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10 <br />CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 OF NOI FORM <br />III Project Description <br />11. Surface excavation will include leveling each drill pad to accommodate drilling <br />and related equipment. One pit will be constructed on each pad Figure 1 provides the <br />general location of the project area. Figure 2 shows each drill pad and the main access <br />roads. Figures 3 through 9 show additional detail, including each individual drill hole and <br />respective pit location within the pad area (CONFIDENTIAL). Drill pads, approximately <br />75'x100' in area, will be constructed by removing vegetation and leveling the ground. If <br />possible, the cut vegetation will be stockpiled for use in reclamation. Available soil will <br />be stripped prior to construction and stockpiled for future reclamation. The stockpiles <br />will be covered to prevent erosion. <br />One pit approximately I O'x I O'W(deep) will be constructed at each drill pad for use during <br />drilling/coring operations. The pit will be constructed to contain drill cuttings, drilling muds, <br />and formation fluids (in the event groundwater is encountered during drilling). <br />Drill hole GRH -1 is a deeper hole and may require the use of a larger drill rig. A drill pad <br />200'x200' will be leveled and a containment pit 15'x40'x10'(deep) will be constructed to <br />store cuttings and drilling muds. <br />The drill pad sites were spotted adjacent to existing access roads, and will be accessed via <br />the existing roads. If necessary, individual access roads will be cut to each well site with <br />minimal additional surface disturbance. A brush hog (or similar equipment) will clear the <br />paths to the drill pads when appropriate, otherwise a dozer will be used to clear the <br />location and build the drill pad. The new access road driving surface will be <br />approximately 12' in width to accommodate sediment control measures, if necessary. <br />To access drill hole GRH -5 approximately 1,943' of an existing two -track road will <br />require upgrading. An additional 10' of area will be cleared to allow drill rig access and, <br />if necessary, sediment control measures. <br />12. A wireline core rig will be used in the drilling operations, with air as the primary <br />drilling medium. The holes will be cored from the surface to hole total depth. Any <br />produced cuttings will be retained in the pit adjacent to the hole. Refer to Table 1 for the <br />quantity, depth and width of each drill hole (CONFIDENTIAL). In the event water is <br />encountered, an air -mist drilling medium will be used. Mud and cutting returns will be <br />retained in the pit with the dimensions of approximately I O'x I O'W(deep). Drill hole <br />GRH -1 is a deeper hole which will require construction of a larger pad and drilling pit to <br />accommodate a larger drill rig. The drill pad will be approximately 200'x200' with a <br />15'x40'xI0'(deep) pit. Mud and cuttings will be retained in the pit. <br />CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 OF NOI FORM <br />12.G. No chemicals or fuels will be stored on site. Drill holes will be air drilled using <br />