BLM Vernal Field Office Issues Oil and Gas Well Permit Decisions
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October 21, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued a Decision Record for the LC Tribal Longshot Oil Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2027-0002-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving Applications for Permit to Drill which authorize Uinta Wax Operating LLC (the applicant) to horizontally drill up to nine oil wells from the approved LC Tribal 5-20D-45 Well Pad expansion to produce from their existing Indian Trust mineral lease. The BLM relied on the Environmental Assessment U&O-FY12-Q3-086-EA and FONSI prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) which approved the rights-of-way for the well pad and associated surface infrastructure. The project location is on BIA-administered lands in in in Section 20, Township 4 South, Range 5 West in Duchesne County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=C4BE1BE9-03C1-F111-AAAD-001DD807328B. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Jaw Oil Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0200-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving four Applications for Permit to Drill authorizing Uinta Wax Operating LLC (the applicant) to horizontally drill oil wells from the Jaw Well Pad to produce from an existing Indian Trust mineral lease. The EA also analyzed non-surface effects of constructing the pad with associated infrastructure (access roads and pipelines) on private surface. The project location is on split-estate lands approximately fourteen linear miles east of Roosevelt, Utah, in Section 16, Township 3 South, Range 1 East, U.S.M. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=8465138F-F2A2-F111-B8DC-001DD803D7D3. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued a Decision Record for the Raptor 10 Natural Gas Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2027-0004-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving Applications for Permit to Drill which authorize Koda GNB LLC (the applicant) to directionally drill up to sixteen gas wells from the approved Raptor 10 Well Pad expansion to produce from two existing federal mineral leases. The BLM relied on the Environmental Assessment U&O-FY26-069-EA and FONSI prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) which approved the rights-of-way for the well pad and associated surface infrastructure. The project location is on BIA-administered lands in in in Section 10, Township 9 South, Range 21 East in Uintah County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=21BBEBEC-9AC2-F111-AAAD-001DD80F06E9. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
