95-14418. Bennett-Cottonwood Oil and Gas Development EIS; Custer National Forest, McKenzie County, ND

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 31140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14418]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service


Bennett-Cottonwood Oil and Gas Development EIS; Custer National 
Forest, McKenzie County, ND

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; withdrawl of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: A Notice of Intent was published in the Federal Register [60 
FR 1765] on Thursday, January 5, 1995, indicating that an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) would be prepared on the proposal to develop 
thirteen additional oil wells in the Bennett-Cottonwood area by 
Meridian Oil, Inc. and Apache Corporation. That Notice of Intent is 
hereby withdrawn.
    The development of the thirteen proposed wells was contingent upon 
the successful production of oil from approved wells approved and 
drilled since 1993. In March 1995, Meridian Oil, Inc. and Apache 
Corporation withdrew their proposals because of four unsuccessful wells 
drilled in the area the last two years and for other corporate reasons.
    Originally the draft environmental impact statement was scheduled 
to be released to the public on May 1, 1995 with the final statement to 
be filed by July 1, 1995. A letter was mailed on March 24, 1995 to all 
who commented during the scoping period, as well as all other 
individuals or groups on the project scoping mailing list, notifying 
them of the withdrawl of this project.

DATES: This action is effective on June 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Lesley W. Thompson, District Ranger, McKenzie Ranger 
District, Little Missouri National Grassland, Custer National Forest, 
HC02 Box 8, Watford City, ND 58854.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lesley W. Thompson, District Ranger, 
McKenzie Ranger District. Telephone number: [phone].

    Dated: June 2, 1995.
Lesley W. Thompson,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 95-14418 Filed 6-12-95; 8:45 am]
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