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2-22 <br />• 2.1.8 Protection of Other Resources <br />To the extent known, resources such as oil, gas, or other minerals do not exist on the <br />portion of the permit area planned for mining (See Section 2.1.4.3). The Douglas Pass area <br />contains two known oil and gas containing geologic structures, or producing oil and gas areas: <br />the Coal Gulch and South Canyon Fields. There is no indication of any structural traps in the <br />area of this proposed operation; however, it remains uncertain that conflicts will not arise as <br />information becomes available to project further development of the mine. <br />The permit area is included in the Mesa-Gar Federal Oil and Gas Unit. This unit calls for a <br />multiple well program to explore for stratigraphic controlled Dakota sandstone gas production. <br />A well drilled in 1974, 1.1/2 miles north of the permit area recovered water from the Dakota <br />• and was abandoned at a total depth of 5545 feet in the Entrada formation. This well is the C <br />and W Drilling Co., #1 Hitchbom Livestock NE SW Sec. 9 T7S, R102W. The Mesa-Gar Unit <br />#lA well drilled 1253 FSL 2120 FEL Sec. 30, T7S, R101W was abandoned after drilling into <br />the Dakota at 5176 feet. This well is 4 miles southeast of the permit area. These dry holes, <br />the lack of a closed structure, and the structural location of the permit area in a graben make <br />oil and gas production in the permit area extremely unlikely. In the unlikely event of a gas <br />discovery, the spacing pattern would probably be 640 acres and would not result in loss of a <br />significant portion of the overall coal resource. <br />• <br />M~ Volume 1 4-29.96 <br />