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FY 2006 Completed Actions

Completed Actions for FY 2006– (October 31, 2006)
Fy 2006 Log of CE, CX & DNAs (January 5, 2007)-- FY 2006 Log

 

CX = Categorical Exclusion
CX(390) = Section 390 Categorical Exclusion for Oil and Gas Development
DNA = Documentation of NEPA Adequacy and Land Use Plan Conformance
EA = Environmental Assessment
EIS = Environmental Impact Statement

For more information on these projects, contact the White River Field Office NEPA Coordinator at 970-878-3800 or email wrfomail@blm.gov with the requested file name and NEPA number.
 
White River Field Office
220 East Market Street
Meeker,
Colorado 81641

All Field Office NEPA registers contain current EIS and EA actions. However, certain registers do not include CEs and DNAs . Inquiries about these documents can be obtained by contacting the appropriate Field Office NEPA Coordinator, or by visiting their Field Office public room.

*The listing of WSA (Wilderness Study Area), ACEC (Area of Critical Environmental Concern), WSR (Wild and Scenic River),  HMA (Herd Management Area), or CPNHD (Canyon Pintado National Historic District) in this column indicates that the proposed action is within that special designation area


 
NEPA NUMBER
PROJECT NAME
WSA, ACEC, WSR,  HMA, CPNHD*
APPLICANT
STATUS
Three Springs Ranch Grazing Permit Renewal
 
T4N R100W Sec 7-18, 20-29, 31-36
T4N R101W Sec 7-12, 15-22, 27-32
T4N R102W Sec 12-14, 22-25
T5N R99W Sec 5-8, 17-19, 30
T5N R100W Sec 1-36
T5N R101W Sec 1-36
T5N R102W Sec 1-3, 10-15, 23-25
T6N R99W Sec 31, 32
T6N R100W Sec 31-36
T6N R101W Sec 31-36
Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties
WSA
Three Springs Ranch
Completed1/10/06
87 mile pipeline & processing plant

T1S R97W Sec 31, 32
T1S R98W Sec 38
T2S R97W Sec 6, 7
T2S R98W Sec 4, 9, 16, 20, 28, 29
Rio Blanco County
 
EnCana Gathering Services (USA) Inc
Completed 11/4/05
Smith/Crawford Grazing Permit Renewal
T1N R94W Sec 1-10, 15, 16, 21, 22; T2N R93W 5, 6, 18, 19, 30; T2N R94W Sec 1-5, 8-17, 23-27, 29-36; T3N R93W Sec 19, 29, 30, 32; T3N R94W Sec 24-26, 28, 33-36
Rio Blanco County
 
Smith/Crawford Ranch Permittees
Initiated 10/21/04
Completed 10/26/05
Skinner Ridge Allotment Grazing Permit Renewal
 
T4S R99W Sec 31
Garfield County
 
Norell, Franklin D. & Vicky Alan & Crystal Ducey
Initiated 11/09/04
Completed 4/3/06
Keystone Ranch Grazing Permit Renewal (allotment number 06605)
 
T4N R96W, Sec 8,9,17-36; T4N R97W, Sec 25; T3N R97WSec 1,8-17,20-29,32-36; T2N R97W, Sec 1-5; T3N R96W, Sec 2-15,17-24,26-34; T3N R95W, Sec 18
Moffat County
 
Keystone Ranch
Initiated 3/24/05
Completed 6/14/06
 
 
Buffalo Horn Ranch Grazing Permit Renewal (allotment numbers 06608, 06609, 06613, 06615, 06617, 06618)
 
T4N R95W Sec 19-21,28-34; T3N R95W Sec2-6,8,9; T3N R96W Sec1,2,12; T2N R95W Sec 7,2,10,17-20,29; T1N R95W Sec 5; T3N R94W Sec 19-21,28-32; T2N R94W Sec 5,6,7,8
Moffat and Rio Blanco County
 
Buffalo Horn Ranch
Initiated 3/24/05
Completed 3/17/06
Hert Grazing Permit Renewal (0501475)
 
T2N R94W Sec 17
Rio Blanco County
 
Scott Hert
Completed 12/28/05
Grazing Permit Renewal

T5N, R103W, Sec 4, 5, 8, 9; T6N, R103W, Sec 28-30, 32, 33; T6N, R104W, Sec 24, 25
Moffat County
 
Noels Contracting
Completed 10/06/05
Grazing Permit Renewal
 
T2N, R103W, Sec 25-27, 34-36; T1N, R103W, Sec 2, 3, 11, 12; T2N, R102W, Sec 31-34; T1N, R102W, Sec 4-8; T1N, R103W, Sec 1; T2N, R102W, Sec 30; T1N, R102W,Sec  3
Moffat County
 
Sturgeon
Initiated 4/18/05
Completed 8/09/06
Powerline to EnCana’s Air Monitoring Station
 
T4S, R94W, Sec 18; T4S, R95W, Sec 1, 12, 13
Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties
 
White River Electric Association
Completed 11/16/05
Grazing Permit Renewal
 
T2S R101W; T2S, 3S, 4S, 5S R102W Sec vary
CO-110-2005-191-EA
Rio Blanco County, Garfield County
 
Bryant 1991 Trust (Ron Bryant)
Initiated 7/27/05
Completed 05/17/06
Application permit to drill Williams' 22-4-298 and 31-30-198
 
T2S R98W Sec 4; T1S R98W Sec 30
Rio Blanco County
 
Williams Production RMT Company
Completed 12/14/05
Sundry to install and replace water injection line
 
T2N R96W Sec 19, 26
Rio Blanco County
 
Chevron Production Company
Completed 10/31/05
Application Permit to Drill well # Canary 6615B O281N99
 
T1N R99W Sec 28, 33; T1S R99W Sec 2, 23; T2S R99W Sec 1, 24
 
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc
Completed 10/06/05
Access road & pipeline to fee well
 
T4S R104W Sections 13, 25, 26,35; T5S R104W Sections 1, 2
Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties
 
Pioneer Natural Res USA Inc
Completed 11/16/05
Story Gulch Unit well pads
 
T4S R96W Sec 25, 26
Rio Blanco County
 
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc
Completed 10/20/05
Rangely Jeep Trails Routes
 
T1N R102W Sec 9-12
Rio Blanco County
 
BLM & Town of Rangely
Initiated 9/12/05
Completed 06/09/06
Proposed pipeline Parachute Plant to Greasewood Hub (aka Piceance Lateral)
T2S R96W to T7S R97W
Rio Blanco & Garfield Counties
 
Bargath Inc.
Initiated 9/15/05
Completed 8/29/06
Application Permit to drill for five wells
 
T3S R98W Sec 7; T3S R99W Sec. 1, 15, 22
Rio Blanco County
 
Riata Energy, INC
Initiated 9/15/05
Completed 3/14/06
WREA 138KV powerline to Shell Oil Company

T1S R99 W Sec. 34, 35; T2S R98W Sec. 4; T2S R99W Sec. 3
Rio Blanco County
HMA
White River Electric Association (WREA)
Completed 11/10/05
Application for permit to drill 9 wells on one well pad.
 
T2S R97W Sec. 2;
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Production Corp
Initiated 10/05/05
Completed 3/02/06
Application for permit well # Federal 2S-95-15-22

T2S R95W Sec 15
Rio Blanco County
 
XTO Energy INC.
Completed 11/30/05
WREA 138KV to ExxonMobil Central Treating Facility

T2S R97W Sec 28, 33, 34; T3S R96W Sec 6; T3S R97W Sec 1-3
Rio Blanco County
 
White River Electric Association (WREA)
Initiated 10/11/05
Completed 5/11/06
Application for permit to drill 9 wells on one well pad.
 
T2S R97W Sec 3
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Production Corp
Initiated 10/14/05
Completed 1/27/06
WREA 25Kv powerline to Shell Bar D
 
T1S R98W Secs 26, 35
Rio Blanco County
 
White River Electric Association
Initiated 10/31/05
Completed 1/13/06
Notice of Staking for two well pads
 
T2N R103W Secs 11, 15
Rio Blanco County
 
Chevron Production Company
Initiated 10/31/05
Completed 2/03/06
February 2006 Oil & Gas Lease Sale
 
Varies; Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties
 
USDI, Bureau of Land Management - Colorado State Office
Completed 11/16/05
Calamity Ridge Unit Development Project -access, pipeline, 2 well pads, compressor station
 
T1N R99W Sec 19; T1N R100W Sec 10, T1S R99W Sec 2, T1S R100W Sec 1
Rio Blanco County
 
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Initiated 11/01/05
Completed 2/27/06
3 power lines to Chevron wells
 
T2S R103W Sec. 15, NW¼NE¼, NE¼SW¼.  
Rio Blanco County
 
Moon Lake Electric 
Initiated 10/31/05
Completed 4/3/06
Right of Way to construct an Optical Flare Monitor at the Dragon Trail Gas Plant
 
T2S R103W Sec 23
Rio Blanco County
 
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Initiated 11/14/05
Completed 2/10/06
Application permit to drill two wells Story Gulch Unit #8503D & #8504D pad -D25 496

T4S R96W NENW sec.26 (8503D), NWNW sec.26 (8504D)
Garfield County
 
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Completed 12/13/05
2006 Piceance - E. Douglas Wild Horse Gather Plan
 
Rio Blanco County
HA, HMA
BLM-WRFO
Initiated 11/14/05
Completed 8/01/06
Application permit to drill Left Fork Unit #6507C & #6511D pad -G24 299

T.2S., R.99W., SWNE sec.24 (6507C) NESW sec.24 (6511D)
Rio Blanco County
 
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Completed 12/15/05
BLM to renew grazing lease for Thornburgh (06802) - Little Beaver, Milk Creek

T2N R92W Sec 4, 5, 8; T3N R92W Sec 17-20, 22, 27-33
Rio Blanco County, Moffat County
 
Davidson Yellow Jacket Ranch
Initiated 11/22/05
Completed 09/20/06
BLM to renew grazing lease for Dry Fork (06829) - Moog Gulch, Miller Creek

T1S R92W Sec 29-32
Rio Blanco County
 
Dry Creek Ranch, LLC
Initiated 11/22/05
Completed 09/20/06
BLM to renew grazing lease for Miller Creek (00020
Miller Creek (RBC)

T1S R93W Sec 27, 28, 33-35; T2S R93W Sec 1-4, 8-12, 14
Rio Blanco County
 
Miller Creek Ranch
Initiated 11/22/05
Completed 10/05/06
Sonterra Energy, LLC has applied for right-of-way to bury a gas pipeline - Colorow Gulch
T2N R97W Sec. 4 & 5; T3N R97W Sec. 29 - 32
Rio Blanco County
 
Sonterra Energy LLC
Initiated 11/28/05
Completed 1/13/06
Piceance Creek Freedom Unit -nine APDs on one well pad #297 28A1-A9
 
T2S R97W Sec 28
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Production Corp
Initiated 11/25/05
Completed 3/13/06
Bayless proposes 4 APDs in
Weaver Canyon, Hells Hole
T1S  R104W Sec. 23, 27
Rio Blanco County
 
Robert L. Bayless
Initiated 11/29/05
Completed 3/15/06
Ten application permit to drill (APD) and header manifold sundry
T 2N R103W  sec. 13, 14, 15
Rio Blanco County
 
Chevron Production Company
Initiated 11/01/05
Completed 3/01/06
Applications for Permit to Drill wells 8606D and 8616B at location P09 497
 
T3S R97W Sec. 14, 22, 23, 27, 33-34; T4S R97W Sec. 3, 4, 9, 16, 19-21, 28-30, 33
Rio Blanco County
 
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Initiated 11/29/06
Completed 6/30/06
Eureka/Double Willow Exploration – Willow Creek - Scandard Ridge

T3S R97W Sec 13, 14, 23, 26, 35; T4S R97W Sec 2, 10, 15
Rio Blanco County
 
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Initiated 11/29/05
Completed 3/23/06
10 APDs for drilling Coalbed Natural gas wells

T4S R104W Sec 2, 12, 13, 23, 25, 26; T4S R103W Sec 19; T5S R103W Sec 9
Rio Blanco County, Garfield County
 
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
Initiated 11/30/05
Completed 5/16/06
Application Permit to drill for 7 well locations

T1S R98W Sec 28, 32; T2S R98W Sec 5, 8, 16; T3S R98W Sec 13,20
Rio Blanco County
 
Williams Production RMT Co.
Initiated 12/12/05
Completed 3/06/06
Application for lease modification; proposes longwall panels next to existing lease

T3N, R101W, Sec. 28, S½S½NW, N½SE
Rio Blanco County
 
Blue Mountain Energy
Initiated 12/16/05
Completed 3/1/06
Application permit to drill well and construct 3570’ of new road
 
T3S R.96W SWNW sec.24
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Production Corp
Initiated 12/16/05
Completed 4/6/06
Application to build a 3 phase 24.9 kV powerline to Bass gas processing facility
 
T1S, R 97W, Sec 6-8, 17-19; T1S, R98W,  Sec 1, lot 5-7, 11
Rio Blanco County
 
White River Electric Assoc Inc.
Initiated 1/10/06
Completed 5/31/06
Application for authorization of four (4) power line extensions
 
T2N, R102W, Sec 18; T2N, R103W, Sec 13, 15
Rio Blanco County
 
Moon Lake Electric
Initiated 1/12/06
Completed 4/3/06
Rio Mesa proposes to upgrade 900 ft of access road
 
T2S R101W Sec. 30, SE ¼ SW ¼, Sec. 31, lots 1,8,9; T2S R102W Sec. 36, lots 4, 6, 10, N ½ N ½.
Rio Blanco County
 
Rio Mesa Resources
Initiated 1/25/06
Completed 5/31/06
9 APDS (PCU 297-10A1thru 297-10A9 on one well pad
 
T2S R 97W SESE sec.10 (surface location all 9 wells)
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
Initiated 2/7/06
Completed 7/19/06
Brush Hole Allot livestock change Sheep Creek

T 1 S, R 94 W  Sec 19, 29-32; T 2S, R 94W Sec 24,25, 36
Rio Blanco County
 
Daren and Tammy Olson
Initiated 2/7/06
Completed 6/19/06
Application to install new water injection and CO2 line; and four APD’S
 
T1N R102W, sec. 5; T2N R103W, sec. 2, 15
Rio Blanco County
 
Chevron Production Company
Initiated 2/15/06
Completed 6/1/06
May 2006 Oil & Gas Lease Sale
 
Varies; Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties
 
USDI, Bureau of Land Management - Colorado State Office
Completed 3/06/06
Application for the construction of 39,000 ft of gathering pipelines
 
T2S R98W sec. 31, 32; T2S R.99W, sec. 25, 36; T3S R98W sec. 5-7; T3S R98W sec. 1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 15, 22
Rio Blanco County
 
Sagebrush Pipeline LLC
Initiated 2/14/06
Completed 8/18/06
Application for a powerline extension of an existing powerline
T1S R98W Sec 29, SE¼SW¼; Sec. 32, N½NE¼, SE¼NE¼; Sec. 33, SW¼NW¼, SW¼, N½SE¼, SW¼SE¼.
Rio Blanco County
 
White River Electric Assoc Inc.
Initiated 2/24/06
Completed 6/29/06
Installation of two new Cathodic protection stations

T1S R.97W Sec 1, NW¼SE¼; T1S R101W Sec 18, SE¼NW¼, SW¼NE¼
Rio Blanco County
 
Northwest Pipeline Corporation
Initiated 2/24/06
Completed 6/29/06
Area Wide Tamarisk and Russian Olive Treatment

Resource Area Wide
Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco Counties
 
BLM
Initiated 2/24/06
Completed 8/8/06
2006 Recoating Project of 1956 pipeline
T1S R101W Sec 6, 7, 18, 20; T1N R101W Sec 7, 18
Rio Blanco County
 
Northwest Pipeline Corporation
Initiated 2/24/06
Completed 7/06/06
Application permit to drill ten well locations

T2S R98W Secs 26, 27, 31; T2S R99W Secs 22, 23; T3S R98W Sec 6, 7
Rio Blanco County
 
Riata Energy
Initiated 2/28/06
Completed 6/30/06
Proposal for 2 wells(#1S-95-32-42, #4S-95-1-21)
T1S R95W sec.32; T4S R95W sec.1
Rio Blanco County
 
XTO Energy Inc
Initiated 2/22/06
Completed 7/20/06
Application for Halogeton, Cultural and Herbicide Control Program

Resource Area Wide
Garfield, Moffat & Rio Blanco Counties
 
Oil & Gas Operators
Initiated 3/15/06
Completed 8/10/06
Hoary Cress and Perennial Pepperweed Control

Resource Area Wide
Garfield, Moffat & Rio Blanco Counties
 
USDI-BLM
Initiated 3/15/06
Completed 5/16/06
Pipeline to Liberty 396-24A1 well

T3S R96W Sec 24
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Production Corp
Initiated 3/17/06
Completed 8/18/06
Recycled Water Storage Facility

T3S R97W Sec 19
Rio Blanco County
 
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc
Initiated 3/21/06
Completed 4/6/06
Square S Summer Camp Riparian Fence
T4S R99W Sec 8
Rio Blanco County
 
USDI-BLM
Initiated 3/23/06
Completed 6/19/06
Application permit to drill seven well locations

T1S R98W Sec 16, 17, 20; T2S R98W Sec 10; T3S R98W Sec 4
Rio Blanco County
 
Williams Production RMT Co.
Initiated 3/27/06
Completed 7/21/06
Application permit to drill Hells Hole 19-1

T2S R103W Sec 19
Rio Blanco County
 
Robert L. Bayless Producer, LLC.
Initiated 3/28/06
Completed 7/19/06
Pipeline from FU 297-28A1-A9

T2S R97W Sec 9, 16, 21, 28
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Production Corp
Initiated 3/15/06
Completed 09/18/06
WRFO proposes Eureka Pipeline and Storage
T3S R98W Sec 9, 16, 17
Rio Blanco County
 
USDI, BLM
Initiated 4/3/06
Completed 7/5/06
KGH proposes wells 24-1, 25-2, and 25-4
T1S R104W Sec 24 & 25
Rio Blanco County
 
KGH Operating Co
Initiated 4/3/06
Completed 06/19/06
ExxonMobil proposes 10 APDs 9 - FU 197-32A1-A9, 1- WH 197-3A1
T1S R97W Sec 3, 32
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Production Corp
Initiated 3/30/06
Completed 09/05/06
WREA proposes a 138 kV Powerline Extension
T1S R97W Sec 19
Rio Blanco County
 
White River Electric Assoc Inc.
Initiated 4/7/06
Completed 7/28/06
August 2006 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
 
USDI, Bureau of Land Management - Colorado State Office
Completed 5/12/06
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation proposes 9 wells; PCU 297-15A1-A9 on one pad

T2S R97W Sec 15
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Production Corp
Initiated 4/24/06
Completed 8/23/06
BLM proposed to gather wild horses in/out side the West Douglas Herd Area

T1S R101W Sec 7
Rio Blanco & Garfield Counties
WSA
USDI, BLM
Initiated 4/24/06
Completed 7/27/06
ExxonMobil proposes 9 wells; PCU 296-7A1- A9 on one pad Piceance Creek Unit
T2S R96W Sec 7
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Production Corp
Initiated 4/7/06
Completed 8/23/06
Starlight proposes two well 17-42, 17-21 Blacks Gulch
 
T2N R96W Sec 17
Rio Blanco County
 
Starlight
Initiated 5/10/06
Completed 8/7/06
XTO proposes to drill well 3S-95-34-44
T3S-R95W Sec-34
Rio Blanco County
 
XTO Energy Inc
Initiated 5/12/06
Completed 09/20/06
Sagebrush pipeline rebuild

2S R98W NE¼NW¼, S½NW¼, SW sec. 26; lot 8 sec. 32; S½S½ sec. 33; S½S½, NE¼SE¼, E½NE¼, sec. 34; NW¼NW¼, sec. 35
 
Sagebrush Pipeline LLC
Initiated 5/22/06
Completed 09/18/06
Wray Gulch Erosion Control Structures

T2N R97W Sec 23, 25, 26, 27, 36
Rio Blanco County
 
Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District
Initiated 6/08/06
Completed 8/23/06
Cross Mountain Ranch Grazing Permit Renewal

T3N R102W Sec 8-17, 20-29, 32-36; T2N R102W Sec 1-5, 9-11; T3N R101W Sec 7, 8, 16-22, 26-36; T2N R101W Sec 1-5, 8-11, 15, 16;T4N R99W Sec 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 36;T3N R99W Sec 1, 2;T4N R98W Sec 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33;T3N R98W Sec 4, 5, 6
Rio Blanco & Moffat Counties
ACEC
Cross Mountain Ranch
Initiated 6/19/06
Completed 09/20/06
Blue Mountain Greater Sage-Grouse Nesting Habitat Enhancement
T6N R104W Sec 24, 25; T5N R104W Sec 1, 2; T6N R104W Sec 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 36
Moffat County
 
USDI, BLM
Initiated 6/13/06
Completed 8/8/06
Genesis proposes 12 well pads and associated roads
T1N R100W Sec. 3 NW¼NW¼ (3-11), T1N R100W Sec. 3 NW¼NE¼ (3-13), T1N R100W Sec. 3 SW¼NW¼ (3-21), T1N R100W Sec. 3 SE¼NW¼ (3-22), T1N R100W Sec. 3 NW¼SE¼ (3-33), T2N R100W Sec. 33 SE¼SE¼ (33-44), T1N R100W Sec. 4 NW¼NE¼ (4-13), T1N R100W Sec. 4 SE¼NE¼ (4-24), T1N R100W Sec. 4 NW¼SE¼ (4-33), T1N R100W Sec. 4 NE¼SE¼ (4-44), T1N R100W Sec. 3 NW¼SW¼ (3-31), T2N R100W Sec. 34 SW¼SW¼ (34-42)
Fletcher Gulch (RBC)
 
Genesis Gas and Oil, LLC
Initiated 7/20/06
Completed 09/21/06
Williams proposes to drill four wells, 23-22, 38-18, 34-8, & 42-31
T1N R98W Sec. 22, NE¼SW ¼, (23-22-198); T1N R98W Sec. 18, NW¼SE ¼, (33-18-198); T1N R 98W Sec. 8, SW¼SE ¼, (34-8-198); T1N R98W Sec. 31, SE¼NE ¼, (42-31-198)
Rio Blanco County
 
Williams Production RMT Company
Initiated 6/26/06
Completed 10/11/06
ExxonMobil proposes 9 wells; PCU 297-11A1-A9 on one pad Piceance Creek Unit

T2S R97W NESE sec.11
Rio Blanco County
 
ExxonMobil Production Corp
Initiated 7/11/06
Completed 10/12/06
CO-110-2006-218-EA
Genesis' proposes to drill on location 13-28-294

T2N R94W Sec 28
Rio Blanco County
 
Genesis Gas and Oil, LLC
Initiated 7/20/06
Withdrawn