Skoufos South oil wells approved; Mountain bike race permit authorized in Uintah Co.
Uinta Wax Operating LLC Authorized to Proceed with Skoufos South Oil Wells
The BLM Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Skoufos South Oil Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0052-EA. The Authorized Officer signed a decision record under which the BLM will approve four Applications for Permit to Drill for the applicant, Uinta Wax Operating LLC, to drill oil wells producing from Indian Trust minerals. The EA also analyzed drilling of up to four additional wells in the future for a total of eight, and non-surface efects of constructing the well pad and supporting infrastructure on lands outside BLM jurisdiction. The project location is on private land in Section 22, Township 3 South, Range 1 West, U.S.M approximately 4.7 linear miles northeast of Myton, Utah in Duchesne County.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=9B5C311E-6F07-F111-8406-001DD804183B.
For more information, please contact Jonathan D Mallory at 801-539-4089 or [email protected], or the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
BLM Approves 10-Year Permit for Annual Utah Gravel Series Mountain Bike Race
The BLM Vernal Field Office completed Categorical Exclusion documentation for the Utah Gravel Series SRP: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0036-CX. The Authorized Officer signed a decision record under which the BLM will issue a Special Recreation Permit for a term of 10 years allowing the applicant to annually conduct a competitive mountain bike race during late May to early June. The project location is a network of existing routes on BLM-administered sections of the Dry Fork Access and Taylor Mountain Road in Uintah County, Utah.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=2F82E9CF-E718-F111-8342-001DD8084607.
For more information, please contact Jonathan D Mallory at 801-539-4089 or [email protected], or the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
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