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Shell Frontier Oil & Gas <br /> Inc. <br /> Reclamation Report <br /> IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION: <br /> Operation: Mahogany Research Project - Public Land Prospecting <br /> Operator: Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc <br /> DRMS NOI #: P-2003-018 <br /> Contact Info: Samantha Baker, SGWS Legacy Program Manager, <br /> Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc., <br /> 150 N. Dairy Ashford, Bldg. E-1040G, Houston, Texas 77079 <br /> STATUS OF RECLAMATION: <br /> The Prospecting NOI was approved on March 01, 2005 for the development of the 2003 <br /> hydrology Program and then amended June 22, 2006. A Land Use Permit for access to the <br /> pads was granted by the BLM on Sept. 11, 2003 extended on August 21, 2006 (#C0067069). <br /> Shell Frontier Oil & gas Inc. (SFOGI) has elected to discontinue development of the project <br /> and requesting partial acreage release, it has been determined that reclamation has been <br /> achieved and no new surface disturbances were created subsequent to issuance of the NOI. <br /> 13-14-298 <br /> One core hole was plugged and abandoned May 2004 and plugging report submitted to <br /> CDRMS August 16, 2004. The well casings were cut off at final grade, a well monument above <br /> surface was welded with well name identification scribed on monument. The final reclamation <br /> phase for Pad 13 was completed in the fall of 2010. The pad and access road was de- <br /> compacted and restored to existing grade, stabilized topsoil was utilized to provide <br /> approximately 4" of topsoil covering prior to seeding. The pad was drill seeded per the <br /> approved BLM standard mix #3 seed mix (1997 RMP), stabilized with weed free straw mulch. <br /> The continued efforts of the noxious and annual weed management and spot seeding with 2014 <br /> BLM Recommended seed mix, concentrating around the wellhead monitor and weed treatment <br /> areas, created a diverse vegetation throughout the pad and access road, including volunteer <br /> Rabbit and Sage brush. CDRMS annual inspection determined the pad's overall vegetation <br /> mixture of perennial grasses, forbs and woody shrubs. The overall cover is comparable to the <br /> surrounding areas and blends naturally with surrounding topography. The pad remained free <br /> of weeds indicating final reclamation has been achieved. <br /> 4 <br />