Natural gas permits approved on existing MM 44-20-822 well pad in Uintah County
Utah
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October 19, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued Categorical Exclusion (CE) documentation for the MM 44-20-822 Resubmissions: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2027-0007-CE. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving two Applications for Permit to Drill which authorize Koda Uinta LLC (the applicant) to drill natural gas wells from the existing MM 44-20-822 well pad to produce from an existing federal mineral lease. No new surface disturbance would occur. The project location is on BLM-administered surface in the SE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 20, Township 8 South, Range 22 E, SLM in Uintah County, Utah.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=75951EDA-8DC2-F111-AAAE-001DD8029BBB. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.