thanks for the assistance. --- ## [Shelton No. 2 Oil well](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/shelton-no-2-oil-well/58817)
**Author:** [@Jules11r](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jules11r)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/shelton-no-2-oil-well/58817 "2020-09-03T18:30:28Z")
Does anyone know how to get more information about an oil well located in Wayne County, Illinois? It was called Shelton No. 2. --- ## [Chinese in Illinois Basin](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/chinese-in-illinois-basin/57878)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Ullom](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Thomas_Ullom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/chinese-in-illinois-basin/57878 "2020-06-23T18:45:04Z")
I hold a minor royalty interest in 160 acres in Wayne County, Illinois, which has or recently had 5 producing wells ranging in completion dates from 2008 to 2013, enabling the lease to maintain some level of continuous p… --- ## [New lease herald's prairie](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-lease-heralds-prairie/57668)
**Author:** [@mary\_phillips](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mary_phillips)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-lease-heralds-prairie/57668 "2020-06-09T03:34:49Z")
I have been offered 3/16th royalty for a 3 year term, no extension. Originally offered 1/8 royalty for a 3 year term with a 3 year extension. Description of property: the south half of the NW quarter of Section 3, Townsh… --- ## [Minerals in Jefferson Co, IL](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/minerals-in-jefferson-co-il/46120)
**Author:** [@Tina\_Tuuri](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Tina_Tuuri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/minerals-in-jefferson-co-il/46120 "2020-02-29T18:44:24Z")
Any activity in the McClellan Township area? --- ## [New lease white county IL](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-lease-white-county-il/55798)
**Author:** [@mary\_phillips](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mary_phillips)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-lease-white-county-il/55798 "2020-02-14T13:56:25Z")
I have never negotiated a lease in Illinois and it seems awfully low. Description: the south half of the northwest quarter of Section 3, Township 7 South, Range 9 East, except the east half of the southeast quarter of th… --- ## [Requirements for nursing home care in 1980s](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/requirements-for-nursing-home-care-in-1980s/49971)
**Author:** [@LILLIAN\_JUNE\_KLAWITTER](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/LILLIAN_JUNE_KLAWITTER)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/requirements-for-nursing-home-care-in-1980s/49971 "2019-08-19T23:13:09Z")
Our mother left us when I was two and we had virtually no contact. In her 60s she entered a nursing home as a ward of the state, having inherited oil and gas mineral rights from her father. We knew nothing about this unt… --- ## [Oil royalties](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-royalties/41714)
**Author:** [@Grandpa12](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Grandpa12)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-royalties/41714 "2019-02-15T14:03:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from Jefferson County, IL Oil & Gas Discussion archives: I also have shares in 2 wells in Illinois. Olize company is the production company. I cannot get anyone in the company to talk to me. The… --- ## [Oil and Gas Lease Proposal near Sesser, IL](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-lease-proposal-near-sesser-il/37587)
**Author:** [@pbennett](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/pbennett)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-lease-proposal-near-sesser-il/37587 "2018-12-12T17:34:20Z")
We have received an offer on 40 acres in Franklin County, Illinois Bonus: $80 per net mineral acre Term: 3-year paid-up Royalty: 1/8 Is this a fair offer? What drilling activities are taking place in the area? Many … --- ## [Next Energy out of business - can't find info on mineral rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/next-energy-out-of-business-cant-find-info-on-mineral-rights/28227)
**Author:** [@CyndyWest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/CyndyWest)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/next-energy-out-of-business-cant-find-info-on-mineral-rights/28227 "2018-12-09T15:50:58Z")
County clerk in Saline County would not tell me who the owner of the land is on phone. I don’t live in Illinois. I have mineral rights in Saline County that had a now expired lease on from Next Energy in Denver CO. They … --- ## [Mineral interest payment for producing well - who do you contact to see about payments due](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-interest-payment-for-producing-well-who-do-you-contact-to-see-about-payments-due/37346)
**Author:** [@Boscoe](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Boscoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 6:02am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-interest-payment-for-producing-well-who-do-you-contact-to-see-about-payments-due/37346 "2018-11-27T06:02:35Z")
I have mineral interest in 2 net acres in White County, SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4. I see that there is a producing well on this land - have not received any royalty. Who or how do I go about findi… --- ## [Sugar Camp Energy mineral lease in Franklin county in Akin area](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sugar-camp-energy-mineral-lease-in-franklin-county-in-akin-area/36497)
**Author:** [@Kim\_Otterson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kim_Otterson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sugar-camp-energy-mineral-lease-in-franklin-county-in-akin-area/36497 "2018-11-07T17:11:29Z")
We have been notified of mineral rights our father owned and been passed to the children. This company has offered $100.00 signing bonus. Also, a 4.5% royalty when coal is mined… This 4.5% will be paid MINUS all charges … --- ## [I've inherited land in Iuka](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ive-inherited-land-in-iuka/35837)
**Author:** [@Blake\_Halfacre](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Blake_Halfacre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ive-inherited-land-in-iuka/35837 "2018-10-25T23:45:39Z")
Hello there, does anyone know how to find the boundary lines on an oil contract? I was hoping a state road is the boundary and I can drill on the property adjacent? Any advice as to how I go about this would be much appr… --- ## [Mineral Rights by Inheritance](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-by-inheritance/34111)
**Author:** [@curtcarie](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/curtcarie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-by-inheritance/34111 "2018-09-27T13:37:52Z")
New member here. Do mineral rights automatically pass down to the next generation or must it be bequeathed in a will? Thanks! --- ## [Inherited mineral rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights/28449)
**Author:** [@fayejon](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/fayejon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights/28449 "2018-06-24T12:57:43Z")
Hello to my new friends, Just found out my family holds mineral rights in Hamilton County, Illinois but I have been unable to locate exactly where the property is located. I don’t have a parcel number, just some coordina… --- ## [Missing statements and information](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/missing-statements-and-information/27100)
**Author:** [@Grandpa12](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Grandpa12)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/missing-statements-and-information/27100 "2018-05-30T20:18:23Z")
My grandfather left everything to his second wife. When she died 10 years later, she left half to her son and half to my grandfather’s three children. All have deceased. I found there were royalties waiting to be distrib… --- ## [Marion County Illinois](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/marion-county-illinois/26152)
**Author:** [@Walter\_Roper](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Walter_Roper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/marion-county-illinois/26152 "2017-12-28T23:17:21Z")
I was given oil and gas (mineral rights) for some considerable ground in Marion County, Illinois, in Kinmundy-Alma. It was in July. I haven’t heard from the land man about any progress or if they even started drilling. I… --- ## [Wayne County, IL - Oil & Gas Discussion archives](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wayne-county-il-oil-gas-discussion-archives/1176)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Gibson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mark_Gibson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wayne-county-il-oil-gas-discussion-archives/1176 "2017-12-18T20:32:49Z")
Wayne County, Illinois oil & gas discussion group. Share your experience regarding lease bonus, royalty rates, drilling activity, and oil & gas news. --- ## [With low o/g market, value of net mineral acres and hold? or sell?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/with-low-o-g-market-value-of-net-mineral-acres-and-hold-or-sell/2252)
**Author:** [@Lynne\_Hays](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lynne_Hays)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/with-low-o-g-market-value-of-net-mineral-acres-and-hold-or-sell/2252 "2017-11-06T21:05:59Z")
Hi All, Need to evaluate 350+ net mineral acres divided into 8 tracts. Located in Marion County, Illinois near (DAPL) Dakota Access Pipeline terminating between Pakota and Vernon at the pipeline hub where crude oil is tr… --- ## [Marion County Illinois](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/marion-county-illinois/1821)
**Author:** [@Walter\_Roper](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Walter_Roper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/marion-county-illinois/1821 "2017-10-10T17:47:14Z")
My family received lease agreements on our ground in Marion County Illinois (Kinmundy Illinois) Considerable $$ on leases. What is going on there? [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/illinois-mineral-rights/42.md?page=1)