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Operations Plan Surface Use Plan

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Permit/Review
Operations Plan / Surface Use Plan
Responsible Agency/Bureau
Bureau of Land Management
Project Type
Geothermal
Activity/Trigger
A lessee/operator proposing to apply for approval of drilling operations and well pad construction must submit an operations plan along with a geothermal drilling permit application(s), a complete drilling program, and an acceptable bond, 43 CFR 3261.11.
Description

Operations plan means a plan which fully describes the location of proposed drill pad, access roads and other facilities related to the drilling and testing of Federal geothermal resources, and includes measures for environmental and other resources protection and mitigation. The operations plan undergoes NEPA review. Once approved, then geothermal drilling permit application(s) can be approved.

Statute/Regulations
Geothermal Steam Act (30 USC 1001 et seq.); Federal Land Policy Management Act (43 USC 1701 et seq.); Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109‐58); 43 CFR 3200
Editorial Category
Permit Inventory