Decision Memo Completed

Application for a Permit to Drill, Alexander 1 Heinrich Production LLC

Wayne National Forest Washington, Ohio Athens Ranger District

Heinrich Production, LLC proposes to develop a vertical oil & gas well on the Marietta Unit. The proposed well pad is 0.74ac and a proposed access road is 250ft in length. This proposal does not include horizontal drilling or high volume fracking.

Location

Located approximately 6 miles north of Newport, Ohio within Independence Township of Washington County on the Marietta Unit of the Athens Ranger District

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/18/2013
2
Comment Period
04/18/2013
3
Decision
05/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2013 (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
Alexander #1 Well - BLm Lease 51969 Heinrich Production LLCDecision Signed Date: 05/31/2013 Legal Notice Date: 06/05/2013
ForestsWayne National Forest
DistrictsAthens Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionLocated in the SE of the NE of T2N, R6W, Section 26, Independence Township, Washington County, Ohio
Minerals and geology