Decision Memo Completed

Merit Energy Master Private Mineral Permit - Amendment 10

Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Morton, Kansas Cimarron Ranger District

The Forest Service proposes to amend a Special Use Permit (CIM 101) by allowing the proponent to install approximately 600 ft of new injection (water) line to connect their Pearson C-2 well site with their existing injection line

Location

5 miles northeast of Elkhart, Kansas

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/21/2022
2
Decision
10/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations; Natural Gas
Merit Energy Master Private Mineral Permit - Amendment 10Decision Signed Date: 10/05/2023
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsCimarron Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionEast border Sec. 32, T34S, R41W
Special use management