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Re: righty post# 25970

Wednesday, 08/01/2007 9:55:35 AM

Wednesday, August 01, 2007 9:55:35 AM

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Righty,

I have thought about that as well, however, i thin that 3.2 acres is the number of acres that need to be "disturbed" in order to drill. I have had a look at a couple of websites and found that even though some companies have hundreds of acres, they only permit out a small number because the acreage set aside for drilling is classified as "disturbed" and must be reclaimed when things are done. Also, the fees for the disturbed acreage is pretty steep.

For o&G drilling in Utah:
"Among other things, companies must employ horizontal drilling and multiple wells per drilling pad to minimize the amount of disturbed acres."

pdf for the permit fees:
https://fs.ogm.utah.gov/pub/mines/minerals_related/forms/MR-EXP.pdf


I actually think that since the company has set aside only 3.2 acres to be disturbed by drilling shows that Berman has given great thought about where to drill so as to disturb the least amount of land so as to reduce the costs associated with reclamation.




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