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[Castnshoot]

Today the final approval went though for the drilling of 1200 new gas wells, on 177,000 acres of BLM land in Uinta and Duchesne countys. It is a done deal and will no doubt bring a much needed boost to the economy.

That being said the actual project it self will no doubt harm the on going efforts to re-build the mule deer herd in Utah.

Many on this site work for some of the many hundreds of contractors, service providers and suppliers that will do well on this project.

In an effort to get some kind of benefit for the Mule Deer herd out of this situation. Please look for ways to partner with some of the good people involved in this development. So as to secure funding to go towards Mule Deer enhancment projects.

The deals made with Gasco Energy by the BLM, DWR, and USFWS as far offsetting damages will not go far outside the effected area it self.

http://gascoenergy.investorroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=21

 

[deadibob]

I do believe most of those wells be drilled on existing pads and therefore not creating any more impact than is already there. At least that's what they've been doing out at Natural buttes.

 

[Castnshoot]

I think there is already 130 existing pads, and there will be another 500 new. I could be wrong.

 

[justr_86]

Where gasco, xto, Newfield, anadarko, Ute energy, coke there's a few others too. Where they drill these Wells you would have a hard time growing sagebrush.... Granted there
Is some development where elk and deer are its minimal... Its being handled responsibly..... I know the company I work for holds ourselves to a higher standard than the blm or EPA...

 

[ColoradoOak]

 

[justr_86]

Like I said, theres not much for habitat in those areas.... Have you ever been there or just looked at a map? Its ankle high sagebrush, cactus, and rocks slowly breaking its way into scattered cedar trees...

 

[Ticks N Tines]

Some of the best winter range I have seen is near oil wells and other operations. The deer do just fine.

 

[justr_86]

They also reclaim quite a bit of land from pipelines etc and it gives the animals new forage, as well as the countless ponds that are built that animals only benefit from..

 

[Castnshoot]

LAST EDITED ON Jun-19-12 AT 02:14PM (MST)[p]Juster, Good for the guys you are with as far as being good stuards. I know many in the industry are.

And yes alot of the effected area in this project likely is not the best Mule Deer habitat.

That being said the effects of a project of this nature reach far beyond the actual production area.

These projects produce huge increases in traffic coming from all direction going thru wintering areas that hold a lot of deer.

As much as half of this traffic moves after dark. There are many more examples.

Don't get me wrong, I am pro development. There is no way to argue the fact that every drop of oil or gas that can be drilled, will be drilled.

There are many more of these type of projects mapped out in Utah, and some are just one step away from approval. Most of them are much larger than the one just approved.

I'm just saying that the Mule Deer enhancment efforts should get there share of the largest that will be thrown around. We are talking about moneys that could make the money raised by the SFW from there tag sales look like peanuts.

Now is the time to get a foot in the door. There are already groups who are not friendly to hunting that have scored big.

 

[justr_86]

I agree that it can affect them, however not in this area.... Its desert through and through... Animal numbers there are minimal at best...

I guess what i'm saying is you will Havre better luck with another project, because here there will be no impact.. No i'm not part of this project out work for a company that is..

 

[Castnshoot]

Justr,

"I guess what i'm saying is you will Have better luck with another project, because here there will be no impact.. No i'm not part of this project I work for a company that is.."

Sorry you missed the whole point of my post. It might of just been the way I laid it out.

 

[justr_86]

Sounded to me like you were trying to get it repealed... On this particular project it would've been a waste... Paving the seep ridge road on the other hand......

 

[Castnshoot]

LAST EDITED ON Jun-19-12 AT 05:36PM (MST)[p]"Sounded to me like you were trying to get it repealed... On this particular project it would've been a waste... Paving the seep ridge road on the other hand......"

I really don't know how you came away with that idea.

I helped drill many of the Wild Cat wells that found some of this gas to start with. I still don't think you are seeing the opportunity I'm talking about.

Tapping into just a 1/4 of 1 percent of the economics driven by this one project could generate almost $2,000,000 per year.

You would have to auction a lot of tags to come up with that kind of money.

 

[justr_86]

So you want money from gas and oil companies for habitat etc? Or you want money from the leases for habitat?

I'm not trying to be a prick, re reading my posts I really am coming across that way, sorry about that.i'm just trying to figure threw direction you are going with it...