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.
All Time
As of July 27, 2026
Recent Activity
As of July 27, 2026
Year over Year
Find Wells Near You in Illinois
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Major Basins in Illinois
Illinois Basin
View Illinois Basin rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
1900-01-01 to 2026-07-27
Source Check Schedule
Configured weekly
Last successful check: unavailable. This is separate from the permit-record date.
Access This Data via API
Access Illinois well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=ILcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=IL"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Illinois",
"state_code": "IL",
"total_permits": 97893,
"last_30_days": 0,
"last_365_days": 73,
"year_over_year_change": "-38.1%",
"top_operators": []
},
"meta": {
"source": "Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)",
"data_as_of": "2026-07-27",
"source_checked_at": null,
"configured_check_cadence": "weekly"
}
}Illinois Drilling Permit FAQs
Illinois has 97,893 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 0 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is July 27, 2026. The configured weekly source-check schedule is not a guarantee that the dataset is current to the regulator.
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.
Weekly Drilling Report
See how Illinois compares to other states in our weekly permit analysis with interactive map and operator rankings.
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