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BLM authorizes natural gas wells on Colorado’s Roan Plateau
06/18/2007
The US Bureau of Land Management authorized the drilling of as many as 1,570 natural gas wells over 20 years on part of the Roan Plateau in western Colorado. The area involves federal land within the Piceance basin.BLM indicated it probably will be at least 6 months before any leases are offered.The decision issued by the Glenwood Springs, Colo., BLM field office covers 70% of the 73,602 acres of the Roan. A final decision on the remaining 30%, which includes scenic and environmentally sensitive areas, is expected later this year following conclusion of a public comment period.A 1997 law transferred much of the Roan Plateau from the former Naval Oil Shale Reserve to the US Department of E...
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