BLM approves Dry Piney helium and carbon sequestration project
PINEDALE, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management today approved the Dry Piney helium and carbon sequestration project planned on public, private, and state lands near LaBarge in Sublette County. The project is estimated to be capable of producing more than 800 million cubic feet of bulk liquid helium per year from subsurface mineral estates.
With this approval, Blue Spruce Operating, LLC, may construct a natural gas plant to process and separate raw gas streams into saleable helium and methane products. The project includes nine gas production wells, access roads, buried gathering and utility lines, a natural gas residue sales pipeline, and an acid-gas injection facility to permanently sequester excess carbon in federal pore space deep underground. Commercial operations are expected to begin during the summer of 2028.
Additional information, including the decision record, environmental assessment, finding of no significant impact, and other planning documents are available at the BLM National NEPA Register. For more information, contact the Pinedale Field Office, at 307-367-5300 or [email protected].
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The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.