The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Pinedale Anticline on Friday, September 12, 2008. This was an in-depth process and we appreciate all of the community participation that helped shape the ROD. With this milestone, Ultra, Shell and QEP Energy (formerly Questar) can continue to help our country efficiently meet its energy needs.
The Record of Decision can be accessed here »
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) on Friday, June 27, 2008. The FSEIS presents the analysis of the proposed alternatives for development of the Pinedale Anticline as well as the BLM's preferred alternative.
The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement can be accessed here »
Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
Click below to view Ultra, Shell and QEP Energy's comment letter regarding the Revised Draft SEIS:
Ultra, Shell and QEP Energy's comment letter:
Attachment A
Attachment B
Attachment C
Attachment D
Attachment E
Attachment F
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
The following quotes are excerpts from comment letters submitted during the first draft comment period that ran December 2006 - April 2007. The letters may also be viewed in their entirety by clicking on the name of the author.
- Letter from Governor Freudenthal
"I appreciate the willingness of the proponents to work on a multi-operator proposal such as has been undertaken with this DSEIS effort. A successful collaborative effort could provide additional socio-economic benefits to the local communities and the State by leveling out the seasonal drilling, completion and operational fluctuations. But equally important is the unmatched opportunity to provide a model for habitat and environmental mitigation which will lead to increased habitat function at the end of the natural gas development play."
- Letter from Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
"DEQ believes that if the following mitigation measures were addressed, the PAPA project could be undertaken without creating unacceptable air quality impacts."
- Letter from Wyoming Game and Fish Department
"Given that gas development on the PAPA will proceed according to federal process, WGFD and the operators have focused on developing a plan that will adequately accommodate development while minimizing disturbance and impacts to wildlife and their habitats, provide mitigation for unavoidable impacts to maintain as much of the natural habitat function as possible, and provide timely and appropriate reclamation following disturbance."
- Letter from Chris Holten, Registered Professional Engineer
"The 100+ photos I took over the past two years will also show that the winter pad drilling activity I am involved with has little, if any effect on the deer herds that are wintering on the Pinedale Anticline."
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