Illinois Compiled Statutes
765 ILCS 520/2 (2026)
The owners of such interest desiring to drill for and remove oil and gas may file a complaint in the circuit court of the county in which such lands, or some part thereof, are located, asking the court for permission to drill for and remove oil and gas therefrom for the use and benefit of all the owners of the right to drill for and remove oil and gas from such lands, and setting forth the relevant facts and the interests of all persons owning the right to drill for and remove oil and gas under such lands, so far as the same are known to the plaintiffs
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(765 ILCS 520/2)
(from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4902)
Sec. 2.
The owners of such interest desiring to drill for and remove oil and gas
may file a complaint in the circuit court of the county in which such
lands, or some part thereof, are located, asking the court for permission
to drill for and remove oil and gas therefrom for the use and benefit of
all the owners of the right to drill for and remove oil and gas from such
lands, and setting forth the relevant facts and the interests of all
persons owning the right to drill for and remove oil and gas under such
lands, so far as the same are known to the plaintiffs.
(Source: P.A. 77-984.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: O'Malley v. Adams, 2023 IL App (5th) 220206, 228 N.E.3d 379.
O'Malley v. Adams, 2023 IL App (5th) 220206, 228 N.E.3d 379. “Whether 765 ILCS 520/2, which provides that the owners of at least half of a mineral interest ‘desiring to drill for and remove oil and gas may file a complaint … asking the court for permission to drill…’: a.”
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