Farmington Field Office Scheduled Onsite Inspections
What are Onsite Inspections?
Before approval of the 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.
April 17, 2024
Tacitus (NTEC) has submitted seven Notices of Staking for new helium wells on tribal surface near Little Water, NM. The company has proposed the construction of four new well pads, four new access roads, and four new well-connect pipelines. Each new well pad would house at least one helium well. Pad names (and their respective well names) would be Navajo Tribal P8-A1-D, Navajo Tribal P8-D1-D, Navajo Tribal N17-B1-D, and Navajo Tribal U16-B2-D.
NTEC is additionally proposing to reoccupy three existing well pads to drill at least one helium well on each existing pad. These three existing pads each have existing road and pipeline infrastructure. The new wells drilled on existing well pads would include Navajo Tribal U11A, Navajo Tribal U16-A2-D, and Navajo Tribal U24A.
An onsite for this clustered NTEC Helium Development Project is scheduled for April 17, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. The BLM, BIA, Navajo Nation, and NTEC will meet at the Little Water Express (36.447732, -108.722712) in Little Water, NM. We will then proceed to each of the staked pad locations.
For more information and directions contact:
Avery Owen
Natural Resource Specialist
505-564-7623
aowen@blm.gov