Public Notice: Draft UIC Class II Produced Fluid Disposal Permits - Middle Fork Energy Uinta, LLC, SWD 33-33-723 and SWD 44-32-723, Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, Utah
Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to issue an Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit related action, under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act and UIC Program regulations, that would authorize Middle Fork Energy Uinta, LLC to construct two Class II disposal wells to inject produced water from oil and gas operations in the Red Wash Field in Uintah County, Utah. The proposed Class II Permits will authorize Middle Fork Energy Uinta, LLC to operate SWD 33-33-723 and SWD 44-32-723. The proposed injection zone is the Birds Nest Aquifer formation. The SWD 33-33-723 well will be approximately 3,621 feet deep and USDWs are protected by the upper confining zone that has approximately 368 feet of confining shales and the lower confining zone that has approximately 127 feet of confining shales. The SWD 44-32-723 well will be approximately 3,697 feet deep and USDWs are protected by the upper confining zone that has approximately 365 feet of confining shales and the lower confining zone that has approximately 127 feet of confining shales.
Project Locations:
SWD 33-33-723
S33, T7S, R23E
Latitude: 40.163438, Longitude: -109.330105
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, Utah
SWD 44-32-723
S32, T7S, R23E
Latitude: 40.160549, Longitude: -109.343593
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, Utah
Applicants or Respondents
Middle Fork Energy Uinta, LLC1401 Wynkoop Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
United States