2008-09-26_PERMIT FILE - X200821712 (2)

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SEP-26-2008 FRI 11;46 AM BLM COLO STATE OFFICE FAX NO. 303 239 3799 P. 05 4 (h) Other permits - The operator shall comply with all legal Federal, State, and County resolutions, regulations, and permit requirements. (i) Hole plugging see Attachment Item A & S. (1)All exploration drill holes must be capped with at least five feet of cement and plugged with a, permanent plugging material that is unaffected by water or hydrocarbon gases and will prevent the migration of gases and water in the drill hole under normal pressures. For exploration holes drilled deeper than stripping limits, the licensee, using cement or other suitable plugging material approved by the Uncompahgre Field Office Manager, will plug the hole through the thickness of the coal bed(s) or mineral deposit(s) and through aquifers for a distance of at least 50 feet above and 50 feet below the coal bed(s) or mineral deposit(s) and aquifers or to the bottom of the drill hole. A lesser cap or plug will be approved by the Uncompahgre Field Office Manager. Item A illustrates the minimum requirements for plugging drill holes. (2) One copy of the drill-hole data and related reports will be submitted to the Uncompahgre Field Office Manager within 30 days after each calendar year. The requirements for submission of drilling and abandonment information are given to the licensee herewith as Item B. The licensee's location map must show access trail locations and exact hole locations appropriately identified by number or letter. Submitted data must be tied to the hole number or letter designations. All holes will be geophysically logged with natural gamma, density, caliper, or resistivity logs. Geophysical logs must run on each hole; unless the hole conditions jeopardize the safety of the geophysical tools. (3) One copy of all drill hole information, including logs, coal analyses, desorption tests, etc., and the location map of surveyed locations, must be submitted to ELM Colorado State Office no later than within 30 days after the calendar year. In addition, submit a description or illustration of the method used to plug each hole or completion as monitoring well. This license consists of the terms and conditions in Sections 1 through 14 on, four pages, of which this is the fourth page, the attached USPS Forests Conditions for Use and Protection of Non-Mineral Resources; Item A which illustrates minimum requirements for plugging drill holes, and Item B which outlines the requirements for submission of drilling and abandonment information. BOWIE RESOURCES, LLC By: Title: U,P/ , M Date: 7 1 r D UNITED STS OF AMERICA By: Title: Charlie Beecham, PE Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals Date: X-1