(5 ILCS 615/18) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5018)
Sec. 18.
Any person granted a permit or lease under the provisions of this
Act, shall have a right of way over public lands, as provided by law,
when necessary, for the drilling, recovering, saving and marketing of
petroleum. Before any such right of way grant shall become effective, a
written application for, and a plat showing the location of such right of
way, and the land necessary for the well site and drilling operations, with
reference to adjoining lands, shall be filed with the Department, and all
timber on said right of way and the land necessary for the drilling
operation, shall be appraised by the Department and paid for in money by
the person to whom the permit or lease is granted.
(Source: Laws 1951, p. 1167.)
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