Williamson County, Illinois oil & gas discussion group. Share your experience regarding lease bonus, royalty rates, drilling activity, and oil & gas news.
I would like to hear from others in Illinois. When my husband called the Dept. of Natural Resources and talked with the Acting Supervisor of Oil & Gas, he was told that they would “make” us sign a lease. We own our oil & gas rights. We know about force integration, but the amount they offered per acre was only $65 an acre and a one-time pay for 3 years. This is ridiculous. First, I don’t want them on my property or sitting an unsightly rig on it and the ensuing noise from all the traffic and wells pumping. Mostly I don’t want the 500 or more chemicals put in these wells and the real chance they will leak and expose us and the wildlife to all that poison. We moved to the country for a different way of life. This is a heavy-handed approach at dealing with citizens. We should have some rights–it’s our property. Is ownership of minerals meaningless? I have called back the lease agent that came to our property representing Keyrock Energy, LLC. He has not returned my call. When he came to my house, he wanted to talk to me about signing a lease; I guess he didn’t like my answer. What dealings have any of you had with these companies or DNR or in talking with a lawyer about your rights? I would appreciate a starting point to try to stop this invasion.
Hello from Williamson Cty., Illinois. The most in debt state in the country, due to corrupt, incompetent politicians. But the subject here is fracking. We own our gas & mineral rights, which according to the DNR means nothing in Illinois. We have 44 acres. I don't want fracking on my land, I don't want an oil rig, or the traffic. I would like to secede from Illinois. What is the real reality of my situation? Why should the state use pooling when it is not for the greater good?? It is for the profit of Big Oil & Gas and the politicians. Don't we have a right to say no to bad health, chemicals, exposure to methane, heavy road traffic all day long, our water poisoned & wasted, perhaps our aquifers damaged forever. And a good chance of an earthquake happening since we are on the Albany Fault, New Madrid, & Cottage Grove Faults. Does anyone have any sense in the state of Illinois???