Ranch oil wells development approved in Duchesne County
The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Ranch Oil Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0094-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record under which the BLM will authorize five Applications for Permit to Uinta Wax Operating LLC (the applicant) to drill oil wells. The EA analyzed potential non-surface effects from construction of a new well pad with associated infrastructure and drilling of up to seven additional wells for a total of twelve. The project location is approximately 7.5 linear miles southwest of Roosevelt, Utah in NWNE Section 15, Township 3 South, Range 2 West, in the North Myton Bench area of Duchesne County, Utah. The surface is privately owned but the wells will extract Indian Trust minerals from existing leases.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=91503776-403F-F111-88B3-001DD804183B.
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.