Nevada Geothermal Guidance


Produced as a cooperative effort with members of Nevada's Geothermal Industry

 

Frequently Asked Questions  Leasing

Forms Forms Central

Mineral Lands Leasing Act of February 25, 1920

Includes GEOTHERMAL STEAM ACT OF 1970
Mineral Leasing Act 1920-2007.pdf
 
BLM PEIS on Geothermal Leasing in the Western US October 2008
 
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, October 2008
 
Record of Decision
 
Code of Federal Regulations
 
30 CFR Parts 202, 206, 210, 217 and 218 Geothermal Royalty Payments, Direct Use Fees, and Royalty Valuation; Final Rule
 
40 CFR 1500-1508, 1515 Royalty Environmental Protection and FOIA
 
43 CFR 2800 ROWs under FLPMA
 
43 CFR 3000 MMS General 2009
 
43 CRF 3280 2009 Unit Agreements
 
43 CFR 3000, 3200, 3280 EPACT Regulation Revision 2007
43 CFR 3200 2007.html

43 CFR 3200 Regs in use prior to Energy Act
43 CFR 3200 2000.html

FLPMA

Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
FLPMA.html 

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act Handbook H-1790-1
NEPA Handbook 2008.html 

Information for Publication Standards for EA/EIS/Planning Documents
http://www.blm.gov/nv/en/info/nepa/publication_standards.html

Geothermal Leasing NEPA Documents

Fluid Mineral Leasing within Six Areas on the Carson City District (January 2009)
http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carson_city_field/blm_programs/planning/fluid_minerals_ea.html

Geothermal Resources Leasing in Churchill, Mineral, & Nye Counties, Nevada
http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carson_city_field/blm_information/nepa/geothermal_leasing.html (May 2008)

Environmental Assessment for Leasing Geothermal Resources by the Carson City District (July 2002)
http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/carson_city_field/planning___environmental/geothermal.Par.35807.File.dat/Final_EA_Geothermal_Leasing.pdf

Environmental Assessment for Leasing Geothermal Resources by the Elko District (June 2008)
http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/elko_field_office/information/nepa/geothermal_lease_sale.Par.45371.File.dat/Geothermal%20Lease%20Sale%20(June%202008%20EA).pdf 

Geothermal Exploration NEPA Documents

Carson Lake Geothermal Exploration Project Environmental Assessment (March 2008)

Jersey Valley Geothermal Exploration Project, Pershing County, Nevada (May 2007)
Jersey Valley Exploration EA and DR – May 2007.pdf
 
Geothermal Development NEPA Documents
 
Blue Mountain Geothermal Development Project, Humboldt & Pershing Counties, Nevada (December 2007)
 
BLM Geothermal Resources Operational Orders 1970
 
BLM Geothermal Orders 1970 Order 1.pdf  Exploration Operations
BLM Geothermal Orders 1970 Order 2.pdf  Drilling, Completion, and Spacing of Geothermal Wells
BLM Geothermal Orders 1970 Order 3.pdf  Plugging and Abandonment of Wells
BLM Geothermal Orders 1970 Order 4.pdf  General Environmental Protection Requirements
BLM Geothermal Orders 1970 Order 6.pdf  Pipelines and Surface Production Facilities
BLM Geothermal Orders 1970 Order 7.pdf  Production, Royalties, Measurement Equipment, and Testing Procedures

BLM Instruction Memorandums

IM 2004-110.pdf Fluid Mineral Leasing and Related Planning and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Processes April 11, 2004 and August 13.2004

IM 2006-71.html Process Improvement for Oil, Gas, Geothermal, Geophysical, and Related Rights-of-Way

IM 2006-192.html Gold Book – Fourth Edition, Fluid Minerals Standards and Guidelines

IM 2007-115.pdf  Applications for Permit to Drill (APD) In Accordance with Onshore Oil and Gas Order No.1, as Revised on March 7, 2007 (72 FR 10308)

IM 2007-021.html Integration of Best Management Practices into Application for Permit to Drill Approvals and Associated Rights-of-Way

IM 2008-009.html Paleontological Resources

IM NV-2008-022.pdf  Geothermal Drilling Permit (GDP) Processing           

IM 2008-0032.html Exceptions, Waivers, and Modifications of Fluid Minerals Stipulations and Conditions of Approval, and Associated Rights-of-Way Terms and Conditions

IM 2008-068.html New and Modified Legacy Rehost 2000 (LR2000) Case Types and Action Codes for Tracking Geothermal Resources Leasing and Operations under the revised Geothermal Leasing regulations and implementation of the National Lease Sale System (NLSS) Public Challenge and Stipulations Modules

IM 2009-022.html  Geothermal Leasing under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) with Forms

IM 2009-044.html  Supplemental Guidance to 516 Department Manual 11.9 B. Fluid Minerals: Approval of Notice of Intent to Conduct Geophysical Exploration with No Road Construction, by means of Categorical Exclusion.

IM-2009-078.html  Drilling permits for directional drilling into Federal sub-surface from non-Federal surface.

IM-2009-167.html  Visual Resource Management as it applies to Renewable Energy.

Exploration & Development Checklists

Form NOI Checklist  Notice of Intent

Form POO Checklist  Plan of Operations

Form POO GDP Checklist  Drilling Plan

Form POU Checklist  Proposed Utilization Facility

Form Commercial Use Permit Checklist  Commercial Operations      

Native Americans
 
 
Surface Operating Standards and Guidelines
 
 
Cooperative Agreements
 
BLM / NDOM Temperature Gradient Hole Permitting Standardization

BLM / NDOM 2006 MOU for Coordination of OGG Permitting and Inspection

NDEP and NDOM Injection Well 2008
 
Nevada Regulation
 
Nevada Administrative Code 534A

Nevada Revised Statutes 534A

Nevada Administrative Code 445A Water Pollution Control

Nevada Revised Statutes 445A Water Pollution Control
 

Documents may be superseded or revised at a later date.