Farmington Field Office Scheduled Onsite Inspections

What are Onsite Inspections?

Before approval of an application for permit to drill (APD), an onsite inspection will be conducted with the operator to further identify site-specific resource protection concerns and requirements. Prior to, or in conjunction with, the onsite inspection, the surface management agency will advise the operator if any special inventories or studies are required, such as for cultural resources or threatened and endangered species.

January 29, 2026

BLM has scheduled am onsite visit for Hilcorp - Allison Unit #25H. Hilcorp Energy Company has proposed a new natural gas well project primarily located in Section 19 of T32N R6W. The Allison Unit #25H project would involve the reoccupation of an existing well pad on private surface. The well pad would be expanded to a 2.20-acre disturbed area. The long-term size of the well pad, after interim reclamation, would be 1.23 acres. An existing access road would be utilized and would not be expanded. Harvest Midstream would upsize an approximately 1,809-foot-long section of an existing pipeline on private lands to accommodate the additional gas flow. Two temporary use areas (TUA) are proposed on private lands for working space to install the upsized pipeline. These TUAs would account for a total of 0.26 acres of disturbance. The existing Allison Unit 34, Allison Unit 124, Allison Unit 31M, Allison Unit 13M, and Allison Unit 31 well pads are proposed as staging areas. These staging locations are shown as points in the project shapefiles.

Meeting Location: The onsite inspection for Allison Unit #25H will occur on January 29, 2026. We will meet at the Subway parking lot in Ignacio, CO (580 Goddard Ave, Ignacio, CO 81137) at 9 a.m. prior to proceeding to the project location as a group.

For more information contact:

Avery Sawyer
Natural Resources Specialist
505-564-7623
[email protected]

January 26, 2026

BLM has scheduled am onsite visit for the Carson Express to Carson Unit Tank Battery Layflat Pipeline & Tank Placement. DJR Operating, LLC has submitted two Sundry Notices for activities within the Carson Unit in Section 13 of Township 25 North Range 12 West on Navajo Nation Tribal Trust Lands.

The proposed project, would involve one new layflat line corridor, 2,804.34' in length and 30' in width, for the placement of up to two 16" diameter layflat lines. The layflat lines would transport water for drilling and completions of wells within the Carson Unit and would connect the approved Carson Express layflat line to the Carson Unit Tank Battery. On the existing and fenced Carson Unit Tank Battery location, DJR requests placement of one 60,000-barrel aboveground storage tank (AST) and up to thirty 400-barrel vertical frac tanks. No new disturbance or expansion is proposed for the Carson Tank Unit Battery.

Meeting Location: We will be meeting at the at the Hilltop Speedway Gas Station (13921 US-550, Bloomfield, NM 87413) at 10 a.m., weather permitting prior to proceeding to the project location as a group.

For more information contact:

Avery Sawyer
Natural Resources Specialist
505-564-7623
[email protected]

Contact Information

Chris Wenman
505-564-7727