BLM Approves Natural Gas Wells in Uintah County
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has issued a Decision Record for the NBU 10H Natural Gas Wells (DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0211-CE).
The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving Applications for Permit to Drill which authorize Koda GNB LLC (the applicant) to drill up to two gas wells from the expanded NBU 921-10H Well Pad to produce from their existing federal mineral lease. The BLM relied on the Environmental Assessment U&O-FY26-081-CE prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which approved the right-of-way for the well pad expansion. The project location is on BIA-administered lands in the Natural Buttes Unit, specifically Section 10 of Township 9 South, Range 21 East in Uintah County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=B8475E90-D4A7-F111-B8DD-001DD80812D0. 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.