Lander Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith, 307/347-5207 | |||
| Stuart Cerovski, 307/332-8400 |
BLM Issues Decision on Exploratory Well North of Dubois
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lander Field Office announces that a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) and a decision record (DR) have been signed for an exploratory oil and gas well and associated facilities in the Brent Creek Area, ten miles north of Dubois, Wyo.
The Scott #2 Well, proposed by Hudson Group LLC (Hudson), will be located on an existing lease on surface land administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Shoshone National Forest and mineral estate administered by the BLM. The BLM and the USFS have worked cooperatively throughout the process.
Hudson’s surface use plan of operations has been approved by the USFS and their mitigation measures have been incorporated into the BLM conditions of approval for Hudson’s application for permit to drill.
The FONSI and DR are available on the BLM website at www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/lfo/ScottWell.html.
The joint USFS-BLM analysis of the impacts associated with the proposed well can be found on the USFS website at www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=30027.
For more information, please contact the Lander Field Office at 307-332-8400.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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