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Colony Shale Oil Project <br /> Section 112 Annual Report <br /> Sediment control ponds 3, 4, and 5 were cleaned in 4Q1999 and 1Q2000. As indicated in the <br /> enclosed Figure 3 (Affected Land Status), the dredged material was spread in Area 5 over <br /> approximately two acres that were previously reclaimed. Therefore the historic disturbance <br /> inventory in the following table shows no new affected acreage and a decrease of two acres in <br /> the reclaimed acreage. The area will be reseeded this fall and reported in our 2001 annual <br /> report <br /> As a result of pipeline activity associated with American Soda's Yankee Gulch Project <br /> approximately one acre of ExxonMobil property was disturbed in order to construct a <br /> temporary road at the southern property boundary. The additional disturbance is shown in <br /> Area 4 of Figure 3 and in the table below. Reclamation of the road will be included in our 2001 <br /> annual report. <br /> In addition to disturbances on ExxonMobil property, the American Soda project disturbed <br /> approximately 1.5 miles of the Colony valley access road and pipeline easement that are on <br /> Unocal property and are either active or were previously reclaimed by ExxonMobil. We <br /> understand those disturbances fall under both the ExxonMobil and Unocal Section 112 <br /> permits, and Unocal is supervising the reclamation of those disturbed lands. Per discussion <br /> with Messrs. Gregg Squire and Carl Mount during the 9/27/2000 Colony inspection regarding <br /> reclamation responsibilities, we have not included a map of the disturbed areas on Unocal <br /> property from this annual report and do not plan to include a map showing their reclamation in <br /> next year's annual report. <br /> During their 9/27/2000 inspection Messrs. Squire and Mount noted the condition of portions of <br /> Coarse Ore Valley in Area 17 and suggested ExxonMobil grade the rough areas and improve <br /> vegetation to prevent erosion. We have met on site with our reclamation and revegetation <br /> consultant, Dr. Warren Keammerer, have begun to evaluate options for stabilizing the area, <br /> and will submit a plan to the Division in 102001. Since the scope of work has not been <br /> finalized, future Coarse Ore Valley stabilization is not included in the following table. <br /> Permitted acreage 6778 <br /> Historic Disturbances To Date Past Year <br /> Affected acreage 1134 1 <br /> Reclaimed acreage 104 -2 <br /> Planned Disturbances Next Year <br /> Affected acreage 0 <br /> Reclaimed acreage 3 <br /> Beginning of active operations June 13, 1980 <br /> Date active operations ceased NA, ongoing <br />