Authorizations Issued for Middle Fork Energy Drilling and Jeep Jamboree USA
Jeep Jamboree USA Authorized to Offer Additional Ride on Designated Routes Within Bears Ears National Monument
The BLM Monticello Field Office has issued a Categorical Exclusion and Decision Record that authorizes an amendment to Jeep Jamboree USA’s Special Recreation Permit to offer an additional ride on designated routes within Bears Ears National Monument.
The Categorical Exclusion and Decision Record can be found at https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=26764df3-a7f2-f011-8407-001dd80c29f3.
For more information, please contact Jill Stephenson at 435-259-2141 or [email protected], or the Monticello Field Office at 435-587-1500.
15 Gas Wells Approved for Middle Fork Energy Uinta LLC
The BLM Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Hoy 31-32-723 Well Pad: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0021-EA. The Authorized Officer signed a decision record under which the BLM will approve 15 Applications for Permit to Drill for the applicant, Middle Fork Energy Uinta LLC, to drill gas wells producing from federal minerals. The EA also analyzed 17 future wells, meaning up to 32 total wells could potentially be authorized pursuant to the analysis. This project is located approximately 26 miles southeast of Vernal, Utah, in Section 32, Township 7 South, Range 23 East in Uintah County, Utah.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=083ADAF8-A7F2-F011-8407-001DD80DB62A.
For more information, please contact JD Mallory at 801-539-4089 or [email protected], or the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
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