Proposal is to conduct surface use operations associated with accessing, drilling, testing, and completion for two horizontal oil wells located on Thunder Basin National Grassland, with approx. 0.1 miles of road construction.
Location
Appoximately 9 miles South of Wright Wyoming just off of Hwy. 59.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/29/2013
2
Decision
12/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Oil & Gas - Sec. 390, Energy Policy Act Of 2005 (Sec 390) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Oil |
| Ballard Petroleum Holdings LLC APDs for USFS Fed 14-22TH and 14-23TH Wells | Decision Signed Date: 12/21/2017 |
| Forests | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
| Districts | Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | SW ¼ SW ¼ of Section 22, T42N, R72W (USFS Fed 14-22 TH), SW ¼ SW ¼ of Section 23, T42N, R72W (USFS Fed 14-23 TH) |