| BMP ID: |
8594 |
| Title: |
Geophone cables can be laid by hand and heliportable drills can be airlifted in to shot-hole sites to eliminate damaging off-raod truck traffic |
| Text: |
When using the shot-hole method: "For environmentally sensitive areas, geophone cables can be laid by hand, and heliportable drills can be airlifted in to shot-hole sites (BLM 2001). This eliminates the need for damaging off-road truck and buggy traffic." |
| Source Publication Name: |
Drilling Smarter: Using Directional Drilling to Reduce Oil and Gas Impacts in the Intermountain West |
| Citation Section: |
Appendix A: Other Means to Reduce Impacts |
| Citation Page: |
20 |
| Supplemental Documents: |
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Drilling
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| Oil / Gas Field: |
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Biodiversity Conservation Alliance
P.O. Box 1512
Laramie, Wyoming 82073 United States |
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| Categories: |
Wildlife
Land Surface Disturbance
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| Location: |
Western Region |
| Species: |
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| Vegetation Types: |
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| General Comments: |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
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| BMP Efficacy: |
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| Date Entered: |
2011-04-27 16:03 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-04-28 12:40 UTC |
