Koda GNB LLC and Koda Uinta LLC authorized for natural gas drilling in Uintah County
Koda GNB LLC authorized to drill up to fourteen natural gas wells on Raptor 15 Pad
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued a Decision Record for the Raptor 15 Pad Natural Gas Wells: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2027-0005-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 fourteen gas wells from the approved Raptor 15 Well Pad to produce from their existing Indian Trust mineral lease. The BLM relied on the Environmental Assessment U&O-FY26-069-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 in Section 14, Township 9 South, Range 20 East in Uintah County, Utah.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=4572C87B-79C2-F111-AAAE-001DD803D7D3.
For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
Koda Uinta LLC approved for Moffit Well Pad natural gas development
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Moffit Well Pad: DOI-BLM-UT-G010-2026-0215-EA. The Responsible Official signed a decision record approving two Applications for Permit to Drill authorizing Koda Uinta LLC (the applicant) to horizontally drill two natural gas wells from the Moffit 43-27-723 Well Pad. The EA also analyzed constructing the pad with associated infrastructure (an access road, powerline, and pipelines). The project location is approximately 23 linear miles southeast of Vernal, Utah in Section 27, Township 7South, Range 23 East. S.L.B.&M. in Uintah County, Utah.
The decision record can be found at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home/?id=719858B1-6CB0-F111-AAAC-001DD8084607.
For more information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
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