Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division
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The Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division is a unit of Illinois state government responsible for regulating and overseeing oil and gas exploration, drilling, and production to ensure environmental protection and resource conservation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10460933 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division Context triple: [Illinois Department of Natural Resources, hasPart, Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division]
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A.
Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
The Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources is a California state agency unit responsible for regulating the exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and geothermal energy resources to ensure environmental protection and public safety.
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B.
Office of Petroleum Reserves
The Office of Petroleum Reserves is a U.S. Department of Energy office responsible for overseeing the nation’s strategic petroleum reserves and related emergency oil stockpiles.
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C.
Office of Petroleum Operations
The Office of Petroleum Operations was a division within the former U.S. Federal Energy Administration responsible for overseeing and managing federal policies and activities related to petroleum supply, distribution, and regulation.
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D.
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources is a North Carolina state agency division responsible for regulating and managing the state’s energy development, mineral resources, and land use to protect environmental quality.
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E.
Geologic Energy Management Division
The Geologic Energy Management Division is a California state agency unit responsible for regulating oil, gas, and geothermal energy operations to ensure environmental protection and public safety.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division Target entity description: The Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division is a unit of Illinois state government responsible for regulating and overseeing oil and gas exploration, drilling, and production to ensure environmental protection and resource conservation.
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A.
Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
The Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources is a California state agency unit responsible for regulating the exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and geothermal energy resources to ensure environmental protection and public safety.
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B.
Office of Petroleum Reserves
The Office of Petroleum Reserves is a U.S. Department of Energy office responsible for overseeing the nation’s strategic petroleum reserves and related emergency oil stockpiles.
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C.
Office of Petroleum Operations
The Office of Petroleum Operations was a division within the former U.S. Federal Energy Administration responsible for overseeing and managing federal policies and activities related to petroleum supply, distribution, and regulation.
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D.
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources is a North Carolina state agency division responsible for regulating and managing the state’s energy development, mineral resources, and land use to protect environmental quality.
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E.
Geologic Energy Management Division
The Geologic Energy Management Division is a California state agency unit responsible for regulating oil, gas, and geothermal energy operations to ensure environmental protection and public safety.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency division
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regulatory authority ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| ensures | compliance with plugging requirements for inactive wells in Illinois ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure safe and efficient development of oil and gas resources in Illinois
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to protect groundwater and surface water from oil and gas activities in Illinois ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Illinois
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linked to:
Illinois
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| locatedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| monitors |
compliance with drilling and completion standards in Illinois
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site restoration after oil and gas operations in Illinois ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Illinois state government
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linked to:
Government of Illinois
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| parentOrganization | Office of Mines and Minerals ⓘ |
| partOf | Illinois Department of Natural Resources ⓘ |
| regulates |
gas drilling in Illinois
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gas exploration in Illinois ⓘ gas production in Illinois ⓘ oil drilling in Illinois ⓘ oil exploration in Illinois ⓘ oil production in Illinois ⓘ underground injection related to oil and gas operations in Illinois ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
enforcing oil and gas regulations in Illinois
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ensuring compliance with state oil and gas statutes in Illinois ⓘ ensuring environmental protection in oil and gas operations in Illinois ⓘ inspecting oil and gas wells in Illinois ⓘ issuing permits for gas wells in Illinois ⓘ issuing permits for oil wells in Illinois ⓘ maintaining records of oil and gas wells in Illinois ⓘ plugging and abandonment oversight of oil and gas wells in Illinois ⓘ promoting resource conservation in oil and gas development in Illinois ⓘ regulating well spacing and drilling units in Illinois ⓘ responding to oil and gas related complaints in Illinois ⓘ |
| sector |
energy regulation
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environmental protection ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | upstream oil and gas regulation ⓘ |
| usesRegulatoryTool |
enforcement actions
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inspections ⓘ permits ⓘ |
| website | https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/oilandgas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division Description of subject: The Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division is a unit of Illinois state government responsible for regulating and overseeing oil and gas exploration, drilling, and production to ensure environmental protection and resource conservation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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hasPart
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Office of Mines and Minerals – Oil and Gas Division
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