BLM Approves a Communications Site and 36 APDs in Utah
Crawford Mountain Communication Site Amendment
The BLM Salt Lake Field Office has issued a categorical exclusion and decision record that authorizes the Crawford Mountain Communication Site Amendment. This project is located in Rich County, UT. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=7183FC78-E79B-F111-8077-001DD804183B. For more information, please contact Emily Timer at 385-214-9518 or [email protected], or the Salt Lake Field Office at (801) 320-8300 or [email protected].
Voyageurs Natural Gas Wells
The BLM Vernal Field Office has issued a Decision Record for the Voyageurs Natural Gas Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0170-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving Applications for Permit to Drill which authorize Koda Uinta, LLC (the applicant) to drill up to sixteen gas wells from the approved Voyageurs Well Pad to produce from their existing federal mineral leases. The BLM relied on the Environmental Assessment U&O-FY25-076-EA and FONSI prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) which approved the right-of-way for the well pad and associated surface infrastructure. The project location is on BIA-administered lands in Section 12, Township 8 South, Range 21 East, SLB&M, in Uintah County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=A9CCC6E9-569A-F111-8077-001DD803D7D3. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
LC Tribal 35D-56 Pad Oil Wells
The BLM Vernal Field Office has issued a Decision Record for the LC Tribal 35D-56 Pad Oil Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0179-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving Applications for Permit to Drill which authorize Berry Petroleum Company, LLC (the applicant) to drill up to four oil wells from the approved LC Tribal 35D-56 Well Pad to produce from their existing mineral leases. The BLM relied on the Environmental Assessment U&O-FY25-072-EA and FONSI prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) which approved the right-of-way for the well pad and associated surface infrastructure. The project location is on BIA-administered lands in Uintah County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=233308EC-EB97-F111-AB0F-001DD8084607. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
Sequoia Natural Gas Wells
The BLM Vernal Field Office has issued a Decision Record for the Sequoia Natural Gas Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0169-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving Applications for Permit to Drill which authorize Koda Uinta, LLC (the applicant) to drill up to sixteen gas wells from the approved Sequoia Well Pad to produce from their existing federal mineral leases. The BLM relied on the Environmental Assessment U&O-FY25-076-EA and FONSI prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) which approved the right-of-way for the well pad and associated surface infrastructure. The project location is on BIA-administered lands in Section 16, Township 8 South, Range 21 East, SLB&M, in Uintah County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=12E86D95-569A-F111-8077-001DD803D7D3. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
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