PINEDALE, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened a 15-day public scoping for the Dry Piney Helium and Carbon Sequestration Project proposed on public, private and state lands near LaBarge in Sublette County.
According to a BLM press release, the project is estimated to be capable of producing more than 800 million cubic feet of bulk liquid helium per year from subsurface mineral estates.
If approved, Blue Spruce Operating, LLC, would be authorized to construct, operate and maintain gas production pads and an acid-gas injection facility for carbon sequestration, improve existing access roads and construct and operate pipelines and associated infrastructure. Pipeline construction would cross approximately 14 miles of private, state and public lands, the BLM confirms, temporarily disturbing approximately 76 acres of public lands during construction and approximately 39 acres for the life of the project.
An informational open house to learn more about the project will be held on Tuesday, March 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Big Piney Library, 106 S. Fish St., Big Piney, Wyoming, 83113. Information will be on display and light refreshments will be provided. The BLM planning team will be available to answer questions and accept written comments. No formal presentation is planned.
Additional information, including planning documents and a map of the project area, are available at the BLM National NEPA Register, where comments can be submitted through the “Participate Now” option (preferred). Comments with the subject line “Dry Piney Helium & CO2 Sequestration Project” can be emailed to blm_wy_Pinedale_wymail@blm.gov or delivered to BLM Pinedale Field Office, Attn: PO Box 768, Pinedale, Wyoming, 82941.
The comment period will close March 24.
For more information, contact Travis Chewning at 307-367-5333.
