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White River Field Office Oil and Gas Program

Phone: (970) 878-3800
Fax: (970) 878-3805

2007 Gold Book (4th Edition) The publication Surface Operating Standards and Guidelines for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development (commonly referred to as The Gold Book) was developed to aid the operator in permit approval and conduct oil and gas operations from exploration to development and production, to abandonment. Information is provided for preparation of surface use and drilling programs. In 2007 the Gold Book was updated to incorporate changes resulting from the new Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 1 regulations.
BLM Road Manual
9113 Roads Manual (June 1985) (pdf-4.7 mb) This manual provides BLM road construction standards.
- H-9113-1 Guidelines for Determination of Curve Widening
- H-9113-2 Roads--Inventory and Maintenance

Photograph of Wilson Creek Oil Field

Wilson Creek Oil Field

DOI/BLM
Engineering Manuals

BLM Best Management Practices – Link to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) "What are BMPs?"
Ecological Site Descriptions – Link to Natural Resource Conservation Service(NRCS) Ecological Site Description (EDS) System for Rangeland and Forestland
Web Soil Survey – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) NRCS; Simple yet powerful way to access and use soil data
Items of Interest in Seed – USDA Publication October 2006
Planning a Native Plant Project – National Park Service (NPS) Publication on using Native Plants in Restoration projects