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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III sss Getty Mining Company env Q. as8 orse ~ve. au~y 3 I P. O. Box 7900. Salt Lake Cily, Utah 84107-0900 • Telephone (801) 263-3850 July 12, 1985 ~~ro.r~l tii ~~ JUG 17 1985 Ms. Susan Mowry Mined Land Reclamation Division ~~~ LAI11~ RECLAb1ATiDl11 1313 Sherman Street FILE N0: C010. gyp(, p( N3(rJr81 RBSOU;•Ci~ Denver, CO 80203 ~ S( _ ICJ' . /~ c, Subject: Notice of Intent; Hart Syncline Federal Coal Exploration License C-40288 Dear Ms. Mowry: As per my telephone conversation on July 11, 1985 with Mr. Bob Little, I am sending this letter as a Notice of Intent to explore less than 250 tons of coal in the Hart Syncline area, Moffat County, Colorado under the rights granted to Getty Coal Company under Federal Coal Explor- ation License C-40288. Included with this letter is the Federal Coal Exploration License Application which describes in detail the intent, methods of operations, and descriptions of the procedures to be used in abandonment and reclamation. A map attached to the FCEL application indicates the approved drill hole locations and estimated depths for the complete per- mitted program, which is expected to last for a period of two years. Also included with this letter is a copy of a letter entitled "Request for Modification to FCEL C-40288 and Description of the 1985 Exploration Program at Hart Syncline" to Mr. William Pulford, BLM District Manager dated July 9, 1985. This letter explains in detail the planned hydrologic monitor well development program to be conducted jointly by Getty, the BLM, and the Colorado District, Water Resources Division (WRD). The letter also outlines the planned 1985 program, drill hole locations and descriptions. Getty intends to drill 21 total holes on 15 locations and con- struct approximately 1.0 mile of new access roads during the 1985 program. The total estimated footage is 8660 feet with an average drill hole depth of 420 feet. The hole depths range from approximately 100 to 880 feet. The locations of the drill holes and access roads are indicated on the attached map entitled "Hart Syncline: Proposed 1985 Drill Holes". Although 13 of the 21 holes will be developed as hydrologic monitor wells, it is estimated that 11 drill holes can be properly aban- doned with drill cuttings and the remaining 10 holes can be properly plugged with cement. Presented below is a calculation of the estimated costs for sealing and reclaiming the drill holes and the associated surface disturbance for 1985.