Project Name: Meriwether T44R70S17NENW Well Pad - Infill

NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-WY-P070-2026-0067-EA

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Project Information

NEPA Number

DOI-BLM-WY-P070-2026-0067-EA
Project Name

Meriwether T44R70S17NENW Well Pad - Infill
Project Type

EA
NEPA Status

Completed - Completed
Lead Office

Buffalo Field Office
Last Updated

08/12/2026 - 12:00 AM

Project Description

Rockies Resources submitted one APD for drilling into federal minerals from the existing Meriwether T44R70S17NENW well pad located approximately 10 miles east-northeast of Wright, Campbell County, Wyoming. The proposed well would be a horizontal well bore on approximate 1,280-acre spacing as determined by the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC). The targeted formation for extraction is the Turner. The persistent land uses are ranching operations and energy development. The well would sit on privately owned surface estate over non-federal mineral estate (i.e., off-lease situation). . The well pad was designed for four wells. The one foreseeable well would be a federal APD targeting the Turner formation. Two producing oil wells located on the well pad have not been analyzed for emissions, both of which are producing the Turner formation. The Meriwether T44R70S17NENW well pad was constructed to approximately 7.7 acres for drilling operations and would be reduced to approximately 3.9 acres for well production; the well pad has not yet been reduced in size. The well pad has been constructed and wells drilled. A road network would consist of approximately 0.8 miles of existing, all-weather roads.

Project Location

City	State/Territory	Zip Code	County(ies)
Gillette	Wyoming	82718	Campbell

Application Information

Applicant

Rockies Resources Holdings LLC
Case File Number

WYW187289, WYW185706
Program

Fluid Minerals (Oil & Gas, Tar Sands, Oil Shale)
Sub-Program

Oil & Gas

Project Dates

Start Date

7/6/2026
Decision Date

7/15/2026
NEPA Completion Date

7/15/2026
FONSI Date

7/15/2026

Project Office Information

Lead Office

Buffalo Field Office
Offices

Buffalo FO

Contacts

Contact 1 Name

James (Jim) Verplancke
Contact 1 Email

[email protected]
Contact 1 Phone

(307) 684-1057

Contact 2 Name

Jeffrey (Jeff) Campbell
Contact 2 Email

[email protected]
Contact 2 Phone

(307) 684-1076