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<br />e;,.) <br />c <br />en <br />f'Y <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />WELL PLUGGING PROGRAM <br /> <br />Historically a great deal of mineral exploration using <br />exploritory drilling has occured throughout the Rock Springs <br />District. The result of such exploration has left a number of <br />unplugged flowing wells on public lands. Although some of these <br />wells are producing good to marginal water for livestock and <br />wildlife many are prime sources of salt production in the Green <br />Ri ver Bas'in. <br /> <br />Although no formal comprehensive inventory of these leaking wells <br />has been attempted we are aware of several such wells through <br />individual sightings and a small survey completed several years <br />ago. Cndoubtly this only represents a small percentage of the <br />wells in the Green River Basin which are flowing but as of yet <br />are undetected. <br /> <br />Costs related to inventory of such wells would require $5000 for <br />helicopter time to locate these wells and $8000 to ground locate <br />and test. Additional costs would vary for each well for <br />engineerihg and plugging but initial estimates suggest that <br />between $15000-$25000 per hole would suffice. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1.. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />:i:, <br />