2016-03-24_REPORT - M1977424

• Permit No: M1977424
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 3/24/2016
• Doc Name: Annual Fee, Report & Map
• From: Logan Wash
• To: DRMS
• Annual Report Year: 2016
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Logan Wash Mine Annual Report
Permit No. M-1977-424
within the permit area with an actual disturbance of 113.6 acres. This acreage has been revised to
account for subsequent new disturbance and incorporation of the Evaporation Pond(Amendment
No. 1) into the permit. See Table 1.0 for a summary of acreage reclamation status.
Annual reports have shown since at least 1985 that Area 23, Evaporation Pond and Pipeline,was
initially a 14.8-acre disturbance. The 1985 annual report shows that approximately 5.1 acres of
this acreage was reclaimed prior to the report's published date in spring 1986.Table 1.0 shows
the Evaporation Pond and Pipeline acreage as Area 23. Table 1.0 also shows the disturbed
acreage for the Soil Barrow Area that was added in 2005.
Based on this total acreage and reclamation performed,Table 1.0 shows that the estimated actual
disturbed acreage was approximately 135.2 acres and of this amount,61.7 acres are not to be
reclaimed because Logan Wash Road is to remain in place for other users and a parcel of land
was transferred to Chevron.
Historical documentation appears incomplete on the warrantee release of all reclamation areas at
the mine. However, site inspections show that some original reclamation areas would readily
qualify for warranty release and, in fact, may have been released. In a DRMS warrantee release
letter of January, 2006, DRMS states that areas remaining as not reclaimed or released are Areas
1, 2, 3,4, 10, portions of Area 13,and the Soil Barrow Area.The reclamation status of previously
disturbed areas is discussed below.
2.1 Mine Areas
Other than roads and the Evaporation Pond and associated retort pipeline,the Lower Bench is the
only remaining mine area(Area 1)that is not reclaimed.This area consists of 2.1 acres and is
currently being used as mine access to monitor hydrological stations and general revegetation
progress at other parts of the mine property.In the past,Oxy-WTP(OOGC)has also shown
interest in using the Lower Bench as a possible site for the construction of a natural gas well.
2.2 Roads
Area 18: Logan Wash Access Road
Disturbed acreage associated with the Logan Wash Road or the"tramroad"was originally shown
in the mine permit to be 53.4 acres.This road extends from its intersection with Road 45 up
Logan Wash to the mine property. BLM records indicate that the original Logan Wash Road
right-of-way(COC-223027)was 58.6 acres and includes all of the Upper Access Road up to the
BLM-OOSI property boundary near the intersection of the Upper and Lower Bench Roads.
However,the OOSI reclamation plan included the Upper Access Road in Area 13, Miscellaneous
Access Roads.
Reclamation of the main Logan Wash Road is not planned as this road is used by the public and
for energy industry access. However,the Upper Access Road will be reclaimed.The Upper
Access Road extends from the main Logan Wash Road to the Research Mine and the intersection
with the Upper Bench Road and Lower Bench Road; it is estimated to be 2.9 acres.
In the early 1980's OOSI realigned portions of the Logan Wash Road. The realignment took
place at several road segments, B 1 through B 10.The estimated acreage disturbance was
approximately 6.0 acres. All of these segments except B2,B3,B7, and B8 have been reclaimed
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