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ConventionCoverage: Illinois Oil & Gas Association
a Freedom of Information Act request or
obtain it during discovery on an appeal
of the director's decision," McArthy advised.
There are 10 rules violations that
trigger the notice of violation process,
McArthy said, including:
· Deliberate misconduct;
· Failure to maintain equipment;
· Threatened or actual damage to
soil, water or vegetation;
· Hazards to personal safety; and
· Failure to comply to a notice or ignoring an inspector's verbal advisory.
"One of the first things the enforcement
office considers will be the operator's
past performance," McArthy reported,
adding that it would consider for two
years any violation that did not result in
a penalty, and for three years any violation
that did.
Out-of-date contact information on
form OG-1, the permitee status form,
likewise can aggravate a violation by the
inspector being unable to give notification
of situations that require immediate action,
but a timely, proactive response and voluntary reporting of an issue will mitigate

one, he added. Violation of the rules in
Section 240.160 (d) could incur a penalty
as great as $1,000 a day, while the penalty
for knowing falsification of documents
could reach as high as $5,000 a day.
According to McArthy, permitees can
request a hearing within 30 days of the
issuance of a director's decision appealing
that decision, including any amended or
replacement director's decisions. Also,
the permittee may enter into negotiations
for a settlement agreement with IDNR.
A settlement agreement can extend the
amount of time provided to complete remedial actions, reduce the civil penalty,
allow new permits, transfer existing permits, or modify any probationary or permanent modifications or conditions on
the permit, he advised.
Common Names
According to Scott Elrick, a geologist
and section head for coal, bedrock geology and industrial minerals at the
Illinois State Geological Survey, during
the decades oil and gas companies have
worked in the Illinois Basin, the various
producing zones and geologic structures

have been given informal and sometimes
overlapping names. This has led to
some confusion and permitting issues
when producing zones are indicated
with names that differ from standard
reference. The first Illinois Basin geological handbook was produced in 1866
and updated in the 1930s and 1960s.
The most recent version, Bulletin 95,
was produced in 1975.
"The International and North American
commissions on Stratigraphic Nomenclature recognize the formation name as
the primary way to define a stratigraphic
column," Elrick observed. "Using the
group-formation-member-bed format provides a common frame of reference,
similar to how we locate a house using
state-city-street address."
Unfortunately, he considered, Bulletin
95 is based on 50-year-old information.
"There have been a huge number of updates since then, but not enough to justify
the expense of producing a new handbook," he said.
However, he continued, ISGS recognizes the importance of a common framework of geologic structure names for re-

IOGA recognized a number of honorees at its 2020 convention, including
Petroleum Professional Woman of the Year Award winner Julie Stover of
Wood Energy and Lifetime Achievement Award winner J. Nelson Wood,
also of Wood Energy. Other honorees were TOP LEFT: Service Person of
the Year Award winner Dick Simpson (right) of Simpson Gear & Oil Inc.,
which was presented by IOGA Past President Jim Blumthal; TOP RIGHT:
Petroleum Professional of the Year Award winner Bobby Foreman (left) with
Bi-Petro Inc., which was presented by former IOGA Executive Director Brad
Richards; and LEFT: the Wildcatter of the Year Award, which went to Resolve
Exploration, represented by President and Chief Geologist John Upcraft
and his wife, Diana.

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