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Show Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Bi iMi hi 'i- mil li PUBLIC NOTICE Management Act The The Utah School and new 2003 Planning Rule Institutional Trust Lands can be found at 36 CFR Administration has 219 (FR .Vol. 70. No. 37 received an application January 5, 2005, 1023). to lease the surface of Preliminary needs for the following described . change in the current plan acreage in Uintah ' include (1) The need to County: Township 9 articulate desired condi-South, condi-South, Range 18 East, tions for landscapes at a SLB&M, Section 36: meaningful scale, (2) the NW14, SW14NE14. need to provide a context Containing 32 acres for managing for increas-more increas-more or less. Any indi- ing dispersed recreation vidual wishing to submit use of the Forest, paiticu-a paiticu-a competing application larly motorized travel, to purchase, lease, andor (3) the need to purpose-exchange purpose-exchange for this prop- fully manage for healthy erty, a portion thereof, watersheds and riparian or a parcel including any systems, (4) the need to of the above-described recognize the role of fire acreage, should also and fuels management file an application and on the Forest The Forest the appropriate applica- is also proposing to tion fee(s). The Trust limit the scope of Forest Lands Administration Plan revision to exclude will accept compet- changes in management ing- applications during direction for the congres-the congres-the following period of sionally designated areas time: From 8:00 A.M., of the Forest, namely the MONDAY, February High Uintas Wilderness 13, 2006 until 5:00 and the Flaming Gorge P.M., WEDNESDAY, National Recreation MARCH 15, 2006 Area. Limiting the scope at TRUST LANDS in this manner does not ADMINISTRATION, imply that improvement 675 East, 500 South, to management direc-Suite direc-Suite 500, Salt tion in these areas is not Lake City, Utah 84102- warranted or needed. The 2818. Phone (801) 538- intent of this limitation 5100. Reference No. is to focus the revision SULA 1472. process on those areas of The Trust Lands the Forest where clearer Administration reserves management direction the right to reject any is most needed at this application or subsequent time. Workshops invit-bids. invit-bids. For additional ing participation in disinformation, dis-information, please con- cussions of the scope of tact Mr. Kurt M. Higgins Forest Plan revision are at (801)538-5100. tentatively scheduled Published in the Vernal for late January 2006. Express on February 22, Information on workshop March 1 and 8, 2006. schedules as well as other information will be posted post-ed to the Forest Web site LEGAL NOTICE as it becomes available. DEPARTMENT OF Interested persons may AGRICULTURE also contact the Planning Forest Service Team leader for more On November 4, 2005, information about sched-a sched-a notice was published ules and public involve-in involve-in the Federal Register ment opportunities, (page 67135) to initi- Responsible Official: ate revision of the Ashley T Kevin B. Elliott, Forest, . , National Forest Plan. Supervisor, Ashley Ashley National National Forest, 355 N. Forest Land and Vernal Ave., Vernal, Utah Resource Management 84078. Plan Revision; Ashley Public Involvement: National Forest in The public is invited to Uintah, Duchesne, UT, participate in the develop-Wasatch, develop-Wasatch, Summit and ment of the revised plan Daggett Counties, UT, and will be invited to pro-and pro-and Sweetwater County, vide comment at several WY points during the revision AGENCY: Forest process. Opportunities for Service, USDA. public involvement will ACTION: Notice of initi- include open houses and ation to revise the Ashley ' workshops, public meet-National meet-National Forest Land and ings, document review Resource Management opportunities, and oth-Plan. oth-Plan. ' ers. These will be posted SUMMARY: The on the Forest's Web site USDA Forest Service, at http: www.fs.fed.us Ashley National Forest r4ashley and distributed is initiating a process via the Forest Plan revi-to revi-to revise it's Land and sion mailing list, Click Resource Management on the link to Forest Plan Plan (Forest Plan) in Revision that appears on accordance with the 2005 the homepage. For more Planning Rule at 36 CFR information about pub-part pub-part 219 (FR Vol. 70, No. lie involvement oppor-37 oppor-37 January 5, 205, 1023). tunities, contact Laura DATES: Public com- Jo West, Planning Team ments related to the need Leader at (435) .781 to revise the current 5167 ore-mail ljwestfs. Forest Plan are invited at fed.us. To have your any tinfe during the revi- name added to our Forest sion process. We are cur- Plan revision mailing list rently seeking input on contact Rick Peaveler at the need for change and (435) 781-5112, or e-the e-the scope of the revision mail effort. This input would rpeavelerfs.fed.us. be most helpful to us if Dated: October 27, received prior to March 2005. 1,2006. Kevin B. Elliott, ADDRESSES: Please Forest Supervisor, send comments to FR Doc. 05-21977 Laura Jo West, Planning Filed 11-3-05; 8:45am Team Leader at Ashley BILLING : CODE National Forest, 355 N. 3410-1 1-M Vernal Ave., Vernal, Utah Published in the Vernal 84078 or via e-mail Express on February 22, ljwestfs.fed.us. 2006. V FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NOTICE OF INTENT Laura Jo West, TO PREPARE AN Planning Team Leader at ENVIRONMENTAL Ashley National Forest, ASSESSMENT FOR 355 N. Vernal Ave., THE PROPOSED Vernal, Utah 84078; OIL AND GAS phone (435) 781-5167; FIELD INFILL fax (435) 781-51442; or . AND EXPANSION e-mail ljwestfs.fed.us. . OF BERRY SUPPLEMENTARY PETROLEUM'S INFORMATION: The BRUNDAGE Ashley National Forest's CANYON FIELD, current forest Plan was DUCHESNE COUNTY, approved in October UTAH 1986. Since that time, This notice advises the conditions on the Forest public that the Bureau and public uses of the of Indian Affairs (BIA), Forest have changed. Uintah and Ouray In addition, the Forest Agency as Lead Agency, Service has issued new with the Ute Indian Tribe regulations implement- as a Cooperating Agency, ing the National Forest will be gathering infor- M mation needed to prepare pre-pare ari Environmental Assessment (EA). The information on the EA will be used to support sup-port further development develop-ment of Berry Petroleum Company's existing leas- es for recovery of petro- 1 TVA cum icmwiix. i iK resources. purpose of this project is to continue to provide an economic base for the Ute Indian Tribe while providing needed energy resources for the United state. DATES: Written comments com-ments on the scope and implementation of this proposal must be received by March 2, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may mail, hand carry or telefax written comments to Chester D. Mills, Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Uintah and Ouray Agency, PO Box 130(988 South 7560 East), Fort Duchesne, Utah 84026, telefax 435-722-2323. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Niccole Mortenson, Environmental Protection Specialist, at 435-722-4322 or James Ashley, Petroleum Engineer, at 435-722-4311. Project Summary: This EA will assess the environmental envi-ronmental consequences of BIA approval of further fur-ther oil and gas field development within Berry Petroleum's Brundage Canyon Field located in Township 5 South, Range 4 West, Section 3-11, 14-23, 26-34 and Township 5 South, Range 5 West, Sections 1-5, 8-17, 8-17, 20-29,32-36, USBM, Duchesne County, Utah. Approximately 25,311 acres (68) of the project proj-ect area is located on Ute Indian Tribal surface sur-face administered by the BIA, the remaining, '41,(09 acres (32) is privately-owned land. Additionally, approximately approxi-mately 3 of the project area is leased by UTE-FNR UTE-FNR (FIML Natural Resources, LLC). There are currently 361 existing or permitted wells in the Brundage Canyon Field covered by existing EAs. The proposed development develop-ment will target the Green River Formation for oil and gas production. Drilling depths in the Green River Formation are approximately 6000 feet. The Proposed Action includes: Construction and drilling of up to 300 additional oilgas wells (approximately half of which will be drilled on approximately 40 to 80 acre spacing with using a combination of new and existing pads; thee other half would be increased density wells using a combination of new and existing pads on approximately approxi-mately 20 acre spacing in Township 5 South, Range 4 West, Sections 19-21,28, 30-33 and Township 5 South, Range 5 West Sections 24-25, 36); Approximately 48 miles of construction of new access roads; Construction of approximately approxi-mately 48 miles of gas-gathering gas-gathering pipeline. Increased density development has not occurred in this area and it is unclear whether production interference could result; therefore, Berry Petroleum will try to determine optimum wall spacing for this field. The proposed wells and associated access roads would likely be developed over the next six years. CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLIANCE Construction activities will ' follow guidelines described in the "Gold Book," Surface Operating Standards for Oil and Gas Exploration and-Development and-Development (BLM and USFS 2005). Additional stipulations will be added by the BIA where deter- mined necessary to mini- mize or eliminate any effects during site spe- .Vernal cific analysis. All project activities will also follow procedures established in 43 CFR 3160. The proposed development develop-ment will require BIA, Ute Indian Tribe and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval prior to commencing construction or drilling for "each location loca-tion on Tribal surface. Other combinations of surface and mineral own- m ffl wim r by the appropriate State or Federal Agency. Federal approval of the drilling plan will be accomplished through the Application for Permit to Drill (APD) process. AnAPD includes a drilling plan, a surface use plan of operations opera-tions (SUPO), evidence of bond coverage, and other information requested by the BLM for evaluating the proposed well. Each of these components must be approved before the final APD is approved. As the surface management manage-ment agency, the BIA approves the SUPO as part of or after each project proj-ect area (well site, road or pipeline) has received an on site inspection. The on site inspection will include an evaluation of annual precipitation, topography, soil type, drainage issues, surface water issues, vegetation, veg-etation, ground cover, Threatened or Endangered Species, potential critical criti-cal habitats, a review of cultural resource surveys (including state Historic Preservation Office concurrence), con-currence), and potential site utilization. Additional stipulations for resource protection or reclamation will be added as necessary neces-sary and will become the Conditions of Approval in the APD or construction authorization. If proposed wells are productive, the portion of each well pad where a reserve pit exists will be reclaimed (re-graded and seeded) following follow-ing well completion. Approximately 1.7 acres disturbance for each well pad will remain over the productive life of the well. Total long-term well pad disturbance in the Project Area will be approximately approximate-ly 1000 acres. If a proposed pro-posed well is unproductive, unproduc-tive, the entire well pad will be reclaimed (graded, re-contoured to near original origi-nal contours, and seeded with an approved seed mixture) following the plugging and abandonment abandon-ment of the well. Construction and drilling drill-ing equipment may vary depending on the site-specific site-specific conditions and the contractor's available equipment. WATER REQUIREMENTS Approximately 1.29 acre-feet (10,000 barrels) of water would be needed to drill each proposed well. Approximately 387 acre-feet (64.5 acre-feet per year) would be used if all 300 wells are drilled. A small depletion of the Colorado River and its tributaries is anticipated to occur as a result of drilling water requirements. require-ments. Consultation with US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be conducted and water use will be reported annually. A depletion payment is anticipated due to water usage. Several of the water sources listed below may have already been consulted on with USFWS for previous projects. 1 Berry Source Wells (Sec.23,T5S,R52&Sec. 24,T5S R5W, Permit 43-11041) 43-11041) . Duchesne City Culinary Water Dock (Sec. 1.T4S.R5W) East Duchesne Water, Arcadia Feedlot (Sec. 28, T3S.R3W) Myton (Mon) Pit (SENE sec. 27, T3S, R2W) Petroglyph Operating Company 08-84 Waterplant (Sec. 8, T5S, R3W) Kenneth V. & Barbara U. Richens source well (Sec. 34, T3S, R2W, Permit 43-1723) iRnindace Canyon Field vmdaoeiwtt Lco foy Sourcc We (Scc 24 J5S Pcnnit 2-11324) Express, DRILLING Proposed wells would utilize an open-loop circulation cir-culation system with reserve pits and flare pits during drilling operations. However, Berry Petroleum is giving consideration to using closed-loop drilling drill-ing systems, which would further reduce surface disturbance. dis-turbance. Wells would be drilled vertically with consideration con-sideration given to directional direc-tional drilling in the event of topographic necessity and subject to economic feasibility. Hydrocarbons would be removed from the reserve pit as soon as possible and processed or disposed of at an appropriate appro-priate off site commercial facility. WELL COMPLETION After drilling, well completion operations would begin. Completion involves setting casing to depth and perforating casing in target production produc-tion zones followed by hydraulic fracturing of the formation under high pressure and using sand or other proponent to keep formation fractures open and allow hydrocarbons to,escape from the formation. forma-tion. PRODUCTION ESTIMATES Total oil production produc-tion from the Brundage Canyon Field is estimated estimat-ed at 55,939,769 barrels based on an average of productive wells that have ceased production. Total gas production is estimated estimat-ed at 169,043,479 MCF. Estimated production is based on an approximate 20-year life of the wells (assuming the field is fully developed to contain 661 wells) assuming no production interference occurs with the increased density wells. ACCESS & PRODUCT TRANSPORT Access to proposed Project Area would be achieved by utilizing a combination of Highway 40, Duchesne County, and Tribal roads. Utilized roads will be maintained main-tained in good repair. Approximately 108 miles of existing roads would be used to the extent possible pos-sible to minimize new surface disturbance. Approximately 20 miles of the existing roads are Duchesne County Roads; 88 miles serve Berry and FIML locations. Oil would be tranposted via Highway 40 and Interstate 80 to refineries in the Salt Lake area!. Gas will be processed and sold directly direct-ly form the field through existing transportation pipelines. Approximately 48 miles of new road would be required to access proposed pro-posed wells. New roads would be constructed within ' a 30 foot wide right-of-way with a 16 to 20 foot running surface. sur-face. New roads would be crowned and ditched to minimize erosion. Turn outs would only be added where necessary for safety reasons. SURFACE DISTURBANCE Total long-term disturbance distur-bance associated with this proposed project (includes existingpermitted and proposed well pads and existing and proposed roads) is estimated at 1567 acres (approximately (approximate-ly 4 of the project area) for the productive life of the field. An additional 56 acres of temporary surface sur-face disturbances is estimated esti-mated to occur. Current long-term disturbance including existing access (county roads and well access) and permitted and constructed well pads is approximately 1007 acres. ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT As part of the production produc-tion process, the well pad may contain some or all of the following ancillary equipment one flowing or pumping well head; an artificial lift system; up to three tanks each with capacity to 400 barrels; a heater-treater; boiler, separator, gas meter, and other production equipment equip-ment as needed. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS Use of hazardous materials mate-rials will follow guide- lines set forth in EPAs Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to Reporting Under Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and follow the quantity guidelines as described in 40 CFR Part 302, Table 302.4. A Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan will be required by the operator. ISSUES Issues to be addressed during analysis include, but are not limited to: erosion and sedimentation sedimenta-tion control, air quality, biological resources, fire protection, safety, socioeconomic socio-economic conditions, cultural cul-tural resources, and Indian Trust resources, cumulative cumula-tive effects. PUBLIC COMMENT AVAILABILITY: Comments, including names and addresses or respondents, will be available avail-able for public review at the mailing address shown in the ADDRESSES section, sec-tion, during regular business busi-ness hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. confiden-tiality. If you wish us to withhold your name and or address from public review or from disclosure disclo-sure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently prominent-ly at the beginning of your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. We will not, however, how-ever, consider anonymous comments. All submissions submis-sions from organizations or businesses and from individuals indentifying themselves as representatives representa-tives or officials of organizations orga-nizations or businesses and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses busi-nesses will be made available avail-able for public inspection in their entirety. AUTHORITY: This notice is published in accordance with section 1503.1 of the Council on environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500 through 1508) implementing the procedural proce-dural requirements of the National Environmental Policy act of 1969, as amended (42 USC 432 let seq.) and the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6), and is in the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8 to the Director of Indian Affairs by 230 DM 1 to Regional Directors by 3 IAM 4 to Agency Superintendents by 10 BIAM. sDinah Peltier, Acting Superintendent. Published in the Vernal Express on February 8 and 22, 2005. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest high-est bidder at the South Main Entrance, Uintah County Courthouse, 147 East Main, Vernal, Utah, on March 22, 2006, at 1:30 p.m. of said day, for the purpose of foreclosing foreclos-ing a trust deed originally original-ly executed on January 20, 2000 by Venoy R. Wyasket and Melynie A. Wyasket, as trustors, in favor of First Service of Vernal, LLC, covering the following real property purported to be located in Uintah County at 155 East 3500 South, Vernal, UT 84078 (the undersigned disclaims liability for any error in the address), and more particularly described as: Township 5 . South, Range 21 East Salt Lake Base and Meridian, Section 2: Beginning at a point on the South line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section which point bears North 8805'23" East along the South line of said Southeast Quarter 723.12 feet from the South Quarter Corner of said Section, and running thence North 223'04" West parallel to the North- South Quarter Section Wife, wfll sell at public line of said Section auction to highest bidder, 208.71 feet; thence Norm payable in lawful money 8805'23" East paral- of the United States at the lei to South line of the time of sale. Southeast Quarter of Successful bidders must said Section 208.71 feet; tender a deposit of $5,000 thence South 223'04" in certified fundsto the East parallel to the North- trustee at the time of sale, South Quarter Section line with the balance due by of said Section 208.71 noon the following busi-feet busi-feet to the South line of ness day, at the office of the Southeast Quarter of the Trustee. At the main said Section; thence South entrance of the Uintah 8805'23" West along the County District Court 920 South Section line of the East Hwy 40 Vernal Utah Southeast Quarter of said all right title and interest Section 208.71 feet to the conveyed to and now held point of beginning. " by it under said Deed of Together with all the Trust in the property situ-improvements situ-improvements now or ated in said County and hereafter erected on the State described as: property, and all ease- Beginning at a point ments, appurtenances, and 720 feet East of the fixtures now or hereafter a Northwest comer of the part of the property. . Northeast quarter of said The current beneficiary section 14; thence South of the trust deed is Chase 160 feet; thence East 103 Home Finance LLC, sue- feet; thence North 160 cessor by merger to Chase feet; thence West 103 feet Manhattan , Mortgage to the point of beginning. Corporation and the Township 2 South, range record owners of the 1 West, USM. Being more property as of the record- correctly described as: ing of the notice of default Beginning at a point are Venoy Wyasket and 720 feet East of the Melynie A. Wyasket. Northwest comer of the The sale is subject to a Northeast quarter of said bankruptcy filing, a pay- section 14; thence South off, a reinstatement or any 160 feet; thence East 103 other condition of which feet; thence North 160 the trustee is not aware feet; thence West 103 feet that would cause the can- to the point of beginning, cellation of the sale. If Township 2 South, range any such condition exists, 1 West USM. Excepting the sale shall be void, the therefrom all oil, gas and successful bidder's funds mineral rights. The street returned and the trustee address and other com-and com-and current beneficiary mon designation of the shall not be liable to the real property described successful bidder for any above is purported to damage. be: 2100 East 1000 Bidders must tender to North Ballard Ut 84066. the trustee a $5,000.00 Estimated Total Debt deposit at the sale and the as of March 23, 2006 is balance of the purchase $86,233.68. price by 12:00 noon the The undersigned day following the sale. Trustee disclaims any The deposit must be in the liability for any incorrect-form incorrect-form of a cashier's check ness of the street address or bank official check and other common des-payable des-payable to Lundberg & ignation, if any, shown Associates. The bal- herein. Said sale will be ance must be in the made without covenant form of a wire transfer, or warranty, express or cashier's check, bank offi- implied, regarding title, cial check (credit union possession, condition or official checks are not encumbrances, including accepted) or U.S. Postal fees, charges and expens-money expens-money order payable to es of the Trustee and of Lundberg & Associates, the trusts created by said If wire transfer is used, an Deed of Trust, to pay the additional $10.00 must be remaining principal sums remitted with the purchase of the note(s) secured by price. Cash payments are said Deed of Trust. The not accepted. A trustee's current beneficiary of the deed will be delivered Trust Deed as of the date to the successful bidder of this notice is: Mortgage within three business days Electronic Registration after receipt of the amount Systems, Inc. The record bid. owner of the property as DATED: February 15, of the recording of the 2006. Notice of Default isare: Scott Lundberg, Trustee, Timothy F. Novinger 3269 South Main, 100, & Emily Sue Novinger. Salt Lake City, UT Dated: February 14, 2006 84115. James H. Woodall 10653 (801)263-3400 River Front Parkway, Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. Suite 290 South Jordan -5:00 p.m. Ut 84095(801)254-9450 L&A Case No. 05- (800)245-1886 (Hotline) 40847 Hours: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 Team BET P.M. Signatureby: James T H I S H. Woodall, Trustee R-COMMUNICATION R-COMMUNICATION 125629. IS AN ATTEMPT TO Published in the Vernal COLLECT A DEBT, AND Express on February 22, ANY INFORMATION March 1, and March 8, OBTAINED WILL 2006. BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published in the Vernal VERNAL CITY Express on February 22, PUBLIC HEARING March 1 and 8, 2006. The Vernal City Planning Commission shall consider a request NOTICE OF from Marc Bingham to TRUSTEE'S SALE rezone properly located APN: 17-044-0028 approximately at 620 Trust No. 1076781-07 South 1400 West from Ref: Timothy F Novinger. MH Manufactured Home TRA: j Loan No. zone to CP-2 Planned XXXXXX6838. Commercial. The pub-IMPORTANT pub-IMPORTANT NOTICE lie hearing will be held TO PROPERTY OWNER: March 9, 2006 at 5:30 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT p.m. in the Vernal City UNDER A DEED OF Council chambers, 447 TRUST, DATED May East Main, Vernal, Utah. 26, 2004. UNLESS Later, the Vernal City YOU TAKE ACTION Council shall consider TO PROTECT YOUR the request to rezone PROPERTY, IT MAY this property. The pub-BE pub-BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC lic hearing for the rezone SALE IF YOU NEED request will be held AN EXPLANATION OF March 15, 2006 at 7:15 THIS PROCEEDING, P m- in the Vernal City YOU SHOULD Council chambers, 447 CONTACT A LAWYER. East Main, Vernal, Utah. On March 23, 2006, In compliance with at 3:30pm, James H. me Americans with Woodall, as duly appoint- Disabilities Act indi-ed indi-ed Trustee under a Deed vdals needing special of Trust recorded May accommodation during 27, 2004, as Instrument is meeting should notify No. 2004003975, in Russdl Larson at 435-Book 435-Book 884, Page 27, of 789"2255 at least five the Official Records in before the hearing, the office at the County Published in the Vernal Recorder of Uintah ExPress on February 22 County, State of Utah, and March 1,2006. executed by Timothy F. Novinger and Emily Sue Novinger, husband And , .. . 6 Legals continued on A9 |