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BMP ID: 1298
Title: Properly abandon and plug unproductive wells
Text: "Water Well Protection/Monitoring: Unproductive wells and wells that have completed their intended purpose will be properly abandoned and plugged using procedures identified by the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) and the BLM."
Source Publication Name: Record of Decision Environmental Impact Statement for the Pinedale Anticline Oil & Gas Exploration & Development Project
Citation Section: Section III: Administrative Requirements and Conditions of Approval
Citation Page: 20
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Usage Type: Required
Timing: • Reclamation
Oil / Gas Field: Pinedale Anticline Project (GREATER GREEN RIVER)
Surface Ownership: • Federal
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
Primary Contact: BLM - Pinedale Field Office
1625 West Pine St., PO Box 768
Pinedale, Wyoming  82941  United States
Phone:(307) 367-5300     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail:WyMail_Jonah_Infill@blm.gov
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Categories: Water Quality and Pollution
Location: Wyoming
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Date Entered: 2009-02-04 13:40 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-07-16 09:21 UTC