MCW well pad gas drilling authorized; McCoy Flats mountain bike trails designated
Greylock Production LLC authorized to develop MCW well pad gas well
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the MCW Well Pad: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0058-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record under which the BLM will authorize an Application for Permit to Drill to Greylock Production LLC (the applicant) to drill a gas well. The EA analyzed construction of a new well pad with an associated access road and pipelines and drilling of up to seven additional wells for a total of eight. The project location is on BLM-administered lands in the Chapita Wells Unit, located north of the White River in Uintah County, Utah (Township 9 South, Range 23 East, Section 21).
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=0CD0A6B4-6C07-F111-8406-001DD804183B.
For more information, please contact JD Mallory at 801-539-4089 or [email protected], or the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400
Three mountain bike trails formally designated at McCoy Flats
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has issued Categorical Exclusion (CE) documentation for mountain bike trail designations: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0108-CE. The Responsible Official signed a decision record under which the BLM will designate three existing trails in McCoy Flats (Festice, Split Decision, and Rogue) and incorporate them into the nonmotorized trail network. Rogue would be designated as OHV-Closed, and Festice and Split Decision would be designated OHV-Limited to Class I Electric Bikes. The trails are in Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 28 of Township 5 South, Range 21 East (SLM), in Duchesne County, Utah.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=165B7AEA-D352-F111-BEC6-001DD8029ED0.
For more information, please contact JD Mallory at 801-539-4089 or [email protected], or 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.