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Illinois Drilling Permits

Illinois has mature conventional production in the Illinois Basin. The New Albany Shale is an unconventional target but economic development has been limited.

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Total Permits
97,822

All Time

Unchanged

As of January 17, 2026

Last 30 Days
0

Recent Activity

Unchanged

As of January 17, 2026

YoY Change
-37.8%

Year over Year

Find Wells Near You in Illinois

Search for oil wells, gas wells, and drilling permits near any Illinois address. Enter a city, ZIP code, or street address to find recent well permit activity in your area.

Major Basins in Illinois

Data Source

Regulatory Agency

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)

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Data Coverage

1904-12-23 to 2025-11-13

Update Frequency

Weekly updates

Access This Data via API

Access Illinois well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.

GET/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=IL
curl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=IL"

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "state": "Illinois",
    "state_code": "IL",
    "total_permits": 97822,
    "last_30_days": 0,
    "last_365_days": 89,
    "year_over_year_change": "-37.8%",
    "top_operators": []
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)",
    "update_frequency": "weekly",
    "updated_at": "2026-01-17T20:48:02.938Z"
  }
}

Illinois Drilling Permit FAQs

Illinois has 97,822 total drilling permits tracked in our database, with 0 permits issued in the last 30 days. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) updates permit data weekly.

Illinois includes the Illinois Basin basin. Illinois has mature conventional production in the Illinois Basin. The New Albany Shale is an unconventional target but economic development has been limited.

Operator data for Illinois is available via our API.

Official permit data comes from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) (https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/OilandGas/). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.

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