BLM Authorizes U1 Well Pad Oil Drilling In Greater Monument Buttes Unit

The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office has announced the authorization of oil drilling on a well pad in the Greater Monument Buttes Unit. The decision record was signed, approving three Applications for Permit to Drill authorizing applicant Scout Energy Management to horizontally drill oil wells from the Uvalde (U1) Well Pad. The Environmental Assessment also analyzed constructing the pad with associated infrastructure, such as access roads and pipelines. The project location is on BLM-administered lands in the Greater Monument Buttes Unit, approximately 17 miles southeast of Roosevelt within Uintah County. For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.