BLM NM Statewide Orphan Well Reclamation Program
Post Date
July 13th 2015
Application Due Date
September 14th 2015
Due by COB
Funding Opportunity Number
L15AS00212
CFDA Number(s)
15.236
Funding Instrument Type(s)
Cooperative Agreement
Funding Activity Categories
Environment
Health
Natural Resources
Number of Awards
1
Eligibility Categories
Although this announcement is for full and open competition the BLM intends to make award to a State of New Mexico Division with expertise to properly plug and abandon wells in accordance with State Oil and Gas and Water Quality regulations.
Funding
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Estimated Total Funding:
$5000000
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Award Range:
$500000 - $5000000
Grant Description
As wells play out and become uneconomical to operate, they must be plugged, primarily to protect underground sources of drinking water by preventing migration of oil, gas, and saltwater from the producing zones to shallower fresh water zones. Occasionall, wells are left orphaned by a company that becomes insolvent. When that happens, reclamation bonds are often not sufficient to plug the wells that are left behind and reclaim the surface disturbances associated with these wells and facililities. It then becomes the BLM's or the State's responsitilibity to have the inactive well properly plugged and the surface reclaimed. Although it is BLM___s mission to provide responsible energy development while protecting health, safety and the environment, BLM will defer to the expertise of the State to plug and abandon wells in accordance with State oil and gas and water quality regulations.
Contact Information
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Agency
Department of the Interior
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Office:
Bureau of Land Management
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Agency Contact:
Janet Huff, Grants Management Specialist, 505-761-8941
jhuff@blm.gov -
Agency Mailing Address:
jhuff@blm.gov
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