Oil and natural gas exploration and development. Approximately 4 percent of project area is on Thunder Basin NG. The lead agency of the EIS is the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service is a cooperating agency.
Location
Northern portion of Converse County, north of Interstate Highway 25. Thunder Basin National Grassland.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
05/16/2014
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
04/27/2019
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/31/2020
4
Objection Period Start
12/2023 (Estimated)
5
Decision
07/2024 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
08/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Oil & Gas - Sec. 390, Energy Policy Act Of 2005 (Sec 390) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
| Districts | Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Townships 32 through 40 North, Ranges 67 through 76 West, 6th Principal Meridian |