Decision Memo Completed

Application for Permit to Drill, Hite 2 Oil and Gas Well - Kenoil Inc.

Wayne National Forest Hocking, Ohio Athens Ranger District

Kenoil Inc. proposes to develop a traditional vertical oil & gas well on the Athens Unit. The proposed well pad is 0.67ac and a proposed access road is 600ft in length. This proposal does not include horizontal drilling or high volume fracking.

Location

The proposed well site is located approximately nine miles northeast of Logan, Ohio and ½ mile south of Gore, Ohio on the Athens Ranger District.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/01/2012
2
Comment Period
05/28/2012
3
Decision
06/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Natural Gas; Oil
Application fo Permit to Drill, Hite 2 Oil and Gas Well - Kenoil Inc.Decision Signed Date: 06/29/2012 Legal Notice Date: 07/05/2012
ForestsWayne National Forest
DistrictsAthens Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionS ½ of the NW of T14N, R16W, Section 35, Falls Gore Township, Hocking County, Ohio.
Minerals and geology