Pinedale Anticline Project Office (PAPO)
The Pinedale Anticline Natural Gas Field is located in the Upper Green River Basin of west-central Wyoming, south of Pinedale. The Anticline’s 198,000 acres of rolling sagebrush are 80 percent federally owned. The area has one of the richest concentrations of natural gas in the United States, currently estimated at more than 25 trillion cubic feet.
The Pinedale Anticline Project Office was created by the Anticline Project Record of Decision (SEIS ROD) to provide overall management of on-site monitoring and off-site mitigation activities. The PAPO obtains, collects, stores and distributes monitoring information to support the adaptive management process and analyzes mitigation projects primarily focusing on mule deer, pronghorn and Greater Sage-Grouse.
The SEIS ROD established a Monitoring and Mitigation Fund to mitigate potential impacts to wildlife, air and other resources in the area. Ultra, Shell, and Questar contribute $7,500 to the Monitoring and Mitigation Fund for each well spudded in the Anticline, with a total contribution of $36 million during the life of the project.
| Total spudded wells drilled Sept. 12, 2008 - Sept. 12, 2017 |
2249 |
| Total wells allowed under ROD | 4399 |
| Total pads (BLM) Sept. 12, 2008 - Sept. 30. 2017 |
416 |
| Total pads allowed under ROD | 600 |
| Total well spud/contribution revenue Sept. 12, 2008 - Sept. 12, 2017 |
$25,328,701 |
2020/2021 Annual Planning Meeting Documents
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have made the 2020 wildlife monitoring reports, operator reports and agency updates available online for public review and comment in lieu of having an in-person planning meeting. You can access these documents by clicking the links below. If you would like to provide input on these documents, please submit comments via email to Kellie Roadifer at kroadife@blm.gov by May 15.
Ultra Resources - Annual Planning Meeting Update (2021)
Jonah Energy LLC - Annual Planning Meeting Update (2021)
Pinedale Energy Partners Operating LLC - Annual Planning Meeting Update (2021)
Pinedale Anticline Air Quality Update Presentation (2021)
BLM Air Quality Presentation (2021)
BLM Groundwater Presentation (2021)
Mule Deer Habitat Mitigation Projects Report (2020/2021)
Mule Deer Habitat Mitigation Projects Presentation (2020/2021)
Mule Deer Monitoring Report (2020/2021)
Mule Deer Presentation (2020/2021)
Pronghorn Monitoring Report (2020/2021)
Pronghorn Presentation (2020/2021)
Pygmy Rabbit Population Monitoring Presentation (2020/2021)
Greater Sage-Grouse Report (2020/2021)