BLM approves Chapita Wells natural gas pipeline in Utah
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The Bureau of Land Management is announcing approval of expanded infrastructure supporting increased oil and gas production on public lands.
With this approval, Chipeta Processing LLC can construct a buried 16-inch natural gas pipeline, six-inch liquids pipeline, and a fiber optic line 3,320 feet from the planned Green River Slug Catcher Facility to the existing Chipeta Processing Plant. The Green River slug catcher facility is associated with the existing Kinder Morgan pipeline. That means that after construction of the Green River Slug Catcher and the additional pipelines and fiber optic line for the Chipeta Processing facility, they can work with the Kinder Morgan pipeline to transport gas from gas fields east of Myton, UT in Duchesne County to the Chipeta plant in Uintah County. This will reduce the amount of gas currently being flared due to insufficient pipeline capacity in the Altamont/Bluebell field area of Duchesne County, and it will reduce trucking including and associated effects like dust and vehicle emissions. The Chipeta plant enables transport of the natural gas up to Wyoming through the existing Wyoming Interstate Co. (also known as “WIC”) pipeline where it can be put into pipelines to the East Coast.
"Approval of these pipelines represents a great investment toward energy dominance," said BLM Green River District Manager Elijah Waters. “It creates jobs for the Uinta Basin and drives down energy costs for all Americans.”
Projects like this support the Secretary’s Order 3417 titled, “Addressing the National Energy Emergency,” by tackling the critical need for a reliable, diversified, growing, and affordable supply of energy.
Additional information is available at the BLM National NEPA Register. For further information, please contact the Vernal Field Office at 435-781-4400.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.