Farmington Field Office Scheduled Onsite Inspections
What are Onsite Inspections?
Before approval of an application for permit to drill (APD), an onsite inspection will be conducted with the operator to further identify site-specific resource protection concerns and requirements. Prior to, or in conjunction with, the onsite inspection, the surface management agency will advise the operator if any special inventories or studies are required, such as for cultural resources or threatened and endangered species.
April 9, 2026
BLM has scheduled an onsite visit for the Hilcorp - San Juan 27-5 Unit 1N, San Juan 28-6 Unit 149P, and San Juan 28-7 Unit 193N & 233N Cluster Project, located in Sections 14 and 28 of T28N R7W, Section 27 of T28N R6W, and Section 4 of T27N R5W on BLM-administered and private lands. The project involves four existing well pads which would be expanded to accommodate the drilling of four new wells.
- The San Juan 27-5 Unit 1N would involve the expansion of an existing well pad (1.324 acres) by 1.312 acres to a new size of 2.636 acres for the drilling of one new well (1N).
- The San Juan 28-6 Unit 149P would involve the expansion of an existing well pad (0.581 acres) by 1.378 acres to a new size of 1.959 acres for the drilling of one new well (149P).
- The San Juan 28-7 Unit 193N would involve the expansion of an existing well pad (0.675 acres) by 1.337 to a new size of 2.012 acres for the drilling of one new well (193N).
- The San Juan 28-7 Unit 233N would involve the expansion of an existing well pad (0.4 acres) to a new size of 2.94 acres. 76% of the surface disturbance for the 233N location would be located on private (FEE) lands.
Based on the submitted Notice of Staking (NOS) packages, existing roads and pipelines would be utilized for all proposed wells.
Meeting Location: The onsite will occur on on Thursday, April 9, at 8:30 a.m. We will meet at 36.724227, -107.803585 near the intersection of US Hwy 64 and Road 4450, just east of Blanco, NM. Once everyone is present, we will proceed to the proposed projects as a group.
For more information contact:
Avery Sawyer
Natural Resource Specialist
505-564-7623
[email protected]
April 29, 2026
BLM has scheduled an onsite visit for the proposed Canyon Largo Unit 2506-30L Wells Project
The Canyon Largo Unit (CLU) 2506-30L Wells Project would consist of one 8.09-acre well pad to accommodate eight new oil and gas wells. One 224.2-foot-long access road would connect the well pad to Rio Arriba County Road 523. One 30,165.92-foot-long temporary surface layflat waterline is proposed to connect the CLU 2506-30L to the existing/approved CLU 2407-03F water supply well in Section 3 of T24N R7W. Hilcorp is additionally proposing one 902.4-foot-long buried well-connect pipeline corridor.The project, as it is currently proposed, would be fully within the Canyon Largo Unit and would have no components requiring rights-of-way.
Meeting Location: We will meet to review the project in the field on April 29, 2026. Attendees should meet at the Sinclair Gas Station on US Hwy 550 (36.242662, -107.703593), also known as the 44 Store, at 9 a.m. We will then proceed to the project location as a group.
For more information contact:
Avery Sawyer
Natural Resource Specialist
505-564-7623
[email protected]