In case any person drilling an oil or gas well shall request a location over a portion of the coal where mining operations have not heretofore been conducted and where coal is in place, then said well shall be drilled and sunk with due regard for the plans for future development and extensions of said seams.
225 ILCS 725/17
Known as the Illinois Oil and Gas Act
The act spans §§ 225-725-1 to 225-725-9-1 (64 sections).
Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 934.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.