Bill Text: IL SB2058 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Drilling Operations Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resource to approve certain well stimulation activities before they are undertaken. Requires the owners and operators of the affected wells to provide the Department with specific information concerning, among other things: the geological names, geological description, and the depth of the formation into which well stimulation fluids are to be injected; each stimulation fluid identified by additive type; the chemical compound name and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number for each additive used; and a copy of the contractor's proposed well stimulation program design. Requires the owner or operator to provide a detailed description of the proposed well stimulation design. Prohibits the use of volatile organic compounds, such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene, or any petroleum distillates for the specified types of well stimulation. Requires the owners and operators of the affected wells to provide certain information about the reuse and disposal of well stimulation fluids.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB2058 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB2058-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB2058 Introduced 2/10/2011, by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
765 ILCS 530/6.5 new
Amends the Drilling Operations Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resource to approve certain well stimulation activities before they are undertaken. Requires the owners and operators of the affected wells to provide the Department with specific information concerning, among other things: the geological names, geological description, and the depth of the formation into which well stimulation fluids are to be injected; each stimulation fluid identified by additive type; the chemical compound name and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number for each additive used; and a copy of the contractor's proposed well stimulation program design. Requires the owner or operator to provide a detailed description of the proposed well stimulation design. Prohibits the use of volatile organic compounds, such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene, or any petroleum distillates for the specified types of well stimulation. Requires the owners and operators of the affected wells to provide certain information about the reuse and disposal of well stimulation fluids.
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Drilling Operations Act is amended by adding
Section 6.5 as follows:
(765 ILCS 530/6.5 new)
Sec. 6.5. Extraction of natural gas using hydraulic
fracturing.
(a) An application for a permit to extract natural gas from
shale using well stimulation fluids must be approved by the
Department of Natural Resources prior to the initiation of any
such extraction activity. The Director of Natural Resources
shall require, prior to such extraction, the owner or operator
to perform a suitable mechanical integrity test of the casing
or of the casing-tubing annulus or other mechanical integrity
test methods using procedures approved by the Department of
Natural Resources.
(b) The owner or operator shall provide geological names,
geological description, and the depth of the formation into
which well stimulation fluids are to be injected.
(c) The owner or operator shall provide detailed
information to the Director of Natural Resources concerning the
base stimulation fluid source. The owner, operator, or service

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company shall also provide to the Director, for each stage of
the well stimulation program, the following:
(1) each stimulation fluid identified by additive
type;
(2) the chemical compound name and Chemical Abstracts
Service (CAS) number for each additive used;
(3) the proposed rate or concentration for each
additive;
(4) a copy of the contractor's proposed well
stimulation program design; and
(5) any other information requested by the Director of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
(d) The owner or operator shall also provide a detailed
description of the proposed well stimulation design, which
shall include:
(1) the anticipated surface treating pressure range;
(2) the maximum injection treating pressure; and
(3) the estimated or calculated fracture length and
fracture height.
(e) The Department of Natural Resources shall post the
information that it receives under subsections (c) and (d) on
its Internet website for a period of not less than 5 years. In
the interest of public health and safety, such information may
not be claimed as a trade secret under this or any other Act.
(f) The injection of volatile organic compounds, such as
benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene, also known as BTEX

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compounds, or any petroleum distillates, is prohibited without
exception.
(g) In addition to any other information that it must
provide, the owner, operator, or service company shall provide
the Director of Natural Resources the following post well
stimulation detail:
(1) the actual total well stimulation treatment volume
pumped;
(2) detail as to each fluid stage pumped, including
actual volume by fluid stage, proppant rate or
concentration, actual chemical additive name, type,
concentration or rate, and amounts;
(3) the actual surface pressure and rate at the end of
each fluid stage and the actual flush volume, rate, and
final pump pressure; and
(4) the instantaneous shut-in pressure, and the actual
15-minute and 30-minute shut-in pressures when these
pressure measurements are available.
(h) During the well stimulation operation, the owner or
operator shall monitor and record the annulus pressure at the
bradenhead. If intermediate casing has been set on the well
being stimulated, the pressure in the annulus between the
intermediate casing and the production casing shall also be
monitored and recorded. A continuous record of the annulus
pressure during the well stimulation shall be submitted.
(i) If, during the stimulation, the annulus pressure

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increases by more than 500 pounds per square inch gauge (psig)
compared to the pressure immediately preceding the
stimulation, the owner or operator shall verbally notify the
Director of Natural Resources as soon as practical but no later
than 24 hours following the incident. The owner or operator
shall include a report containing all details pertaining to the
incident, including corrective actions taken.
(j) The owner or operator shall provide information to the
Director of Natural Resources as to the amounts, handling, and,
if necessary, disposal at an identified appropriate disposal
facility, or reuse of the well stimulation fluid load recovered
during flow back, swabbing, or recovery from production
facility vessels. Storage of that fluid shall be protective of
groundwater as demonstrated by the use of either tanks or lined
pits.