BLM seeks comments on Noble’s proposed Nevada gas exploration
March 27, 2014
The US Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments on Noble Energy Inc.’s proposed natural gas exploration drilling on leases it holds in the Tabor Flats area west of Wells, Nev. It will accept comments through Apr. 27 on BLM’s environmental assessment and the Houston independent producer’s master surface use plan for the project, BLM’s Wells field office said.
The US Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments on Noble Energy Inc.’s proposed natural gas exploration drilling on leases it holds in the Tabor Flats area west of Wells, Nev. It will accept comments through Apr. 27 on BLM’s environmental assessment and the Houston independent producer’s master surface use plan for the project, BLM’s Wells field office said.
It said Noble plans to drill and complete as many as 20 wells using hydraulic fracturing over more than 2 years on public and private land about 4 miles northwest of the northeastern Nevada community. Construction associated with the project would include drill pads and roads, as well as maintenance or upgrades to existing roads to allow for drill rig and support vehicle traffic.
The project area would cover 39,445 acres, including 20,622 acres on public land (52% of the project area), 2,603 acres on private land with BLM-administered subsurface mineral rights (7%), and 16,220 acres of private lands and minerals (41%), the Mar. 24 announcement said.
NICK SNOW covered oil and gas in Washington for more than 30 years. He worked in several capacities for The Oil Daily and was founding editor of Petroleum Finance Week before joining OGJ as its Washington correspondent in September 2005 and becoming its full-time Washington editor in October 2007. He retired from OGJ in January 2020.
