Vernal, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office (VFO) announces that the Environmental Assessment (EA) for Cochrane’s Horse Point 12-13 Well is available for public comment. The 15-day public comment period begins on January 20, 2012, and ends on February 6, 2012. This document analyzes the potential environmental impacts of Cochrane Resources, Inc.’s proposed well. The EA is available on the BLM VFO website at http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/vernal/planning/nepa_.html. 

 

Under the Proposed Action, one new gas well would be drilled in Township 16 South, Range 23 East, Section 13 in Grand County. The well would be located directly south of the Divide Ridge Road in the Book Cliffs. Total new surface disturbance under the Proposed Action would be approximately 2.0 acres.

 

If you wish to submit comments on this EA, we request that you make them as specific as possible, with references to page numbers and chapters of the document. The most useful comments will contain new technical or scientific information, identify data gaps in the impact analysis, or will provide technical or scientific rationale for opinions or preferences. Please refer to “Cochrane Horse Point 12-13” in your correspondence. Written comments will be accepted by fax, email, or letter. Send all comments by February 6, 2012, to:

 

Bureau of Land Management

Attn: Stephanie Howard

Vernal Field Office

170 South 500 East

Vernal, UT 84078

Fax: (435) 781-4410

UT_Vernal_Comments@BLM.gov

 

Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. BLM will not consider anonymous comments. All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety. For further information concerning the document, please contact Stephanie Howard at (435) 781-4469.