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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Deparlmenl of Nalu ral Resources <br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado R0203 <br />Phune: 1303) g66- {567 <br />FAa:13031832-8106 <br />DATE: June 25, 199 7 <br />TO: Jim Burnell ~7 <br />FROM: Dan Mathews <br />RE: Fruita Lease Drill Site F18-81 <br />~~~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Rav Romer <br />Governor <br />lames 5 Lochhead <br />Exrcw rce Duector <br />Michael B Long <br />Division Dueam <br />Pursuant to your request, I attempted this morning to locate the <br />above referenced drill site located in Garvey Canyon, north of <br />Fruita in the Bookcliffs. I located what appeared to be a <br />reclaimed drill pad in very nearly the exact spot you indicated on <br />the Ruby Lee Reservoir Quad. The site was a circular clearing in <br />the brush approximately 150 feet in diameter, located on a flat <br />bench about 50 feet below the main Garvey Canyon Road. The site <br />was apparently accessed by a pre-existing side road which continues <br />on up the canyon side slope (the main road ascends to the ridge top <br />a short distance to the east of the site, as shown on the map--see <br />diagram attached). <br />The site blends in well, with no remnant cut and fill, mud pit, <br />cuttings, or other such features. In fact, I was unable to find <br />the well casing, which I assume must have been covered over at some <br />point. There was a large sandstone boulder (large enough that I <br />couldn't move it) on the surface in the very center of the <br />disturbed area which could have been covering the casing, but I <br />guess we'll never know. The site is stabilized with a fairly dense <br />cover of western wheatgrass, Russian wildrye, and cheatgrass, <br />differing from the surrounding areas due to the absence of juniper, <br />sagebrush, and other woody species. The site is on the margin of <br />a several thousand acre burn which occurred last summer. The side <br />road which continues for apparently several miles beyond the drill <br />site shows evidence of considerable recent use, probably <br />recreationists, hunters, firefighters, gas well operators, and <br />cowboys. There is a 2 inch jointed metal pipeline along this road, <br />evidently a gas line. <br />Speaking of cowboys, an intersting sidelight of the inspection <br />occurred when I got back on the main Garvey Canyon Road (average <br />width one car width), and began my descent. Just below the <br />switchback, I met a cowboy coming up the road in a Ford F250 with <br />stock rack, horse in back, dogs up front. He wasn't actually <br />"coming up" the road at that point because his truck had just <br />expired. Since I couldn't get around him, I kindly offered my <br />assistance. He wasn't much of a mechanic either, and after an hour <br />