Environmental Assessment Completed

Noble Energy, Inc Cache Creek Master Development Plan (CCMPD)

White River National Forest Garfield, Colorado West Zone/Rifle Ranger District

Joint BLM/FS project includes 0.5 mi of access road and 6.5 acres of road and pipeline disturbance on NFS lands, as part of the larger CCMPD. For more information, contact Jim Byers, Glenwood Energy Office, jim_byers@blm.gov, 970-947-5222

Location

Approximately 3.8 miles south of the I-70 Rulison exit and 7 miles east of Parachute, CO

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/11/2009
2
Comment Period
12/04/2009
3
Decision
02/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations; Road Improvements/Construction
Cache Creek Master Development Plan for Oil and Gas ExplorationDecision Signed Date: 02/19/2010 Legal Notice Date: 03/03/2010
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWest Zone/Rifle Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionApproximately 1,544 acres of Federal and private surface and mineral ownership within portions of Sections 17, 19-20, T7S, R94W
Minerals and geologySpecial use management