BLM Approves up to Eight Natural Gas Wells in Utah
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Grandaddy Well Pad: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0166-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving eight Applications for Permit to Drill authorizing Koda Uinta LLC (the applicant) to directionally drill natural gas wells from the Grandaddy 11-23-723 Well Pad. The EA also analyzed effects of constructing the pad with associated infrastructure (a powerline, access roads, and pipeline corridor) and drilling of eight additional wells in the future for a total of sixteen. The project location is on BLM-administered lands approximately 22 linear miles southeast of Vernal, Utah, in Section 23, Township 7 South, Range 23 East, S.L.B.&M., Uintah County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=AFD2BC11-D591-F111-AB0F-001DD804183B. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
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.