IL BIL orphan-well grants: initial, formula, second, DOE methane

Record: p09-IL-rec-01
State: IL
Category: funding · funding_eligibility
Status: collected
Period: current
Quality: Unreviewed
Review state: Pending review
Native ID: IL-BIL-GRANT-2022

Fields

article date: August 29, 2022
doe methane grant: awarded IDNR another $17.3 million to address methane emissions from low-producing wells by plugging them
formula grant scope: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming up to 180 orphaned wells
formula grant vehicle: This $25,000,000 Formula Grant award
initial grant amount: Illinois will receive $25 million to support its remediation efforts.
initial grant scope: up to 20 percent of the orphaned oil and gas wells in rural communities around the state
national high priority sites: over 10,000 high-priority well sites across the country ready for immediate remediation efforts
national initial award: it has awarded an initial $560M from President Biden
national release date: August 25, 2022
second grant: The state received a second $25 million federal grant in October 2024.
statutory basis: Under the Illinois Oil and Gas Act, 225 ILCS 725

Evidence

initial grant amount: Illinois will receive $25 million to support its remediation efforts.
https://www.ibjonline.com/2022/08/29/federal-funding-to-help-illinois-address-up-to-20-percent-of-rural-orphaned-oil-gas-wells/ · article body paragraph 2 · source p09-IL-src-07 · visit p09-IL-visit-07
initial grant scope: up to 20 percent of the orphaned oil and gas wells in rural communities around the state
https://www.ibjonline.com/2022/08/29/federal-funding-to-help-illinois-address-up-to-20-percent-of-rural-orphaned-oil-gas-wells/ · article body paragraph 1 · source p09-IL-src-07 · visit p09-IL-visit-07
article date: August 29, 2022
https://www.ibjonline.com/2022/08/29/federal-funding-to-help-illinois-address-up-to-20-percent-of-rural-orphaned-oil-gas-wells/ · byline · source p09-IL-src-07 · visit p09-IL-visit-07
national initial award: it has awarded an initial $560M from President Biden
https://www.oilandgasonline.com/doc/through-president-biden-s-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-states-begin-plugging-orphaned-wells-0001 · lead paragraph (fetch-captured) · source p09-IL-src-06 · visit p09-IL-visit-06
national release date: August 25, 2022
https://www.oilandgasonline.com/doc/through-president-biden-s-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-states-begin-plugging-orphaned-wells-0001 · dateline (fetch-captured) · source p09-IL-src-06 · visit p09-IL-visit-06
national high priority sites: over 10,000 high-priority well sites across the country ready for immediate remediation efforts
https://www.oilandgasonline.com/doc/through-president-biden-s-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-states-begin-plugging-orphaned-wells-0001 · lead paragraph (fetch-captured) · source p09-IL-src-06 · visit p09-IL-visit-06
formula grant scope: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming up to 180 orphaned wells
https://govtribe.com/award/federal-grant-award/project-grant-d24ap00052 · search-result snippet (JS shell) · source p09-IL-src-08 · visit p09-IL-visit-08
formula grant vehicle: This $25,000,000 Formula Grant award
https://govtribe.com/award/federal-grant-award/project-grant-d24ap00052 · search-result snippet (JS shell) · source p09-IL-src-08 · visit p09-IL-visit-08
second grant: The state received a second $25 million federal grant in October 2024.
https://www.governing.com/infrastructure/illinois-oil-boom-left-behind-a-160-million-cleanup-bill · search-result snippet (pre-body truncation) · source p09-IL-src-10 · visit p09-IL-visit-10
doe methane grant: awarded IDNR another $17.3 million to address methane emissions from low-producing wells by plugging them
https://www.governing.com/infrastructure/illinois-oil-boom-left-behind-a-160-million-cleanup-bill · search-result snippet (pre-body truncation) · source p09-IL-src-10 · visit p09-IL-visit-10
statutory basis: Under the Illinois Oil and Gas Act, 225 ILCS 725
https://www.highergov.com/grant/D22AP00223/ · grant description (fetch-captured) · source p09-IL-src-09 · visit p09-IL-visit-09

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-IL.