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The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has issued a decision record authorizing up to seventeen gas wells at the Arches Pad in Uintah County. The approval allows Koda Uinta LLC to drill from an approved well pad to produce from an existing federal mineral lease.
Key takeaways
The BLM Vernal Field Office approved applications for permit to drill for Koda Uinta LLC.
Up to seventeen gas wells are authorized at the Arches Pad.
The project site is located on BIA-administered lands in Uintah County.
The decision was based on an Environmental Assessment prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued a Decision Record for the Arches Pad Natural Gas Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0185-EA. This decision authorizes Koda Uinta LLC to drill up to seventeen gas wells from the approved Arches Well Pad to produce from an existing federal mineral lease.
The project is located on BIA-administered lands in Section 28, Township 8 South, Range 21 East in Uintah County, Utah. The BLM relied on the Environmental Assessment U&O-FY26-015-EA prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), which approved the rights-of-way for the well pad and associated surface infrastructure.
