Glade and V1 well pads oil and gas drilling authorized in Uintah County
Utah
Green River DO
Vernal FO
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November 3, 2026
Anschutz Exploration Corporation authorized to develop Glade Well Pad natural gas wells
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Glade Well Pad: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0144-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving four Applications for Permit to Drill authorizing Anschutz Exploration Corporation (the applicant) to horizontally drill natural gas wells from the Glade Fed 0925 Well Pad. The EA also analyzed constructing the pad with associated infrastructure (an access road and pipelines) and drilling up to four additional wells for a total of eight. The project location is approximately 34 linear miles southeast of Vernal, Utah in Section 7, Township 9 South, Range 25 East. S.L.B.&M. in Uintah County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://blm-eplanning.powerappsportals.us/Project-Home/?id=61AFD9C0-E989-F111-AB10-001DD8029ED0. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400. Scout Energy Management approved for V1 Well Pad oil development
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the V1 Well Pad: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0135-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving three Applications for Permit to Drill authorizing Scout Energy Management (the applicant) to horizontally drill oil wells from the Vernon (V1) Well Pad. The EA also analyzed constructing the pad with associated infrastructure (access roads and pipelines). The project location is on BLM administered lands in the Greater Monument Buttes Unit, approximately 17 linear miles southeast of Roosevelt, Utah in Sections 5, 6, and 7 of Township 9 South, Range 18 East. S.L.B.&M. in Uintah County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://blm-eplanning.powerappsportals.us/Project-Home/?id=3F841A14-AD7B-F111-AB0E-001DD804183B. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
