BLM Approves Right of Way, 16 Drill Permits Uintah County
Utah
Green River DO
Vernal FO
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BLM Office:
September 16, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued a Decision Record for the Raptor 7 Natural Gas Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0208-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving Applications for Permit to Drill which authorize Koda GNB LLC (the applicant) to drill up to sixteen gas wells from the approved Raptor 7 Well Pad to produce from their existing federal mineral lease. The BLM relied on the Environmental Assessment U&O-FY26-038-EA 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 Township 9 South, Range 21 East, Section 7 (SLB&M) in Uintah County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=739AFEAB-39A6-F111-B8DE-001DD800B811. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued Categorical Exclusion (CE) documentation for the Battery 1 LACT: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0153-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving a right-of-way amendment which authorizes Koda Uinta LLC (the applicant) to expand their Walker Hollow Battery 1 Facility, constructing a Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) pad and an associated access road. The project location is on BLM-administered land in approximately 21 linear miles southeast of Vernal, in Section 17, Township 7 South, Range 24 East S.L.B.&M. of Uintah County, Utah. The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=59D9F2BA-2590-F111-AB0F-001DD8084607. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
