The IPRB was formed in 1998 to provide public awareness/education programs and to clean-up/restore abandoned oilfield sites throughout the state.
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The Illinois Petroleum Resources Board (IPRB) is a non-profit organization that provides public awareness and education programs regarding the upstream Illinois oil and gas industry. IPRB also works to clean up and restore abandoned oilfield sites throughout the state. IPRB programs are funded entirely by voluntary contributions of oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners in Illinois. Find out more at iprb.org! 🇺🇸🛢️💪
We made Illinois Basin oil and gas career presentations to 35 interested high school students from throughout the Kaskaskia College district today during KC's annual career day. Huge thanks to IPRB board member Mike Payne for sharing his insights from nearly five decades working in the industry with the students! Find out more about oil and gas careers at IPRB.org: illinoispetroleumresourcesbo…
Students from Newton St. Michael Grade School and Hutsonville High School visited the Illinois Oil Field Museum today. The students toured the museum, visited the Shire Crawford County discovery well site and learned more about petroleum geology from retired Pioneer geologist Bill Bandy. Huge thanks to Bill and Randy Wheeler and Ricky Colbert for taking the time to share their knowledge with the students!
Thank you to all the Illinois Basin oil production industry professionals who attended the 2nd Annual Illinois Oil Field Museum Illinois Basin Celebration today! We had a great turnout for lunch and fantastic safety workshops by Illinois Eastern Community College's Wes Taylor (CPR & H2S) and Mark Weiler (General Oilfield Safety).
We enjoyed making a Petro Pros presentation and taking a group of 25 Oblong Schools 7th-graders on a tour of the Illinois Oil Field Museum today during the 2nd Annual Oblong Illinois Basin Celebration. Huge thanks to IPRB board member Mike Payne, and Randy Wheeler and Ricky Colbert of the Illinois Oilfield Museum for taking time to speak to the kids! Students from Newton St. Michael Grade School and Hutsonville High School will be visiting the museum tomorrow.
We are thrilled to be working with Southeastern Illinois College to offer this program at their Carmi campus!
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Working or finishing high school during the day? Train in the evening! 🔧
SIC’s NEW Oil & Natural Gas Technician Certificate:
✅ One semester
📍 Carmi
📅 Starts Jan. 11
🕔 Mon.–Thu., 5–9:50 p.m.
Learn more: sic.edu/ONG
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Working or finishing high school during the day? Train in the evening! 🔧
SIC’s NEW Oil & Natural Gas Technician Certificate:
✅ One semester
📍 Carmi
📅 Starts Jan. 11
🕔 Mon.–Thu., 5–9:50 p.m.
Learn more: sic.edu/ONG
We enjoyed making five Petro Pros presentations to approximately 100 Troy Triad High School industrial arts students on Wednesday. Huge thanks to Illinois Basin oil industry veteran Mike Payne for making time in his schedule to share his knowledge with the students! Interested in scheduling a Petro Pros presentation for your students? Message us or schedule a presentation here: illinoispetroleumresourcesbo…
Be sure to check out the latest Southern Illinois Now! magazine issue's feature story on the Southern Illinois oil production industry 🇺🇸🛢💪! Southern Illinois Now! is a great economic development group whose mission to promote the Southern Illinois region as a great place to live, work, and do business. You can read the article starting on page 30 here: southernillinoisnow.org/maga…
We had a great time interacting with more than 250 high school students from Argenta-Oreana, Cerro Gordo, Monticello, Maroa-Forsyth, DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57, Blue Ridge and Bement high schools today at the 3rd Annual Deland Weldon High School Trades & CTE Career Fair! This career fair highlighted career opportunities available to students directly after they graduate high school. Find out more about oil and gas careers at iprb.org: illinoispetroleumresourcesbo…
This week's #WayBackWednesday post takes us back to 1960 when an oil boom began within the city limits of West Frankfort. Both the City of West Frankfort and the Frankfort Community School district were bolstered by royalty income from several Tar Springs Sandstone wells drilled in the community primarily in the early 1960s. The well located next to the north parking lot of Frankfort High School has produced more than 100,000 barrels of oil and was still producing six barrels per day as recently as 2024. Find out more about Illinois oil production history at iprb.org!
Applications are being accepted for the Oil & Gas Short Certificate Program Instructor position at Southeastern Illinois College's Carmi campus. Base salary will be $40,000 as well as to yet-to-be-determined additional compensation based on the number of courses the candidate is qualified to teach. A minimum of 2,000 hours of oil and gas production industry work experience is required. The ideal candidate also needs to possess strong communication and organizational skills. Teaching experience and social media proficiency is preferred. The individual chosen for this position will be responsible for being head instructor of Oil & Gas Production I & II, Artificial Lift Systems and SAFELAND USA Training courses, recruitment for and promotion of the SIC Oil & Gas Short Certificate Program, coordinating with local oil and gas companies on internship opportunities for students, and coordinating with IPRB staff on program promotion and recruitment. Interested candidates are asked to send a cover letter and resume to IPRB executive director Seth Whitehead by email ([email protected]) or mail (2229 Lake Hills Drive, Vandalia, IL 62471) by Nov. 13. The program will debut in January 2027 and classes will likely be held from
5 p.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday at the Carmi campus during the spring 2027 semester.
IPRB recently completed the following abandoned tank battery restoration project in Coles County. These projects are funded by volunteer contributions to IPRB from Illinois oil producers and royalty owners. They are not taxpayer funded. To be eligible for restoration, sites must be listed as legally abandoned by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Find out more about our restoration program below 👇
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We had a great time today at the annual Edwards County Schools Career Day. Dozens of students visited our booth at the career fair and we made three presentations on Illinois Basin oil production industry career opportunities to approximately 60 interested students. Huge thanks to geologists Bill Bandy and Bill Dorsch for volunteering their time to share their knowledge and insights with the students! Find out more about oil and gas industry careers at iprb.org: illinoispetroleumresourcesbo…
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We've been seeing a lot of these types of posts over the past few days. So we put this together as an explainer.
Now keep in mind that we (US_OGA) are the small companies that produce oil and gas - not the big boys that are fully integrated and produce, transport and run refineries. We don't do that. We just pull it out of the ground and sell it to whoever will buy it.
But those other guys are bad at explaining things because they have comms teams that are scared of their own shadows so we have to do if for them sometimes.
That won't keep some of you from yelling at us. So be it.
But yelling at us is like yelling at a farmer for the price of a box of cereal.
But here you go. This might answer some of these questions.
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We enjoyed participating in the Mt. Carmel High School career fair today and sharing information about local oil production industry career opportunities and IPRB's annual oil and gas scholarship. Huge thanks to retired Pioneer Oil geologist Bill Bandy and Locust Street Company geologist Bill Dorsch for sharing their insights with the students. Find out more about oil and gas careers at iprb.org: illinoispetroleumresourcesbo…
The 2026 Illinois Oilfield Museum Illinois Basin Celebration is a little more than a month away! 🇺🇸🛢️💪Check out the schedule for the day below 📷 and be sure to RSVP for a chance to win a $250 gift card. 👇
IPRB's latest mini-documentary tells the story of the legendary Lake Centralia/Salem Field. Discovered in 1938, the Salem Field would become THE top producing oilfield in the United States by 1940, propelling Illinois to the status of being the No. 3 oil-producing state, topping the combined production of Iran and Iraq. The timing of the Salem Field's discovery and remarkable production came at a critical period of world history, helping fuel the Allied Forces' victory over the energy-poor Axis Powers in World War II. Legend has it that FDR once stated "Thank God for Salem, Illinois" in reference to its importance to the war effort 🇺🇸 🛢️ 💪
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Did you know? Diesel is one of the most essential refined petroleum products, account for 20% of the more than 20 million+ barrels of petroleum demand every day in the United States. Demand is growing, with the rise of e-commerce (aka Amazon). In fact, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Commodity Flow Survey shows that more than 71 percent of all goods shipped in the United States are transported by predominantly diesel-powered trucks, a figure that is only increasing. The U.S. Energy Information Administration notes that diesel engines power “most of the farm and construction equipment in the United States” and “help transport nearly all products people consume.”
In addition to soaring demand, many other factors are contributing to record-high diesel prices at the moment 👇
➡️ Despite growing demand for perhaps THE most essential refined petroleum product, the United States hasn't built a new major refinery since the Carter administration - nearly 50 years
➡️ Refining and distribution costs for diesel have increased due to the transition to lower-sulfur diesel fuels
➡️ Diesel taxes are higher than gasoline taxes. The federal tax on a gallon of diesel is 24.4 cents per gallon, compared to 18.4 cents per gallon for gasoline. Illinois taxes on a gallon of diesel fuel is 55.8 cents per gallon, compared to 48.3 cents per gallon for gasoline
➡️ Global conflicts, most recently bombing of Russian refineries, have decreased global diesel supply
Find out more about the importance of refined petroleum products at iprb.org! 👇
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