— By Cornelia de Bruin — The Daily Times Article Launched: 09/14/2008 12:00:00 AM MDT
"FARMINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management says there is a 30 percent drop in the number of applications for a permit to drill compared with the number granted during 2007.
The local BLM office issued 444 permits to date, and anticipates issuing 460 by Sept. 30, the end of the federal fiscal year, according to Farmington Field Office spokesman Bill Papich.
The Farmington Office saw 630 applications during fiscal year 2007.
The to-date number indicates a 30 percent decrease from last year's permits. Assuming the Bureau's projection of 460 permits by fiscal year's end is correct, the number would indicate 27 percent fewer permits issued during 2008 than 2007.
"We are a regulatory and permitting agency, and as such the BLM doesn't speculate about the reasons behind the numbers," Papich said on behalf of Assistant Field Manager Minerals, David J. Mankiewicz.
Papich would not comment further.
Drillers point to pit rules." More>>>>
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